Sintra is an old Portuguese town in the surroundings of Lisbon, more precisely, 23 kilometers away from it, and 18 kilometers from Sintra is the western part of Europe - Cape Rock. In order to get to Sintra, it is originally necessary to get to Lisbon. There are very many airlines flying there and this will not be much difficult. If you are already in Lisbon and want to get into Sintra, then there are several options. First: You can rent a car, we used the Room Firefly Rooms received a car directly at the airport, only it costs this pleasure not cheap - Citroen C3 Picasso for a week without taking into account fuel cost 90 euros, the price included full insurance and unlimited mileage . In a given way of movement, there are advantages and minuses - first of all, you do not depend on routes and schedules, you can see and visit all the places of interest on your way, and from the shortcomings - it is quite difficult to navigate in someone else's country, especially if you do not know the language, unpredictable roads And of course liability for someone else's car. The streets in Sintra are very narrow and often end up deadlock, so if you are not an experienced driver, it is better not to mess with the machines.
If you do not want to contact the car, which is actually clear, then from Lisbon to Sintra can be reached by train. Trains go to Sintra every 15 minutes out of four stations, the passage of there and turns around only 3.5 euros. Also get there by bus, bus stops are located near the railway station. Long-distance transportation is carried out by SCOTTURB and MAFENSE. Those who love adventures can reach Sintra from Lisbon even on the tram.
At the tram sitting near the beach Praia Das Maas.
Etosable Western European Beach and you will reach almost the most royal palace in Sintra. The trams are ancient, but well renovated, so there should be no problems, the road takes no less about 50 minutes.
Well, naturally, the last and essential way is to take a taxi, it should probably be about 25 euros, expensive, but simply.
At the very town of Sintra can be moved on foot or on a rental car, it will be easier if you want to see something else in its surroundings.