Gondola · Butwal, Nepal
Lumbini Cable Car
Lumbini Cable Car is a gondola near Butwal, Nepal. It climbs 709 m over 2.51 km, from 268 m to 977 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 135 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
90/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Lumbini Cable Car is scarier than 90% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 2 of 7 in Nepal.
- Highest above the ground: about 135 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 965 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 746 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 658 m of the 2.51 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Lumbini Cable Car is near Butwal, Nepal, at 268 m above sea level (27.71701° N, 83.46711° E). From there it runs 2.51 km up to the top station at 977 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Gondola near Butwal gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 504 m
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.