To find out how to get from Lisbon to Sintra by train, use CP’s Lisbon–Sintra/Azambuja urban line, which serves both Entrecampos and Sintra. Check the timetable for your travel day before setting out.
- Rail line: CP’s Lisbon–Sintra/Azambuja urban line.
- Stations confirmed on the line: Entrecampos and Sintra.
- Timetable pattern: schedules differ by weekday, Saturday, Sunday and public holiday.
Choose the Lisbon station for Sintra
Entrecampos is a Lisbon station on CP’s Lisbon–Sintra/Azambuja line, which also includes Sintra. It is one station to look for when planning your rail journey.
Arroios station is about a one-minute walk from Do Chile, where you can book a room for your Lisbon stay.
Travel from Arroios to Rossio
The confirmed rail connection to Sintra is CP’s Lisbon–Sintra/Azambuja line, with Entrecampos named as a station on it. Confirm the departure station and how to reach it from Arroios using current local transport information rather than assuming Rossio is the departure point.
If you are also planning time in Baixa and Chiado, the route from Arroios to Lisbon city centre can help with that part of your itinerary.
Train tickets and current schedules
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- purchase rules are not covered here
CP publishes a complete timetable for the Lisbon–Sintra/Azambuja urban line, with separate schedules for weekdays and for Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Select the schedule that matches your travel day because departure times vary.
Before you go, check the official site for CP’s current timetable and the applicable travel-day schedule. Train fares and ticket-purchase rules are not covered here.
If you are arriving by air, the Lisbon airport transfer guide covers the journey to the hotel.
Plan transport around Sintra
Parques de Sintra provides opening-time and price details for its parks and monuments. The Park of Pena is open from 09:00 to 19:00, with last ticket and entry at 18:00; the Palace of Pena is open from 09:30 to 18:30.
A total visit to the Park and Palace of Pena costs €45 for adults, €20 for ages 6–17 and €35 for ages 65 and over. Children under 6 enter free, and a family ticket for two adults and two young people costs €115.
Advance online tickets require a date reservation. For the Palace’s interior museum circuit, the ticket specifies an entry time, and you need to arrive at the palace entrance at that time.
The Pena transfer service operates from 09:00, with its last ascent at 18:15 and its last trip from the palace base at 18:30; it runs every 15 minutes. The National Palace of Sintra and the Moorish Castle each have last ticket and admission at 17:30. A visit to the Moorish Castle takes one hour.
Opening hours and admission arrangements can affect how you order the day, so check the official site before you go.
FAQs
Which Lisbon train line goes to Sintra?
CP’s Lisbon–Sintra/Azambuja urban line connects Lisbon with Sintra. Entrecampos is one of the stations on the line.
Does the timetable change depending on the day?
Yes. CP publishes separate weekday and Saturday, Sunday and public-holiday schedules, so choose the one for your travel day.
Do Pena Palace tickets have a timed entry?
For the interior museum circuit, the ticket specifies the entry time, and you need to arrive at the palace entrance at that scheduled time.