Trips & tickets
A guided day from Lisbon: Pena Palace and its mountaintop gardens, Quinta da Regaleira and its Initiation Well, the cliffs at Cabo da Roca and the Cascais waterfront.
A small group with a local guide: the terraces of Pena Palace, Sintra village and its travesseiro pastry, then the gardens of Quinta da Regaleira.
Entry to the Romantic palace on one of the highest hills around Sintra and to the forested Pena Park around it, with skip-the-line access.
The full GetYourGuide listing for Sintra — Pena and Regaleira tickets, day tours from Lisbon, private trips, and tuk-tuk and jeep tours, with live prices.
Sintra is not one trip but several, sold by different operators: timed tickets for the Park and Palace of Pena and the other monuments run by Parques de Sintra, separate tickets for Quinta da Regaleira, coach and minibus day tours from Lisbon that often add Cabo da Roca and Cascais, private driver-guides, and tuk-tuk, jeep and walking tours in the hills.
Which one is right depends on how many palaces you want to see, how much climbing you are happy with, and whether you want to manage trains, buses and timed tickets yourself. These pages compare them plainly.
Plan it properly
The train from Rossio in about 45 minutes, buses 434 and 435 to the palaces, walking trails, tuk-tuks, driving and parking rules, and day tours from Lisbon compared.
Pena, the Moorish Castle, Quinta da Regaleira, Monserrate and the National Palace compared: 2026 ticket prices, Pena's timed entry, opening hours and what to skip.
A one-day Sintra plan that works: the walking route from the town to the castle and Pena, when the crowds thin, the time each walk takes, and adding Cabo da Roca.
The palaces
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By train from Rossio station in about 45 minutes, or from Oriente in about 50; tickets go on a reusable Navegante card. From Sintra station, bus 434 climbs to the Moorish Castle and Pena. Our guide to getting there compares every way in.
No. Private vehicles may not drive to Pena or the Moorish Castle, and the historic centre is limited to residents. Park at a peripheral car park such as Lourel and continue by bus 434 or on foot.
Scotturb's bus 434 serves the Moorish Castle, Pena and the National Palace; bus 435 serves Quinta da Regaleira, Seteais and Monserrate. A day ticket for both costs €13.50, with 8% off online; check current fares before you go.
Pena palace tickets are for a set date and entry time, and you cannot go in early or late. As listed in October 2026 the Essential Visit costs €20 for adults; the park recommends an afternoon slot, when the palace has fewer visitors. See our palaces and tickets guide.