Wellington Activities

Cable Car

#17 of 161 things to do in Wellington

#12 of 1065 activities in New Zealand

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Good for: views, convenience, cheap

Not good for: comfortable seats

  • Address
    • Wellington
  • Website
  • Phone
    • 04-472 2199
  • Price
    • one-way adult/child $3/1, return $5/2
  • Hours
    • departs every 10min, 7am-10pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-10pm Sat, 9am-10pm Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Cable Car

One of Wellington’s most famous attractions is the little red cable car that clanks up the steep slope from Lambton Quay to Kelburn. At the top are a cafe, the Wellington Botanic Gardens, an observatory and the small-but-nifty Cable Car Museum, which tells the cable car’s story since it was built in 1902 to open up hilly Kelburn for development. Take the cable car back down the hill, or ramble down through the Botanic Gardens (a 30- to 60-minute walk, depending on your wend).

 

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    Another Wellington icon

    madlep recommends this,

    Used to catch the cable car almost daily when I was living in Kelburn, Wellington and attending Victoria University. Quickest way to get into town. Cheaper than the bus, and with better views at the top. Seats are a little uncomfortable, but it's only a 10 minute trip, so not a big deal.

    You can walk the same route almost, but it's a hell of a steep hill.

    Good for: views, convenience, cheap

    Not good for: comfortable seats

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