Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Admission Ticket
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On a hot summer's day, one of the best things to do in Palm Springs is to take a ride from the dry desert floor with the Aerial Tramway, 5,873 feet up into the cool climate of the San Jacinto Mountains. Come and ascend into a pristine wilderness aboard the world's largest rotating tramcars! Truly one of the greatest experiences in Southern California!
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please present voucher to the ticket office. Tickets will be timed for the next available tram car as a first come first serve basis.
The Tramway is subject to delays and periodic shutdowns due to unforeseen circumstances and is not responsible for ticket refunds or the inability to redeem a voucher
Tramway cars hold 80 people each and there are no seats. Passengers remain standing throughout the journey up the mountain
Distance is approximately 12,800 feet, with a vertical ascent of 5,873 feet - 15 minutes travel time one way
The tramway is known as a double reversible type of aerial tramway. Each car remains on one pair of track cables moving up and down without turning around. Each car serves as a counter balance to the other, the descending car is helping pull the ascending car up the mountain
Strollers are permitted on this tour
During holiday periods, you may experience long lines. We recommend you travel outside of these peak times to fully enjoy everything the tramway and mountain have to offer.
There is parking in 13 paved lots near Valley Station. There is free shuttle service from parking lots to Valley Station entrance available weekends and holiday periods
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Round-trip tram ride
Tickets timed for the next available tram car as a first come first serve basis
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop off
Parking ($15.00 per vehicle)
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
1 Tramway Rd, Palm Springs United States
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
San Jacinto Mountain
San Jacinto Mountain
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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Admission Ticket
Reviews
1,694 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Beautiful views but terrible wait times
Leah F,
Nov 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
2.00Bought our tickets online, drove to the park, redeemed our voucher and they gave us a timed entrance ticket in return. We had to wait 3.5 hours for our time. What was suppose to be a lovely afternoon in the sunshine never happened. We caught the end of sunset. 5 hours (the drive up, waiting for the bus, waiting for the tickets, waiting for our timed entrance) of our afternoon were wasted waiting for 30 mins of scenic views. Fresh snow and Sunday afternoon make for a busy environment.
Should bought direct from their site not 3rd party
Krishna P,
Nov 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Wish I knew that without assigned time we will have huge wait time We waited 3+ hours it was exhausting n by the time we got our turn it started getting dark n didn’t enjoy much
Lead astray
Jennifer E,
Nov 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00I was under the impression I was getting advance tickets for the tram and all they were were vouchers. We still had to wait in line for 45 mins and got a time 3 hours later. Do not buy from this site.
We never got to ride.
Amanda S,
Nov 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00We never got to ride the tram. Don’t use Viator. Go directly to the tram site to buy tickets. Viator sells you a voucher with no time indicated on the voucher. You have to wait hours to ride. DO NOT USE Viator. And they refused to refund the money I paid for the vouchers.
Do not book with viator!!...
Lisa E,
Nov 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00DO NOT BOOK WITH VIATOR!! They do not give you a time to go, and if you book with the site itself they will give you a time. When we got there, we had a 3-hour and 45-minute wait. If we had simply booked through the aerial tramway site itself, we likely would have been up within half an hour or less. This is the second time I've had a a that experience with Viator. I will not be using this site to book anything else, unless it is completely necessary.
Tram tickets became a waste of money, excursion incomplete
Suhasini M,
Nov 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
1.00No signal to access ticket at tram station 3.5 hour wait without designated time with this ticket Didn’t end up going on this ride Waste of time
Prepare yourself for long waits on the weekend
Patrick O,
Nov 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Waits are very long on the weekend. We had to wait 2.5 hours to board. We also experienced a raging blizzard at the top and had to hang out inside until we boarded for the return trip, which entailed another long wait (35 minutes). Prepare yourself to wait a lot.
This is what I imagine it...
Paola R,
Nov 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00This is what I imagine it would be visiting a frozen enchanted forest at night, however the 3 hour wait could have been more pleasant if there were a museum or attraction to kill time.
8500 ft hight
kenichiros521,
Nov 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very cold , going up was surprisingly fun. 360 degree view from cable shuttle. snowing but very nice .like to go back in summer. Had good time
Two different worlds 10-min apart.
Passport58926341904,
Nov 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Experience a completely different biome with just a 10-minute ride. This is definitely worth the trip while in Palm Springs
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