There are 6 ways to get from Sintra to Alfama by train, rideshare, towncar, subway, taxi, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 18800 train
best- Take the train from Sintra to Lisboa Rossiotrain 18800 / ...
39 min€2–5Rideshare
- Take the rideshare from Sintra to Lisbon28 km
41 min€3Private Transfer
- Take a town car from Sintra - Estação to Lisboa - Marquês de Pombaltowncar 26 km
44 min€11–71Line 18400 train, subway
- Take the train from Sintra to Reboleiratrain 18400 / ...
- Take the subway from Reboleira to Santa Apolóniasubway Azul
56 min€3–11Taxi
- Take the taxi from Sintra to Alfamataxi 29 km
25 min€26–32Drive 29 km
- Drive from Sintra to Alfamacar 29 km
25 min€5–7
Sintra to Alfama by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sintra to Alfama is to rideshare which costs €3 and takes 41 min.
The fastest way to get from Sintra to Alfama is to taxi which takes 25 min and costs €26 - €32.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Sintra and arriving at Lisboa Rossio. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 39 min.
The distance between Sintra and Alfama is 27 km. The road distance is 29 km.
The best way to get from Sintra to Alfama without a car is to line 18800 train which takes 39 min and costs €2 - €5.
The line 18800 train from Sintra to Lisboa Rossio takes 39 min including transfers and departs hourly.
Sintra to Alfama train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, depart from Sintra station.
Sintra to Alfama train services, operated by Comboios de Portugal, arrive at Lisboa Rossio station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sintra to Alfama is 29 km. It takes approximately 25 min to drive from Sintra to Alfama.
There are 9088+ hotels available in Alfama.
What companies run services between Sintra, Portugal and Alfama, Portugal?
Comboios de Portugal operates a train from Sintra to Lisboa Rossio hourly. Tickets cost €2–5 and the journey takes 39 min.
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Sintra to Lisboa Rossio
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Sintra to Reboleira
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–4
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
- Phone
- +351 213 500 115
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Lisboa
Subway from Reboleira to Santa Apolónia
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–8
- Website
- Metro Lisboa
- Single Journey Ticket
- €2
- 24h-Ticket
- €8
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- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Sintra to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
- Phone
- +351 227 662 833
- [email protected]
- Website
- livingtours.com
Towncar from Sintra - Estação to Lisboa - Marquês de Pombal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €10–65
- Schedules at
- livingtours.com
- Passengers (1 - 8)
- €10–65
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Estimated price
- €26–32
Taxigal
- Phone
- +351 961 532 938
- Website
- taxigal.pt
Táxis de Sintra
- Phone
- +351 967 997 911
- Website
- taxisbeloura.pt
UBER
- Website
- uber.com
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Booking & Getting There
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Sintra and Alfama. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.