Does the cable car run all year?

Yes, with a monthly timetable, but it stops in bad weather or for maintenance.

Can you take bicycles up?

Yes, there are eight cabins adapted for bikes.

Turipenha – Teleférico de Guimarães

A public-interest tourism cooperative that runs the Guimarães cable car to the Penha and the Penha campsite.

Who they are

Turipenha is a public-interest tourism cooperative (Turipenha – Cooperativa de Turismo de Interesse Público, CRL) based at Rua Aristides de Sousa Mendes, 37, in Guimarães. It runs two things: the cable car that climbs from the city centre to the Penha mountain and the Parque de Campismo da Penha, at the top. Its website does not explain in text the year the cooperative was founded.

The cable car

The cable car opened to the public on 11 March 1995 and was officially inaugurated on 24 June of that year. According to Turipenha, it was the first suspended cable transport in Portugal. It has about 1,600 metres of line, covers a 632-metre difference in height and rests on 14 pylons, the tallest 29.44 metres. It runs with 40 cabins: 32 six-seaters and 8 equipped to carry bicycles, with three places each. For anyone who wants to walk at the top, the cooperative offers on its website a PDF map of the mountain's trails.

The timetable changes every month and is published on the website. In October 2026 it was open every day from 10:00 to 17:30. Ticket sales end 15 minutes before closing, which are reserved for those who already have a ticket. Operation depends on daily weather monitoring and mandatory maintenance: on 11 November 2026, for example, it closed because of Storm Charles. So it is worth checking the website or its social media the same day.

Prices are published as an image on the fares page, with special conditions separately; we do not repeat them here so as not to give an outdated figure. The cooperative also has online booking for the cable car and a trip calculator. The page says that the cable car admits pets, but does not detail the conditions.

The Penha campsite

The Parque de Campismo da Penha is open all year, at the top of the mountain. Check-in is from 9:00 to 18:00 and check-out from 9:00 to 15:00; the stay is paid before 15:00 on the day of departure, and long stays every five days. The swimming season runs from 15 May to 15 September. For motorhomes they recommend going up by the N101 towards Mesão Frio, which is the easiest climb. Book at [email protected] or on 961 414 261.

Languages and contact

The website is in Portuguese, although closure notices also appear in English. It has a contact page, frequently asked questions and an online complaints book.

What they run

The Geocalia activities run by Turipenha – Teleférico de Guimarães, with the prices and terms they publish.

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.