Pombal sits on Portugal's Linha do Norte, the country's main rail corridor between Lisbon, Coimbra, Aveiro, and Porto. The city has one principal passenger train station, Pombal, served by Comboios de Portugal, usually known as CP. Its position gives Pombal access to both long-distance trains and regional services across central Portugal.
Trains from Pombal include Alfa Pendular and Intercidades long-distance services on selected departures, plus Regional and InterRegional trains for shorter trips along the same north-south railway. Pombal station is the city's main train station and handles the rail services bookable for Pombal train tickets, with most routes following the Linha do Norte rather than branching into separate local rail lines.
Rail routes from Pombal run south toward Entroncamento, Santarem, and Lisbon, north toward Coimbra, Aveiro, and Porto, and across central Portugal through connections at larger junction stations. Pombal does not have a direct airport rail station, so airport trips normally use rail to Lisbon or Porto followed by local airport transfer. Book trains from and to Pombal online at Rail Monsters.