Find your next roller coaster.

Browse, filter and compare 103 of the world's major coasters by thrill score, type, park and country, from the fastest launch on Earth to the airtime monsters of the European woods.

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Records at a glance

Fastest
Formula Rossa: 240 km/h at Ferrari World.
Tallest
Kingda Ka: 139 m at Six Flags Great Adventure.
Longest track
Steel Dragon 2000: 2,479 m at Nagashima Spa Land.
Most inversions
Eejanaika: 14 inversions at Fuji-Q Highland.
Highest thrill score
Kingda Ka: 67/100 at Six Flags Great Adventure.

Ranked from a dataset of 103 real coasters. Explore and sort them all below.

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Start your coaster count. Tap + Mark ridden on any coaster below and Achtbaan builds your personal thrill profile: total rides, parks, countries, inversions and more. It stays in this browser; no account needed.

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Your bucket list of coasters to conquer, kept in this browser.

Build your hit list. Tap ☆ Want to ride on any coaster below to add it here, your bucket list of rides to conquer, then check them off as you ride them. It stays in this browser; no account needed.

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How Achtbaan works

Real coasters, real stats

Every entry is a real-world ride with its actual height, top speed, length, inversions, opening year and manufacturer.

One transparent thrill score

We turn those raw stats into a single 0 to 100 thrill score so you can rank rides head-to-head. Break any coaster's score apart in the Thrill Score Explorer, or read the public formula on the About page.

Filter the world

Narrow by type, country or park, search by name, then sort by thrill, speed, height, length or how new the coaster is.

Compare side by side

Tick any two or more coasters and Achtbaan builds a comparison table, highlighting which ride wins each stat.

Real, freely-licensed photography of the rides in the directory; every photo credits its author and licence. See the full list on the image credits page.

Frequently asked questions

What is the fastest roller coaster in the world?

Formula Rossa at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi is the fastest roller coaster on Earth, reaching 240 km/h with a hydraulic launch that hits top speed in under five seconds.

What is the tallest roller coaster?

Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in the United States stands 139 metres tall and long held the record as the tallest roller coaster in the world.

Which roller coaster has the longest track?

Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land in Japan has the longest track of any full-circuit roller coaster, at 2,479 metres.

How is Achtbaan's thrill score calculated?

The thrill score is a single 0 to 100 number derived only from a coaster's published stats. Speed carries the most weight (40%), then height (28%), inversions (18%) and track length (14%), so any two rides can be ranked head to head.

What is the difference between steel, wooden and hybrid roller coasters?

Steel coasters use tubular steel track for smooth, high-speed and inverting layouts; wooden coasters ride on a laminated wood structure for a rougher, classic feel; hybrid coasters put steel track on a wooden-style structure to combine wooden looks with steel smoothness.

How many roller coasters does Achtbaan rank, and is it free?

Achtbaan ranks 103 of the world's major roller coasters, each with real, sourced stats, and it is completely free with no account. You can filter by type, park and country, sort by thrill score or any stat, compare rides side by side, and track the ones you have ridden, all in your browser.