The Awana SkyWay began its new operations in August 2016 to ascend from Awana station to the final stop at SkyAvenue station in just 10 minutes, cruising at top speed of 6 metres per second.
The gondolas fly over key attractions at the resort, giving you a spectacular bird’s eye view from Chin Swee Temple to the future Twentieth Century Fox World Malaysia.
The old Genting Awana Skyway (formerly known as Sri Layang cable car) in Genting Highlands ceased operations on April 2014 to make way for the construction of a new cable car system.
The new Awana Skyway took 2 years to complete. The ascent from Awana Station (1,105 metres above sea level) to SkyAvenue Station (1,725 metres above sea level) is 620 metres.
The trip from Awana Station to SkyAvenue Station takes about 10 minutes.
How to go to Awana Station for Awana Skyway ride
You can park your car at the Awana SkyWay car park, where 4,437 car parking lots and 633 motorbike parking lots ensure plenty of parking for guests.
From the car park, you can walk across the connecting bridge to the Awana SkyWay building.
From there, you can access the Awana SkyWay cable car ride which will take you to the resort at the top of the mountain.
If you take a bus to the Awana Bus Terminal, once you reach Awana Bus Terminal, you can proceed to Level 4 of the building to board the cable car. There are directional signages to guide you along the way.
Free shuttle bus service is available from Awana Hotel to Awana SkyWay from 7:00am until midnight too.
What is the price of a ticket
The ticketing counters are located at the Awana Station (Level 2, Awana SkyWay building) and SkyAvenue Station (Level 4, SkyAvenue).
For the standard gondola, tickets are RM9 per person or 8GP for Genting Rewards Card members. An express boarding pass can be purchased for RM13.
For the glass-floor gondola, tickets are RM18 per person or 18GP for Genting Rewards Card members.
| Standard Gondola* | Glass-Floor Gondola | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-Way | Return | One-Way | Return | |
| Standard | RM9 | RM16 | RM18 | RM30 |
| Genting Rewards | 8GP | – | 18GP | – |
| Express Boarding | RM13 | RM26 | – | – |
| Malaysian Senior Citizen | RM5 | RM10 | RM9 | RM18 |
| Malaysian Senior Citizen (Express Boarding) | RM7 | RM13 | – | – |
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Price for Standard Gondola applies at Genting SkyWay • Surcharge for Oversized Baggage: RM20 (One-Way)/ RM40 (Return) • Effective 15.08.2019, a surcharge of RM2 applies for each transaction performed over the counter. Please use the Self-Service Ticketing Kiosk for a surcharge-free transaction. |
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The Awana SkyWay will operate 7 days a week from 7:00am until midnight.
Fun facts & figures
Awana SkyWay has a top speed of 6 metres per second. There are 100 gondolas on the line, including 10 which are fitted with glass floors, and is able to carry 3,000 passengers one way every hour.
The 90 standard gondolas can seat 10 passengers and the 10 glass-floored gondolas can seat 6 passengers.
The 90 standard gondolas and 10 glass-floored gondolas stand ready to deliver a fantastic experience for you to enjoy the crisp mountain air as you make your way up to Resorts World Genting.
The French-made cable cars now stand at 2.1 meters high, allowing you to get in and out comfortably.
The new cabins are fitted with special windows and louvres that allow more of the cool mountain air into the cable cars for the ultimate high flying experience.
Built with safety and care, the new gondolas were built using a 60 millimeters diameter wire ropes to make your journey to the resort city a smooth and safe one!
Fly up to the top in style. There’s no better time than now.
Passengers can take along one aircraft cabin size bag per passenger on the gondola. Oversized baggage can be stored at the Baggage Storage Service located at Level 2 of the Awana SkyWay building for RM5 per baggage for 24 hours.
Otherwise, a surcharge of RM20 will be imposed for bringing oversized baggage into the cable car per passenger.
🏨 Hotels at Genting Highlands
Genting Highlands, located in the state of Pahang, is a hill station and a city located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia. At 1800 metres elevation, it is Malaysia’s premier integrated resort destination and home of Southeast Asia’s Anticipated Theme Park Genting SkyWorlds.
The following are some hotels in the vicinity of the Genting Highlands.
Source of reference: Resorts World Genting