Scenic Cableway
The Scenic Cableway is the steeper of our two cable cars, taking you down the cliff face to the valley floor with the Jamison Valley in front of you the whole way.
What makes the Cableway unique?
The Scenic Cableway is the steepest aerial cable car in the Southern Hemisphere. You ride it down a 36 degree incline alongside the sandstone cliff face, with Orphan Rock and the Three Sisters in view.
The Scenic Cableway is one of the ways into the World Heritage-listed Jamison Valley, and back up again. Where the Scenic Railway runs on rails through a tunnel and down the escarpment, the Cableway is a cable car, carrying you down alongside the cliff face to the valley floor.
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See the Blue Mountains in a whole new way
Walk on Gundungurra Country with an Indigenous guide. Choose the shorter Buunyal Yarn, a talk, or the guided Buunyal Tour, which takes in all the rides and the rainforest boardwalk with your guide. Tour times, prices and availability are on the Buunyal page.
What’s the difference?
The Scenic Cableway and Scenic Railway are the two rides into the Jamison Valley. The Cableway is a cable car that runs down the cliff face at a 36 degree incline, and the Railway runs on rails at a 52 degree incline. Both take you to the Scenic Walkway boardwalks on the valley floor, and both bring you back up, including for anyone who has walked down into the valley.
The Scenic Skyway is a cable car that travels between the cliff tops, 270 metres above the rainforest. It’s the only ride offering views of Katoomba Falls, along with sweeping outlooks to the Three Sisters and Mount Solitary.
An Unlimited Discovery Pass covers all three as well as the boardwalks, so you can ride them all as many times as you like.
What is at the bottom?
The Scenic Cableway stops at the valley floor, where the Scenic Walkway’s elevated boardwalks run through ancient rainforest. Take as long as you like down there. The Cableway and the Scenic Railway both run back up to Top Station, and you can ride either as many times as you want on an Unlimited Discovery Pass.
Rain, mist and the Cableway
A cloudy, misty or rainy forecast is no reason to stay home. On a misty morning, the Cableway descends through the cloud and into the rainforest below. After rain, waterfalls can appear along the cliff face that you won’t see on a dry day, and the plants that grow on the sandstone walls, which depend on this moisture to survive, look vibrant in the rain. It’s this same climate that has shaped the sandstone cliffs and rainforest over millions of years, and helped make the Blue Mountains the World Heritage-listed landscape it is today. The sandstone is also deeper in colour when it’s wet. We can’t promise a clear view every day, but every season and every kind of weather offers a different way to experience the Blue Mountains.
TOP STATION
Dine, shop, or begin your adventure from the top of sandstone cliffs overlooking the Jamison Valley.
SCENIC CABLEWAY
Go from treetop to clifftop on the Cableway and take in sweeping views along the way.
Ride the Blue Mountains Cableway
SCENIC RAILWAY
Discover the thrill of a 52° incline into the rainforest on the steepest passenger railway in the world.
Ride the Railway
SCENIC SKYWAY
Enjoy epic views of the Jamison Valley and go even higher with Beyond Skyway.
Cross the Skyway
SCENIC WALKWAY
Walk through the ancient rainforest and immerse your senses on our elevated boardwalks.
Explore the WalkwayFrequently Asked Questions
Last ride times vary depending on factors such as the day of week, the time we close, and weather conditions. Ask about the last rides of the day when you check in.
Rides depart around every 10 minutes from the top and bottom stations.
All our rides operate in all types of weather. You will experience the natural beauty of the rainforest in the rain. Our climate makes the Blue Mountains unique.
Yes! You can take prams and strollers on the Cableway. We also have pram parking in the main building if you prefer to leave it behind while you explore.
The Cableway and the Scenic Railway both take you down to the valley floor and back up. The Scenic Skyway travels between two cliff tops, 270 metres above the rainforest.
36 degrees, which makes it the steepest aerial cable car in the Southern Hemisphere.
Yes. A few walking tracks from the Blue Mountains National Park lead to Scenic World and into the valley, including the Furber Steps. From the valley you can ride the Cableway or the Scenic Railway back up, and every pass includes unlimited rides, even if you start in the valley. The Furber Steps are steep and take around 40 minutes one way. They’re part of the Blue Mountains National Park, not Scenic World, so check the latest National Parks alerts before you go.
Before you ride
The Cableway takes you from the clifftop down to the valley floor and back up again, so you do not have to walk either way. The descent takes around 3 minutes.
The Scenic Cableway is wheelchair accessible, as is the Scenic Skyway. In the valley, a 500m wheelchair-accessible section of the Scenic Walkway takes you into the rainforest. Guide and assistance dogs are welcome on the Cableway (as they are on the Skyway). For full details, including parking, seating and options for those with accessibility needs, see our accessibility page.
Holidays and weekends can sell out, so we recommend booking online in advance to secure your spot and get the best price.
Planning the trip from Sydney? Getting to Katoomba covers the train and the drive.