Gondola · Porto Moniz, Portugal
Teleférico das Achadas da Cruz
Teleférico das Achadas da Cruz is a gondola near Porto Moniz, Portugal. It climbs 437 m over 448 m, from 23 m to 460 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 139 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
90/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Teleférico das Achadas da Cruz is scarier than 90% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 1 of 11 in Portugal.
- Highest above the ground: about 139 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 149 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 448 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 44°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 299 m of the 448 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Teleférico das Achadas da Cruz is near Porto Moniz, Portugal, at 23 m above sea level (32.85673° N, 17.21137° W). From there it runs 448 m up to the top station at 460 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 5 min
Nearby lines
- Teleférico da Fajã dos Padres gondola · 28.0 km away · rises 257 m
- Teleférico do Rancho gondola · 30.2 km away · rises 155 m
- Teleférico da Rocha do Navio gondola · 31.8 km away · rises 298 m
- Teleférico do Jardim Botânico gondola · 35.7 km away · rises 224 m
- Teleférico do Funchal gondola · 36.0 km away · rises 548 m
- Teleférico do Larano gondola · 39.2 km away · rises 209 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.