Ride The Air
High above the racing Niagara River, you'll be transported through the air in an antique cable car.
Far below, the torrent of water abruptly changes direction and creates one of the world’s most mesmerizing natural phenomenon – the Niagara Whirlpool. Sometimes frightening and always unforgettable!
Admission: Prices are shown in Canadian dollars and do not include taxes.
$11.00 Adults (13+ years), $6.50 Children (6 to 12 years)
Children 5 and under are FREE!
Dates of Operation: Open Seasonally, Daily from March 21 to November 23. Operation is weather dependent.
Hours of Operation: All times subject to change. Last tickets sold 30 minutes before closing times listed.
Opening Times -
March 21 to June 27: 10:00 a.m.
June 28 to October 12: 9:00 a.m.
October 13 to November 23: 10:00 a.m.
Closing Times -
March 21 to May 9: 5 p.m. weekdays, 6 p.m. holiday weekend
May 10 and 11: 6 p.m.
May 12 to May 18: 5 p.m. weekdays, 8 p.m. weekend
May 19 to June 1: 6 p.m. weekdays, 8 p.m. weekends
June 2 to June 27: 6 p.m. weekdays, 7 p.m. weekends
June 28 to August 31: 8 p.m.
September 1 to November 23: 5 p.m. except Thanksgiving October 11 & 12, 6 p.m.
Location 3850 Niagara River Parkway Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Located north 4.5 km.(3 miles) north of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls.
Purchase a Niagara Falls & Great Gorge Adventure Pass and receive a discount coupon for admission to Whirlpool Aero Car.
Please note that this attraction is NOT wheelchair accessible.
Click to read How to Drive to Niagara Parks.
Features
- The aerial cable car travels safely between two different points of the Canadian shore of the Niagara River over the spectacular Whirlpool.
- A round trip is about one kilometer (3,600 feet) and takes about 10 minutes to navigate.
- The capacity of the car is 35 standing passengers.
- A breathtaking view of the Niagara River's Whirlpool Rapids.
- Built in 1913 by the Niagara Aero Car Company using Leonardo Torres-Quevedo's patent.
- Opened on August 8, 1916.
- Upgrades in design and function occurred in 1961, 1967 and 1984.
History
The Aero car was designed by a Spanish engineer, Leonardo Torres Quevedo and has been in operation since 1916. The cable car is suspended from six sturdy cables and offers a wonderful view of the Niagara Whirlpool which is formed at the end of the rapids where the gorge turns abruptly counterclockwise and the river escapes through the narrowest channel in the gorge.
Every dollar you spend with Niagara Parks helps preserve the nature and heritage of the Falls and the Niagara River corridor. Niagara Parks has operated without tax dollars since 1885.
