Sintra is a popular tourist town located on the western flank of Central Portugal, some thirty kilometres from the capital city of Lisbon. The town offers many privately run amenities aimed at ensuring travellers from all over the world are able to enjoy it to the full. It is also well furnished with a full range of public services.
For travel information to and from Sintra, see the following services and links:
Sintra Railway Station Information Office
Av. Miguel Bombarda – 2710-590 Sintra
Tel: +351 219 241 623
Business hours:
Summer: Daily 9 AM – 8PM
Winter: Daily 9AM – 7PM
Lisbon Airport: +351 218 413 500 / +351 218 413 700
Transport information:
ACP – Automobile club in Portugal: www.acp.pt
Brisa – National motorway network company: www.brisa.pt
CP – Comboios de Portugal (Portuguese Train): www.cp.pt
The Sintra Tourist Information Office is located at:
Avenida da Republica 23
2710-616 Sintra
Tel: +351 219 231 157 or +351 219 241 700
The team are friendly and helpful and will be delighted to answer your questions and help you get the most out of your stay.
We hope that once you arrive in Sintra your time will be taken up exploring the wonderful palaces, castles, monasteries and romantic landscaped gardens, plus the beautiful Estoril coastline nearby. However, in the unlikely event that you require them, we have put together the following useful telephone numbers for Sintra’s main public services:
Sintra Police
National emergency number 112
PSP- Policia de Segurança Pública: www.psp.pt
GNR- Guarda Nacional Repúblicana: www.gnr.pt
Lisbon Metropolitan Police Command: +351 21 765 42 42
Lisbon Tourism Police Station: +351 21 342 16 23
Cascais Tourism Police Station: +351 21 486 39 29
GNR de Sintra: +351 21 924 49 25
PSP Traffic: +351 21 750 12 00
Sintra Hospitals
Amadora Sintra Hospital: +351 21 434 82 00 /21 434 84 44
Cascais Hospital: +351 21 482 77 00
Sintra Doctor
British Hospital: +351 21 394 31 00 / 21 721 34 00
Amadora Sintra Hospital: +351 21 434 82 00 /21 434 84 44
Portuguese Red Cross: +351 21 391 39 33
