Cable car · Vilaflor, Spain
Teleférico del Teide
Teleférico del Teide is a cable car near Vilaflor, Spain. It climbs 1,192 m over 2.13 km, from 2,352 m to 3,543 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 45 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
54/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Teleférico del Teide is scarier than 54% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 8 of 20 in Spain.
- Highest above the ground: about 45 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 425 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 622 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Teleférico del Teide is near Vilaflor, Spain, at 2,352 m above sea level (28.25456° N, 16.62579° W). From there it runs 2.13 km up to the top station at 3,543 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 264 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 44 people
Nearby lines
- Funicular near Guia de Isora funicular · 19.7 km away · rises 38 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.