Gondola · Poplar, United Kingdom
London Cable Car
London Cable Car is a gondola near Poplar, United Kingdom. It climbs 2 m over 1.12 km, from 4 m to 6 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 33 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
6/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, London Cable Car is scarier than 6% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 5 of 6 in the United Kingdom.
- Highest above the ground: about 33 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 550 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 304 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 2°.
Where does it start?
London Cable Car runs 1.12 km between two stations near Poplar, United Kingdom: the north station at 4 m above sea level (51.50776° N, 0.01806° E) and the south station at 6 m (51.49967° N, 0.00821° E).
Directions to the north station ↗ Directions to the south station ↗
- Operator
- Transport for London
- Capacity
- 4,080 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
- Ride time
- about 10 min
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.