Table Mountain cable car prices for 2026/27 start at R475 for an adult return ticket online and R230 for a child aged 4 to 17, with under-4s free. The Lower Cable Station on Tafelberg Road is Stop 7 on the City Sightseeing Red City Tour to Table Mountain, so you can hop off, ride up and carry on exploring.
Table Mountain cable car prices
Tickets are valid for 7 days. City Sightseeing’s Bus + Table Mountain Cableway pricing.
Opening times and closures
The first car goes up at 8am, and the last car times change with the season. Check the cableway’s live status on the day, because it closes in bad weather. It also closes for annual maintenance each winter . If you hike up, one-way tickets are available.
Getting here by red bus
Stop 7 sits between Stop 5 (81 Long Street (opens in a new tab)) and Stop 8 (Camps Bay (opens in a new tab)). Book the Bus + Table Mountain Cableway ticket or see the Red City Tour and route map.
What to do at the top
Take in the views, join a guided walk at the summit, and look out for dassies, porcupines, grysbok, mongooses, snakes and tortoises. Allow about two hours.