Cable car · Cartisoara, Romania
Telecabină Bâlea
Telecabină Bâlea is a cable car near Cartisoara, Romania. It climbs 771 m over 3.55 km, from 1,258 m to 2,029 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 108 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
86/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Telecabină Bâlea is scarier than 86% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 4 of 19 in Romania.
- Highest above the ground: about 108 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 2.79 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.07 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.96 km of the 3.55 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Telecabină Bâlea is near Cartisoara, Romania, at 1,258 m above sea level (45.63647° N, 24.60731° E). From there it runs 3.55 km up to the top station at 2,029 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.