The Kotor–Lovćen Cable Car runs from the lower Dub Station near Kotor to the upper station at Kuk, at 1,348 metres above sea level. The route is almost four kilometres long, and the gondolas cover 1,316 metres of elevation difference in 11 minutes. From the glass cabins you can see the Bay of Kotor, and at the top there are viewpoints, an alpine coaster, Falcon Fly, Aero Bar, an amphitheatre, restaurants and trails towards Lovćen. It operates in the warm season, from spring to late autumn.
A gondola that covers 1,316 metres of elevation in 11 minutes: from Dub Station near Kotor to Kuk on Lovćen, with views of the Bay of Kotor, an alpine coaster, Falcon Fly and Aero Bar at the top.
From sea to mountain
The Kotor–Lovćen Cable Car opened in the summer of 2023 and connects the coast of Boka with Lovćen. The lower station is at Dub, by the main road near Kotor, and the upper one at Kuk, at 1,348 metres above sea level. The route is 3,917 metres long and runs over 19 pylons, with an elevation difference of 1,316 metres.
There are 48 cabins on the cable, each for ten passengers, so the system carries up to 1,200 people per hour. The ride in one direction takes about 11 minutes. The cabins are glassed on all sides: as you climb, Kotor, the Tivat Bay and the Vrmac peninsula are left below you, while the cliffs and forests of Lovćen rise ahead. The cable car was built by Leitner.
At Kuk
The upper station, Lovćen Station, is a place to spend a whole afternoon. The best-known attraction is the alpine coaster, 1,056 metres long: the descent lasts three to five minutes, and the rider controls the speed up to 40 km/h themselves. Children under three do not ride, and from three to eight they ride with an adult.
From the 2026 season there will also be two new attractions. Falcon Fly is a suspended ride inspired by the peregrine falcon: you choose a speed of up to 30 km/h with a joystick, and the track opens towards the bay. Aero Bar lifts you at a bar table to 35 metres for about ten minutes, with a drink included in the ticket. For both attractions children must be at least four years old, and younger children ride accompanied by an adult.
For a quieter part of the day there is a children's playground with climbing towers (free), marked walking trails and viewpoints, and an amphitheatre with more than 1,500 seats, set in a natural sinkhole. You can eat at the Forza Kuk restaurant and on the terrace of the Monte 1350 bar, and at the lower station there is a patisserie, an ice cream shop and a wine bar.
A cable car a century old
This is not the first cable car on this route. In 1916 the Austro-Hungarian army began building a freight cable car from Kotor to Cetinje in three sections: Škurda–Krstac, Škaljari–Krstac and Krstac–Cetinje. It was powered by a steam engine and, when completed, carried up to 110 tonnes of material a day. It operated until the end of 1918 and was never rebuilt.
Did you know?
In 1916 the Austro-Hungarian army began building a freight cable car from Kotor to Cetinje in three sections. It was powered by a steam engine, carried up to 110 tonnes of material a day and operated until the end of 1918.
How to reach the lower station
Dub lower station is not in the Old Town. The easiest way to arrive is by car, taxi or shuttle bus that, as an official partner of the cable car, runs from the main bus station in Kotor, from Budva and from Tivat; there is also a private van transfer. At Dub there is parking for 420 cars and 10 buses, charged by the hour. A road over Lovćen also leads to the upper station, where parking for 60 vehicles is free.
Lovćen, Njeguši and Cetinje in the same day
From Kuk you can continue by car towards Njeguši, the village after which Njeguši pršut is named, towards the Njegoš Mausoleum on Jezerski vrh in Lovćen National Park, Ivanova korita and Cetinje, the old royal capital. If you do not drive, you can choose an organised excursion: local guides from Kotor offer a half-day tour Perast, Our Lady of the Rocks and the Kotor–Lovćen Cable Car, in which the gondola ticket is included, and for Lovćen and Cetinje without the cable car the tour Njeguši – Lovćen – Cetinje.
