Kasprowy Wierch Cable Car, Southern Poland, Poland

4Roman Shopa 5:00 PM Oct 20, 2022

A solid facility
As expected, the cable car is overcrowded during the winter, and if you did not buy a ticket beforehand, you might stay in queue for a long time. The operating hours are fairly short due to the short daylight time (if not wrong, the final departure up is on 14:00, assuming you will spend some 1.5h on top and go back). What I did like is the self-sufficient mobile app which gives a lot of historical, technical and navigational data. And it does not need the internet connection. The facility is quite modern and looks solid, however, the order and safety is more preserved at the bottom station, while it's a mess on top: people are competing to get in front of the queue.

4CTP99 5:00 PM Dec 10, 2022

Pre-Booking is a must
We visited Zakopane on a day trip from Krakow in early October and looked at getting the cable car up the mountain. Uncertain what day we were actually going, we did not book the cable car in advance....this is a must really as when we finally got there after a 2 hour coach ride and a 40 minute walk through the town, we found a massive queue and waited the best part of 2 1/2 hours in the queue with no guarantee that we would actually get up the mountain. The area is well served with food and drink outlets, so in relays (not losing space in the queue, we were fed, watered and used the amenities. However we were fortunate and once on the cable car, which is very quick, efficient and modern with each car holding about 60 people, had a fabulous visit and the view from the top was amazing, with mist rolling in across the mountains. Well worth the very long day...just pre-book if possible.