Gondola · Orizaba, Mexico
Teleférico de Orizaba
Teleférico de Orizaba is a gondola near Orizaba, Mexico. It climbs 298 m over 927 m, from 1,231 m to 1,529 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 151 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
88/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Teleférico de Orizaba is scarier than 88% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 2 of 26 in Mexico.
- Highest above the ground: about 151 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 568 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 567 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 417 m of the 927 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Teleférico de Orizaba is near Orizaba, Mexico, at 1,231 m above sea level (18.84649° N, 97.10744° W). From there it runs 927 m up to the top station at 1,529 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 500 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 15 min
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.