Activity
Wellington Cable Car and Cable Car Museum
Lambton Quay, Wellington
The red funicular up to Kelburn; a ten-minute kid favourite with a small museum at the top.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
The cable car climbs 120 m from Lambton Quay to Kelburn, with cars every 10 minutes. At the top there is a small cable car museum and a lookout, and the Botanic Garden walk downhill is easy. A good no-planning wet-day add-on in Wellington.
Good to know
- Runs daily except Christmas Day, from 7:30am Mon to Thu
- Check the timetable and fares page
- Walk down through the Botanic Garden
- Best time
- Clearer spells for the lookout
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Boarding at 280 Lambton Quay
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- No dogs
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