How to travel from Lisbon to Castelo Branco

There are 2 travel options to Castelo Branco from Lisbon. You can take a train or bus.

The cheapest way to travel from Lisbon to Castelo Branco is a bus with an average price of $5 (€4).

This is compared to other travel options from Lisbon to Castelo Branco:

Taking a bus costs $5 (€4) less than taking a train, which costs on average $9 (€8) for the same trip.

The fastest way from Lisbon to Castelo Branco is by bus with an average journey time of 2 h 20 min.

There are alternative travel options to Castelo Branco that take longer:

Taking a train requires on average 2 h 40 min of travel time.

You should expect to travel around 116 miles (187 km) between Lisbon and Castelo Branco.

The average frequency per day from Lisbon to Castelo Branco is:

• 12 buses per day.
• 6 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Lisbon to Castelo Branco as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Lisbon to Castelo Branco:

• Most travelers who purchase a bus ticket from Lisbon to Castelo Branco depart from Lisbon, Avenida da Liberdade (Monumento aos Mortos da Grande Guerra) to Castelo Branco, Terminal Rodoviário.
• Most travelers catch their train from Lisbon - Oriente and arrive in Castelo Branco.

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• You can take a bus from Lisbon to Castelo Branco with Citi Express, FlixBus, Rede Expressos, Infobus, Alsa, BlaBlaCar, Eurolines Switzerland or BlaBlaCar Bus. Cheap tickets can be found for $5 (€4) with Rede Expressos from Lisbon to Castelo Branco.
• You can take a train from Lisbon to Castelo Branco with Comboios De Portugal, Intercidades or R - Regional. Cheap tickets can be found for $9 (€8) with R - Regional from Lisbon to Castelo Branco.

Yes, there are direct routes from Lisbon to Castelo Branco with the following travel companies:

• You can find 12 direct buses per day to take to Castelo Branco with Citi Express, FlixBus, Rede Expressos, Alsa or BlaBlaCar Bus.
• You can find 3 direct trains per day to take to Castelo Branco with Comboios De Portugal, Intercidades or R - Regional.

Direct services to Castelo Branco tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.