--- title: The best times to ascend by Teide Cable Car | Volcano Teide description: Your visit to Tenerife won’t be complete if you don’t go up Mount Teide. 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Be the first to find out about our newest attractions in tenerife and on mount teide, and receive useful information to help you plan your vacation in the island. # The best times to ascend by Teide Cable Car Apr 16, 2024 01:28:27 PM [Teide Cable Car](https://blog.volcanoteide.com/en/tag/teide-cable-car) Your vacation is coming up and you have chosen Tenerife as your destination; **surely, you won’t want to leave the island without having gone up Mount Teide to enjoy the marvellous views of Tenerife** and the Canary Archipelago from an altitude of over 3,555 m. ![The best times to go up Mount Teide by cable car](https://blog.volcanoteide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The-best-times-to-ascend-by-Teide-Cable-Car_visit-Tenerife.jpg?width=465&height=311&name=The-best-times-to-ascend-by-Teide-Cable-Car_visit-Tenerife.jpg) With the Teide Cable Car you will have the opportunity to fly over craters and lava flows on your way to La Rambleta, at an altitude of 3,555 m, from where you can start enjoying [three trails](https://www.volcanoteide.com/en/teide_cable_car/routes). **Knowing which are the best times to ascend Mount Teide by cable car is essential** to be able to to enjoy the volcano at its most magical moments. Are you coming?     ## Ascending by Teide Cable Car early in the morning is worth it “The early bird gets the worm,” as the saying goes. But the truth is that when it comes to ascending Mount Teide, the proverb is right. Because **in the early hours of the morning, Mount Teide’s appearance is spectacularly iconic** for the sky and the light reflected on the rocks of the volcano acquire an array of magical shades. ![Ascend Mount Teide early in the morning, the best time to use the Teide Cable Car](https://blog.volcanoteide.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The-best-times-to-ascend-by-Teide-Cable-Car_early-morning.jpg?width=465&height=309&name=The-best-times-to-ascend-by-Teide-Cable-Car_early-morning.jpg) Can you imagine the sensational views which you will be able to behold from the summit of Mount Teide if you rise at dawn to **board the Teide Cable Car in the early hours of the morning**? But **there are more benefits to getting up early to go up Mount Teide**. Between 9am and 10am, **during the first hour of operation, there are fewer people in the cable car facilities**, because not everyone likes getting up before daybreak. So if you arrive at the Teide Cable Car facilities early in the morning, you will probably feel lucky. Great, isn’t it? Moreover, if you book your [cable car tickets online for the first hour of operation](https://www.volcanoteide.com/en/volcano_teide/teide_cable_car/teide_cable_car), you will be able to start flying over craters and lava flows sooner than you would if you had to queue to buy the tickets directly at the ticket office. [Discover now the benefits of buying your tickets for the cable car online](https://blog.volcanoteide.com/en/2-ways-of-acquiring-tickets-for-the-teide-cable-car) to make to most of every minute on the beautiful island of Tenerife. We hope that this article about** the best times to go up Mount Teide by cable car** has been useful to you. If you finally decide to get up early to fly over craters and lava flows on your way to see the best views of whole Tenerife, we will be happy to see your sleepy face. Did you know that since June 2016 we have a new online booking system called Online Ticket? [We explain what it is and what are the best days and times to use the cable car with your Online Ticket and avoid queues](https://blog.volcanoteide.com/en/the-best-days-and-times-to-ascend-mount-teide-by-cable-car). Tag the photographs of your volcanic adventure with the hashtag #teidelover and **tell everybody that you have got up before daybreak to enjoy the beauty of Spain’s highest peak in the early hours of the morning**, without hurry and with many breaks. 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Because in the early hours of the morning, Mount Teide’s appearance is spectacularly iconic for the sky and the light reflected on the rocks of the volcano acquire an array of magical shades. Can you imagine the sensational views which you will be able to behold from the summit of Mount Teide if you rise at dawn to board the Teide Cable Car in the early hours of the morning? But there are more benefits to getting up early to go up Mount Teide. Between 9am and 10am, during the first hour of operation, there are fewer people in the cable car facilities, because not everyone likes getting up before daybreak. So if you arrive at the Teide Cable Car facilities early in the morning, you will probably feel lucky. Great, isn’t it? Moreover, if you book your cable car tickets online for the first hour of operation, you will be able to start flying over craters and lava flows sooner than you would if you had to queue to buy the tickets directly at the ticket office. 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