A method for operating an elevator installation that includes a shaft system with a first elevator shaft and a second elevator shaft, an elevator cabin that is movable in the shaft system, a control system, and a shaft changeover unit by way of which the elevator cabin can move from the first elevator shaft to the second elevator shaft, wherein in an enabled state of the shaft changeover unit the elevator cabin can enter the shaft changeover unit and in a disabled state of the shaft changeover unit the elevator cabin is prevented from entering the shaft changeover unit, the method comprising:
- determining for the elevator cabin a travel route from a start position in the shaft system to a destination position in the shaft system utilizing the shaft changeover unit;
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- moving the elevator cabin from the start position, wherein the control system controls a travel parameter of the elevator cabin such that the elevator cabin reaches the shaft changeover unit when the shaft changeover unit is in the enabled state.