Brest Cable Car & Les Capucins
Téléphérique de Brest – Ateliers des Capucins
France’s first urban cable car crossing a river. It flies from the city centre over the Penfeld River to Les Capucins, a cultural space converted from an old naval workshop.
The cable car opened in 2016 and crosses an estuary about 420 metres wide. The cabins pass each other in mid-air, offering views along the way. Tickets are valid on buses too and cost about 1.70 euros. Across the river, Les Capucins is a vast indoor square converted from a 19th-century naval shipyard. It has a library, restaurants, a climbing gym and exhibitions, and it is especially lively on weekends. You can explore it alongside Tour Tanguy and the Recouvrance Bridge on the opposite bank.
Opening hours
Cable car approx. 7:30–23:00
Nearby sights
- Rue Saint-Malo
- Tour Tanguy
- Château de Brest & Musée national de la Marine
- Brest National Botanical Conservatory
- Pointe des Espagnols
- Océanopolis
- Phare du Petit Minou
- Camaret-sur-Mer