There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Sintra by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly from Basel
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane BSL - LIS
6h 16m€66–278Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Cacerestrain Alv / ...
- Take the bus from Caceres to Lisbon - Orientebus
24h 8m€260–430Train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Lisbonbus FlixBus N1149
33h 35m€164–321Drive 1,985.7 km
- Drive from Basel to Sintracar 1,985.7 km
19h 46m€339–490Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane ZRH - LIS
7h 30m€102–316Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane GVA - LIS
9h 14m€128–374Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
35h 1m€233–469Bus
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Bernbus FlixBus N839
- Take the bus from Bern to Lisbon - Sete Riosbus BlaBlaCar Bus
35h 43m€132–243
Basel to Sintra by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Sintra is to fly which costs €65 - €280 and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Sintra is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €65 - €280.
The distance between Basel and Sintra is 1707 km. The road distance is 1985.7 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Sintra without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 24h 8m and costs €260 - €430.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Basel to Sintra, including transfers.
The best way to get from Basel to Sintra is to fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €65 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €250 and takes 35h 43m.
Sintra is 1h behind Basel. It is currently 8:59 PM in Basel and 7:59 PM in Sintra.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Sintra is 1986 km. It takes approximately 19h 46m to drive from Basel to Sintra.
There are 9586+ hotels available in Sintra.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Sintra, Portugal?
easyJet flies from Basel (BSL) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Sintra - Estação via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Bern, Lisbon - Sete Rios, Sete Rios, Marquês Pombal, and Lisboa - Marquês de Pombal in around 35h 43m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Basel to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–150
- 1st Class
- €140–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Caceres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €8–12
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caceres to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bern to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bern to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bern to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–330
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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