# Tünektepe, Antalya > Tünektepe is a 618 m hill at the western end of Konyaaltı Beach with the best view over Antalya, the bay and the Taurus Mountains. **Its cable car has been closed since 12 April 2024**, after a fatal accident — no tickets are on sale and there’s no reopening date. Don’t plan a trip here for now: Hıdırlık Tower in the old town gives you a free sunset view a 15-minute walk from the centre. Web page: https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/tunektepe - City: [Antalya](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya), Turkey - YesGo score: 22/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 1 h 30 min - Opening hours: Currently closed: the cable car has not run since April 2024; no reopening date - With kids: Fine with kids - Cable car: Temporarily closed, no reopening date - Tickets: Not on sale — maintenance ongoing - Closed since: 12 April 2024, after an accident - New line: The city mentioned 2027; no confirmed date - Summit: Reported fenced off in 2026, with a no-entry sign - Lower station: Sarısu, at the western end of Konyaaltı Beach - Bus to Sarısu: KL08 from Kaleiçi, ≈ 40 min - Taxi: ≈ 20–25 min from the old town - Address: Liman neighbourhood, Konyaaltı, Antalya - Coordinates: 36.82150, 30.58400 - Facts checked: 30.10.2026 ## Key facts - **Closed** — the cable car hasn’t run since 12 April 2024; no reopening date (source: official Tünektepe Teleferik website, 30.10.2026; Antalya Kent Haber, 05.10.2026; Turkish Wikipedia) - **618 m** — height of the hill above the bay (source: English Wikipedia: Tünek Tepe; OpenStreetMap) - **Sarısu** — the lower station, at the western end of Konyaaltı Beach (source: official Tünektepe Teleferik website; Turkey Travel Planner) - **≈ 605 m** — height gain between the stations (source: official website — 605 m; Turkish Wikipedia — 604 m) - **1,365 or 1,706 m** — line length — sources disagree (source: official website — 1,365 m; Turkish Wikipedia — 1,706 m along the rope) - **2017** — the line opened on 4 February 2017 (source: Turkish Wikipedia: Tünektepe Teleferik; Mynet report on the first day) - **9–15 min** — the ride up — figures vary (source: Turkish Wikipedia and Turkey Travel Planner — 9 min; official website — 12; English Wikipedia — 15) - **174 people** — were rescued from stalled cabins after the accident, a rescue that took almost a day (source: Turkish Wikipedia; Akdeniz Gerçek; South China Morning Post) - **Döner Gazino** — the revolving restaurant on the summit (source: English Wikipedia; Akdeniz Gerçek) - **Anet A.Ş.** — the operator, owned by Antalya Metropolitan Municipality (source: Turkish Wikipedia; Antalya Airport Transfer cable car guide) - **2027** — the target the city gave in 2025 for a new cable car (source: Akdeniz Gerçek, 29.04.2025 (not confirmed in 2026)) > **The cable car is closed** The official website says there are no rides and tickets are not on sale while maintenance continues, with no date given. Many travel blogs still list prices and opening hours — they describe the line before the April 2024 accident and no longer apply. ## Is the Tünektepe cable car open? No. The **Sarısu–Tünektepe** line stopped on 12 April 2024, the last day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, when a pylon failed and one cabin smashed open. It has not carried passengers since. On 30 October 2026 the official website still reads “temporarily closed”, with the hours shown simply as “closed for now”. In October 2026 the local press reported that there is no direct plan to restart the existing system: city council records say the old line can’t be put back into service. In spring 2025 the municipality talked about negotiating with two major lift makers and opening an entirely new line — new pylons, ropes and cabins — in 2027. We found nothing confirming that date. In practice: you won’t be riding up Tünektepe this season. Check the official site before you travel; if the line reopens, YesGo will update this page. ## Is it worth going to Tünektepe now? Not for the view. The summit terrace and the revolving restaurant are closed along with the cable car, and visitors in 2026 reported a fence, cameras and a no-entry sign at the top station. You’d spend an hour or more getting to the western end of Konyaaltı for a closed gate. Sarısu, where the lower station stands, is still a pleasant spot: a quieter stretch of beach with a shaded park by the water and a good view back along the bay. Go if you want a beach afternoon away from the busiest part of Konyaaltı — not for the hill. ## What is Tünektepe? Tünek Tepe is a **618-metre** hill on