Last Cable Car Down from Chandragiri: What to Confirm

What this page answers

The risk of an evening visit is not the ride up. It is discovering at the top that the return queue has closed. This page turns that risk into a short confirmation routine.

Quick facts

Last ticket, last ascent and last descent are three separate cut-offs

Operator FAQ and Cable Car pages conflict on closing times and lunch breaks

Cable car contact published by the operator: +977-9802069900

Settle the descent before booking a hilltop meal or sunset plan

Three different closing moments

A ticket counter can stop selling before the last cabin departs; the last ascent can end before the last descent; and a published closing hour may refer to the site rather than to any of those. Treat them as three answers, not one.

Neither operator page states a last-ride time, and the two pages disagree on the general closing hour. For that reason this guide does not publish a guessed descent time or a countdown clock.

Questions to ask before you go up

Is the cable car operating today, and is any break or maintenance expected?
What time does ticket sales close?
What is the last cabin going up?
What is the last cabin coming down, and where does the return queue form?
If service is interrupted, what is the alternative way off the hill?

Worth checking: Also confirm road transport back from the lower station. A late descent is only useful if a taxi or your own vehicle is still available at the Thankot-side base station.

If you plan to stay late

Temple visits, sunset photography and hilltop dining all push a schedule past the point where the return queue is comfortable. Do these after you have a written or verbal answer about the last descent, not before.

Weather can close a line or reduce visibility without implying that the published timetable still holds. The regional forecast shown on the homepage is a model for the area, not an operating-status feed for the cable car.

Frequently asked questions

What is the last cable car time down from Chandragiri?

No current last-descent time has been independently confirmed. The operator's FAQ and Cable Car pages disagree on closing hours, so ask the cable car line directly about the ticket cut-off, last ascent and last descent.

Can I stay on the hill after the cable car stops?

That depends on the operator's current arrangements and on the hilltop facilities, which are separate from the cable car. Confirm access, return options and any overnight arrangement before relying on it.

Does the weather forecast tell me whether the last ride will run?

No. A regional model cannot confirm wind along the line, maintenance decisions or safe operation. Only the operator can confirm service on the day.

Sources and verification limits

Operator information was checked on 2026-10-29. Fares, opening times, breaks, last-ride cut-offs, activity prices and facility opening status can change; confirm them with the operator before travelling. The Google Maps rating snapshot shown on the homepage is a manual third-party snapshot, not a review collected by this guide, and it is not included in this page's structured data.

Cable car contact published by the operator: +977-9802069900.

Google Maps location reference · Independent Nepali-language homepage

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This is an independent, unofficial, non-profit visitor guide. It is not operated by Chandragiri Hills, the cable car operator, the temple or the resort, and it does not sell tickets or take bookings. Road arrivals board at the Thankot-side Bottom Station; the Top Station Maps point is not a verified boarding or parking address.

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