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Cable car · Fira, Greece

Τελεφερίκ

Τελεφερίκ is a cable car near Fira, Greece. It climbs 226 m over 334 m, from 22 m to 248 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 38 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

41/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Τελεφερίκ is scarier than 41% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site.

  • Highest above the ground: about 38 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 152 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 334 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Τελεφερίκ is near Fira, Greece, at 22 m above sea level (36.41889° N, 25.42737° E). From there it runs 334 m up to the top station at 248 m.

Capacity
1,200 people per hour
Ride time
about 3 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.