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Compare train, coach and flight for Madrid to Sintra
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Madrid to Sintra among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £12. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 23m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £12, and a train costs an average of £93.
Distance: 518 km
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Most popular Coach | Flight | Train |
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£31 Average Price Cheapest | £87 Average Price | £93 Average Price |
8h 55m Average total duration 8h 25m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 23m Average total duration Fastest 1h 23m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 8h 40m Average total duration 8h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Madrid to Sintra
How to get to Sintra from Madrid by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Madrid to Sintra is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:0014h50Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses23:50Sintra, Portela Estacao Sul£301One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus10:0014h50Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses23:50Sintra, Portela Estacao Sul£301One-way1 change
Fastest
UX11596:301h20Madrid Barajas Airport6:50Humberto Delgado Airport£1861One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:2515h25Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)23:50Sintra, Portela Estacao Sul£341One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:3013h30Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses12:00Sintra, Portela Estacao Sul£461One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:0014h00Madrid, Terminal de autobuses T4 (Aeropuerto de Madrid)12:00Sintra, Portela Estacao Sul£471One-way1 change
U276529:551h25Madrid Barajas Airport10:20Humberto Delgado Airport£2381One-way0 changes- UX115718:551h20Madrid Barajas Airport19:15Humberto Delgado Airport£2411One-way0 changes
- IB5297:151h30Madrid Barajas Airport7:45Humberto Delgado Airport£2561One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Madrid to Sintra:
A coach is £55 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Madrid to Sintra costing on average £87.
A coach is £61 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Madrid to Sintra costing on average £93.
Other travel options to Sintra take longer:
Train takes on average 8h 10m.
Coach takes on average 8h 25m.
- Around 23 flights per day.
- Around 8 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Madrid and Sintra as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Madrid, Estación Sur de Autobuses and arrive in Sintra, Portela Estacao Sul.
- Flights mostly depart from Madrid Barajas Airport and arrive in Humberto Delgado Airport.
- Travel with Iberia, easyJet, Air Europa, Ryanair, TAP Portugal to go to Sintra by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Gipsyy, BlaBlaCar, Gipsyy Portugal to go to Sintra by coach.
- Travel with Renfe INTERCITY, Renfe Viajeros to go to Sintra by train.
- 16 direct flights per day with Iberia, easyJet, Air Europa, Ryanair, TAP Portugal.
- 1 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, Gipsyy, BlaBlaCar.
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