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Gondola · Azuga, Romania

Telegondola, Azuga

Telegondola is a gondola near Azuga, Romania. It climbs 543 m over 1.65 km, from 982 m to 1,526 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 44 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

43/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Telegondola is scarier than 43% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 16 of 19 in Romania.

  • Highest above the ground: about 44 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 1.04 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 322 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Telegondola is near Azuga, Romania, at 982 m above sea level (45.44272° N, 25.58934° E). From there it runs 1.65 km up to the top station at 1,526 m.

Per cabin
8 people

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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.