Gondola · Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Teleférico de Gaia
Teleférico de Gaia is a gondola near Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. It climbs 37 m over 534 m, from 10 m to 47 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 50 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
31/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Teleférico de Gaia is scarier than 31% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 8 of 11 in Portugal.
- Highest above the ground: about 50 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 434 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 395 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 6°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Teleférico de Gaia is near Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, at 10 m above sea level (41.13734° N, 8.61608° W). From there it runs 534 m up to the top station at 47 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Telef - Transportes por Cabo e Concessões, S.A.
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 5 min
Nearby lines
- Funicular dos Guindais funicular · 0.7 km away · rises 8 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.