Gondola · Pokhara, Nepal
Sarangkot Cable Car
Sarangkot Cable Car is a gondola near Pokhara, Nepal. It climbs 642 m over 2.03 km, from 875 m to 1,517 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 67 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
65/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Sarangkot Cable Car is scarier than 65% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 6 of 7 in Nepal.
- Highest above the ground: about 67 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 1.31 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 287 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 31°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 59 m of the 2.03 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Sarangkot Cable Car is near Pokhara, Nepal, at 875 m above sea level (28.22938° N, 83.94989° E). From there it runs 2.03 km up to the top station at 1,517 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
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.