There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Sintra by plane, bus, train, 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 Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane OTP - LIS
8h 9m€142–340Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
2d 23h€103–245Bus, train via Brussels
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Lisbon Sete Riosbus
42h 10m€250–509Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Orientebus
2d 15h€441–894Drive 3,654.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Sintracar 3,654.7 km
38h 9m€559–807Train to Craiova Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bucharest to Craiovatrain
- Fly from Craiova Airport (CRA) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane CRA - LIS
14h 55m€188–301Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Brusselsbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbonbus N1143
2d 1h€191–362Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sanremobus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Nice Saint-Augustintrain C3
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Lisbon - Sete Riosbus
2d 18h
Bucharest to Sintra by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Sintra is to bus which costs €100 - €250 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Sintra is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs €140 - €340.
The distance between Bucharest and Sintra is 3026 km. The road distance is 3654.7 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sintra without a car is to bus and train via Brussels which takes 42h 10m and costs €250 - €550.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Bucharest to Sintra, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Sintra is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs €140 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs €190 - €370 and takes 2 days 1h.
Sintra is 2h behind Bucharest. It is currently 5:39 PM in Bucharest and 3:39 PM in Sintra.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Sintra is 3655 km. It takes approximately 38h 9m to drive from Bucharest to Sintra.
There are 5647+ hotels available in Sintra.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Sintra, Portugal?
Ulendo Airlink and Ryanair fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest Obor to Sintra - Estação via Brussel Stadion, Brussel Noord afstaphalte, Brussels-North train station, Lisbon, Estação Oriente, Marquês Pombal, and Lisboa - Marquês de Pombal in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Craiova Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
Flights from Craiova Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Craiova Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Craiova Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Craiova Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–370
Flights from Craiova Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–370
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Craiova Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Ventimiglia to Nice Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Massy Tgv to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €130–200
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Lisbon Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Sanremo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Lisbon - Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–280
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Huelva to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
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