There are 8 ways to get from Lyon 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane LYS - LIS
6h 6m€65–214Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoztrain Alv
- Take the bus from Badajoz to Lisbon - Orientebus
18h 24m€204–414Bus via Estação Oriente
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Orientebus BlaBlaCar Bus
26h 42m€140–300Drive 1,693.1 km
- Drive from Lyon to Sintracar 1,693.1 km
16h 16m€260–376Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane GVA - LIS
8h 4m€71–265Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane MRS - LIS
7h 16m€103–305Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Riosbus
28h 46m€154–305Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Jean Mace to Valence Villetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Valence to Lisbon Sete Riosbus FlixBus N1156
30h 7m€138–264
Lyon to Sintra by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Sintra is to fly which costs €60 - €220 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Sintra is to fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €60 - €220.
The distance between Lyon and Sintra is 1450 km. The road distance is 1693.1 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sintra without a car is to train and bus via Madrid which takes 18h 24m and costs €200 - €420.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Lyon to Sintra, including transfers.
The best way to get from Lyon to Sintra is to fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €60 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus via Estação Oriente, which costs €140 - €300 and takes 26h 42m.
Sintra is 1h behind Lyon. It is currently 5:35 PM in Lyon and 4:35 PM in Sintra.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Sintra is 1693 km. It takes approximately 16h 16m to drive from Lyon to Sintra.
There are 9792+ hotels available in Sintra.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Sintra, Portugal?
easyJet, TAP Portugal, and two other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente twice daily. Tickets cost €120–230 and the journey takes 24h 30m. FlixBus also services this route twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Badajoz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Jean Mace to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Badajoz to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Badajoz to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Valence to Lisbon Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Badajoz to Lisbon - Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
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