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How to get fromMadrid Airport (MAD) to Sintraby plane, train, bus, train (Renfe), rideshare, or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Sintra by plane, train, bus, train (Renfe), rideshare, or car

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  1. Fly, line 18200 train

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    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane plane MAD - LIS
    2. Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Sintratrain train
    2h 23m
    €37–179

  2. Bus via Lisboa Oriente

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus bus
    10h 32m
    €54–120

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Badajoztrain train Alv
    2. Take the train from Badajoz to Entroncamentotrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Entroncamento to Lisboa Orientetrain train Re / ...
    12h 25m
    €87–154

  4. Airport Transfer

    1. Take the rideshare from Madrid-MAD to Sintrarideshare rideshare 642.5 km
    6h 43m

  5. Drive 642.5 km

    1. Drive from Madrid Airport (MAD) to Sintracar car 642.5 km
    6h 43m
    €101–146

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid - Barajas Airport T4 to Cascaisbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    11h 7m
    €60–117

Madrid Airport (MAD) to Sintra by bus and train

Calendar42Weekly Services
Duration10h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€54Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 547.7 km
  • Duration: 2h 23m

What companies run services between Madrid Airport (MAD), Spain and Sintra, Portugal?

Rede Expressos operates a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente 4 times a day. Tickets cost €40–100 and the journey takes 7h 29m. Gipsyy Portugal also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Aeropuerto T4 to Sintra via Madrid Chamartín, Badajoz, Entroncamento, and Lisboa Oriente in around 12h 25m.

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