Antalya’s western edge, where the long pebble sweep of Konyaaltı Beach runs into the mountains and the coast road to Kemer begins. It’s the closest high point to the city: from the top the bay, the port, the whole beach and the city lie below you like a map, with the Beydağları range of the Taurus Mountains behind — snow-capped in winter and spring. The summit has long had the **Döner Gazino**, a revolving restaurant with a terrace, plus a hotel and viewing platforms. The cable car from Sarısu opened in 2017 and turned the hill into one of Antalya’s favourite sunset spots, with the sun dropping behind the mountains towards Kemer. The city has said it will restore the restaurant to its original design, but has given no timeline. ## What you could see from the top - The whole of Konyaaltı Beach — kilometres of pebbles curving along the blue bay. - The port and its breakwater right below the hill. - Central Antalya and the old town, [Kaleiçi](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/kaleici), on the far side of the bay. - The Beydağları range and the Taurus Mountains, often with snow from October to April. - Sıçan Island and the coves towards Kemer to the west. ## Can you drive or hike up Tünektepe? A steep, winding road does climb to the summit, but there’s nothing to reach: according to visitors in 2026, the area around the top station is fenced off with cameras and a no-entry sign, the main viewpoint is inaccessible and the restaurant isn’t operating. The footpaths up from Konyaaltı Boulevard are unmarked, steep and lead to the closed site of the accident. We don’t recommend hiking up or going past the fence — it’s unsafe and not allowed. If you want a view from above, drive the coast road towards Kemer: in the first few kilometres beyond Sarısu there are spots looking back over Konyaaltı and the city. Only stop where stopping is permitted. ## How to get to Sarısu and the lower station 1. From Kaleiçi — the Clock Tower on Kalekapısı Square — walk to Işıklar Caddesi, where the city buses stop. 2. Take bus **KL08** towards Sarısu — the line the official cable car website names. The ride along Konyaaltı takes about 40 minutes; check times in the Antalyakart app. 3. Pay with an Antalyakart or a contactless bank card at the reader. 4. A taxi from the centre takes about 20–25 minutes: ask for “Sarısu, Tünektepe Teleferik”. 5. At Sarısu you’ll find the beach and a shaded park by the sea. The station itself is closed, but you get a good look at the hill and the whole bay from the shore. > **Where to get the Antalya panorama instead** For the closest thing to the Tünektepe sunset, go to [Hıdırlık Tower](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/hidirlik-tower) on the old-town cliff: the sun sets behind the same mountains across the bay, and it’s free. For a view along Konyaaltı Beach with Tünektepe at the end, walk the clifftop near the [Antalya Museum](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/antalya-museum). ## Tünektepe vs Hıdırlık Tower vs Kaleiçi for views | | Tünektepe | Hıdırlık Tower | Kaleiçi | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Right now | Closed | Open 24 hours | Open 24 hours | | Entry | Cable car not running | Free | Free | | View | The whole bay from 600 m up | Bay and mountains from a cliff | Harbour and sea from the walls | | From the centre | ≈ 40 min by bus | 12–15 min on foot | It is the centre | | Time needed | — | 20–30 min | 1.5–2 h | | Sunset | Was the best in town | Best you can get now | Good at the harbour | While the cable car is shut, pair a walk round Kaleiçi with sunset at Hıdırlık Tower — they’re next to each other. ## If you still head to Sarısu - [ ] Checked the official website in case the cable car has reopened - [ ] Antalyakart or a contactless card for the bus - [ ] Going for the beach and the seaside park, not the summit - [ ] Not crossing fences or no-entry signs - [ ] Sunset planned at Hıdırlık Tower ## Antalya viewpoints compared Every Antalya spot with a view rated by YesGo. - [Hıdırlık Tower](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/hidirlik-tower) — YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · Free, outside only - [Düden Waterfalls](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/duden-waterfalls) — YesGo score 34/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Lower free, Upper ≈ 60–70 TL - [Tünektepe](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/tunektepe) — YesGo score 22/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Closed: cable car not running - [Termessos](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/termessos) — YesGo score 21/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 3 h · Paid, price being verified ## Instead of Tünektepe: views and sunset in town Morning at the Antalya Museum above Konyaaltı, the old town in the afternoon, sunset at Hıdırlık Tower. YesGo fits in the timing and transfers. 