Gondola · Sofia, Bulgaria
Кабинков лифт Симеоново - Алеко (Simeonovo-Aleko Gondola)
Кабинков лифт Симеоново - Алеко is a gondola near Sofia, Bulgaria. It climbs 1,073 m over 6.05 km, from 721 m to 1,794 m above sea level. Between its 45 pylons, the cable runs up to about 58 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
63/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Кабинков лифт Симеоново - Алеко is scarier than 63% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 4 of 8 in Bulgaria.
- Highest above the ground: about 58 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 3.17 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 398 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 133 m of the 6.05 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Кабинков лифт Симеоново - Алеко is near Sofia, Bulgaria, at 721 m above sea level (42.61646° N, 23.34849° E). From there it runs 6.05 km up to the top station at 1,794 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Княжевския лифт gondola · 8.8 km away · rises 593 m
- Tzari Mali Grad Railway funicular · 27.0 km away · rises 90 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.