Gondola · Nossa Senhora do Monte, Portugal
Teleférico do Jardim Botânico
Teleférico do Jardim Botânico is a gondola near Nossa Senhora do Monte, Portugal. It climbs 224 m over 1.55 km, from 332 m to 557 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 76 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
71/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Teleférico do Jardim Botânico is scarier than 71% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 5 of 11 in Portugal.
- Highest above the ground: about 76 m, as high as a 25-storey building, 1.38 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 466 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 571 m of the 1.55 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Teleférico do Jardim Botânico is near Nossa Senhora do Monte, Portugal, at 332 m above sea level (32.66370° N, 16.89580° W). From there it runs 1.55 km up to the top station at 557 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Teleféricos da Madeira S.A.
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 9 min
Nearby lines
- Teleférico do Funchal gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 548 m
- Training cable car · 3.9 km away · rises 30 m
- Teleférico do Garajau gondola · 5.4 km away · rises 130 m
- Teleférico do Rancho gondola · 9.4 km away · rises 155 m
- Teleférico da Fajã dos Padres gondola · 12.1 km away · rises 257 m
- Teleférico do Larano gondola · 13.4 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.