1. [Antalya Museum](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/antalya-museum) — YesGo score 35/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Closed: demolished, new one being built 2. [Hadrian's Gate](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/antalya-hadrians-gate) — YesGo score 48/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 20 min · Free 3. [Kaleiçi](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/kaleici) — YesGo score 40/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · Free, open 24/7 4. [Hıdırlık Tower](https://yesgo.io/turkey/antalya/hidirlik-tower) — YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 30 min · Free, outside only ## Don’t confuse it with The Olympos cable car up Mount Tahtalı is a different line near Kemer, well outside the city, and has nothing to do with Tünektepe. Hotels and cafés called “Tünektepe” aren’t on the hill either. Antalya’s cable car and Tünektepe cable car are the same closed line. ## Tips - Don’t spend half a holiday day on Tünektepe while the cable car is closed — there’s no viewpoint to reach. - Catch sunset over the bay at Hıdırlık Tower, a 12–15-minute walk from the Clock Tower. - Fancy Sarısu anyway? Go for the beach and the shaded park — it’s calmer than central Konyaaltı. - Ignore blog posts with cable car prices and hours: they’re more than two years out of date. - Check the official website before your trip — a reopening would be big local news. ## Questions ### Is the Tünektepe cable car open? No. It has been closed since 12 April 2024, after an accident. The official website says “temporarily closed”, tickets aren’t on sale and there’s no reopening date. ### When will the Antalya cable car reopen? There’s no date. In 2025 the city talked about a new line by 2027, but in October 2026 local press reported no plan to restart the old system. ### How much is the Tünektepe cable car? Nothing is on sale right now. Prices you’ll find online date from before the April 2024 closure and don’t apply. ### What happened to the Antalya cable car? On 12 April 2024 a pylon failed and one cabin smashed open: one passenger died and seven were injured. 174 people were rescued from stalled cabins over almost a day. ### Where is Tünektepe? On Antalya’s western edge, at the end of Konyaaltı Beach where the coast road to Kemer begins. The lower station is in Sarısu, by the sea. ### How tall is Tünektepe? 618 metres. The cable car climbed about 605 metres from Sarısu at sea level. ### Can you drive to the top of Tünektepe? There is a road, but the top is closed: in 2026 visitors reported a fence and a no-entry sign at the summit, and the restaurant isn’t operating. ### How do I get to Tünektepe from Antalya? Bus KL08 to Sarısu takes about 40 minutes from the centre; a taxi takes 20–25. The station is closed, so go only for the beach. ### Where can I see a panorama of Antalya instead? At Hıdırlık Tower on the old-town cliff — free, open round the clock and best at sunset. For a view along Konyaaltı, try the clifftop near the Antalya Museum. ## How we checked The cable car’s status comes from the official Tünektepe Teleferik website on 30.10.2026, cross-checked with local press from 2025 and 2026. We don’t show pre-accident prices or hours — they no longer apply. Sources disagree on the line’s length (1,365 or 1,706 m) and ride time (9, 12 or 15 minutes), so we show every figure. The 2027 date for a new line is a 2025 statement by the municipality with no later confirmation, so it’s marked “verifying”. The fenced summit is based on visitor reports from 2026, not an official notice. Bus and taxi times are estimates, marked “verifying”. ## Sources - Official Tünektepe Teleferik website — “temporarily closed”, ticket sales suspended, bus KL08, 30.10.2026 - Antalya Kent Haber, 05.10.2026 — line closed since the 12.04.2024 accident, no plan to restart the old system - Akdeniz Gerçek, 29.04.2025 — “When will the Tünektepe cable car open?”: a new line by 2027 - English Wikipedia: Tünek Tepe; Wikidata Q7862437 - Turkish Wikipedia: Tünektepe Teleferik - Turkey Travel Planner: Antalya Cable Car — stations and buses to Sarısu - Medyascope, Cumhuriyet, South China Morning Post — reports on the accident, 12–13.04.2024 --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.