POLINKA cable car

Quite an unusual attraction for a city is a ride across the river by cable car. This type of transportation is more popular in mountainous areas. Wroclaw University of Technology decided to connect two areas of the university in this way (Geocentrum and the main buildings of the campus). They named it Polinka.

The cable car runs at a height of 7 meters above the river, and the line is about 370 m long. Two cars run on the line, facing each other, and each of them can carry 15 people at once. The cable car ride takes just under 3 minutes.

Fun fact: Polinka opened in 2013 and was built by Doppelmayr Garaventa, a company known for mountain cable cars. The name was invented by a student of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the university.

The ride is paid for with transport tickets that can be purchased from the vending machine next to the station. Tickets for adults cost PLN 3, and children pay half of that. Students and PhD candidates at Wroclaw University of Technology ride for free. The cable car operates during these hours: 7AM - 9PM (on weekends 11AM - 6PM).

Good to know: according to the Wrocław city website, which we checked in June 2025, the cable car now runs only on working days and does not run on weekends and public holidays. Rides may also stop in bad weather, for example in strong wind, storms or fog.