Cable car · Seoul, South Korea
남산 케이블카 (Namsan Cable Car)
남산 케이블카 is a cable car near Seoul, South Korea. It climbs 167 m over 548 m, from 88 m to 255 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 48 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
40/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, 남산 케이블카 is scarier than 40% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 26 of 37 in South Korea.
- Highest above the ground: about 48 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 182 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 273 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 남산 케이블카 is near Seoul, South Korea, at 88 m above sea level (37.55659° N, 126.98405° E). From there it runs 548 m up to the top station at 255 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 1962-05-12
- Operator
- 한국삭도공업주식회사
- Per cabin
- 48 people
- Ride time
- about 3 min
Nearby lines
- Cable car near Jangheung cable car · 20.8 km away · rises 242 m
- 스카이크루즈 cable car · 34.8 km away · rises 33 m
- Cable car near Kwangju, 124–153 m cable car · 34.9 km away · rises 29 m
- Cable car near Kwangju, 105–143 m cable car · 34.9 km away · rises 38 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.