There are 11 ways to get from London to Sintra by plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport, line 18200 train
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)LHR - LIS
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Sintra
6h 10m€90–304Train to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)LTN - LIS
6h 36m€57–212Train, bus via Bordeaux
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St JeanTgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Lisbon Sete Rios
22h 43m€167–644Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Plymouth
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Drive from Santander to Sintra
32h 15m€264–976Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)LGW - LIS
6h 21m€63–242Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)STN - LIS
6h 45m€84–314Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)LCY - LIS
8h 48m€126–387Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)BRS - LIS
7h 38m€101–343Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the bus from Paris to LisbonFlixBus N1193 / ...
26h 32m€138–578Train, bus #2
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
29h 1m€138–507Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to CascaisBlaBlaCar Bus
36h 14m€118–258
London to Sintra by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Sintra is to train and fly which costs €60 - €250 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from London to Sintra is to fly and line 18200 train which takes 6h 10m and costs €90 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Sintra. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Av Movimento das Forças Armadas 48 via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and CascaiShopping. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 14m.
The distance between London and Sintra is 1625 km.
The best way to get from London to Sintra without a car is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 22h 43m and costs €160 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from London to Sintra, including transfers.
London to Sintra bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
The best way to get from London to Sintra is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €80 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €260 and takes 36h 14m.
London to Sintra bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
There are 9558+ hotels available in Sintra.
What companies run services between London, England and Sintra, Portugal?
Ryanair and Ryanair UK fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Av Movimento das Forças Armadas 48 via Paris, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and CascaiShopping in around 36h 14m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from London City Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from London City Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from London City Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from London City Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Sintra
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–16
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
- Urban - Single Ticket
- €2–3
- Regional - Single Ticket
- €4–6
- Intercity - Single Ticket
- €7–8
- Alfa Pendular - Single Ticket
- €11–16
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Lisbon Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Cascais
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris to Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €230–330
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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