Leiria is located in the Centro Region and sub region of Pinhal Litoral about halfway between Lisbon and Porto. The distance to Lisbon is 135 kilometres (84 miles), to Coimbra 72 kilometres (45 miles) and to Porto 179 kilometres (111 miles).
Leiria is connected to its suburbs and the rest of Portugal by a motorway network. There are four motorways passing the city;
A1 – Auto-estrada do Norte linking Porto to Lisbon, passing by Leiria.
A8 – Linking Leiria to Lisbon.
A17 – Linking Marinha Grande to Aveiro.
A19 – Linking Leiria and Batalha, using part of the IC2.
There is a railway Linha do Oeste (west railway line linking Cacém (Sintra/Lisbon area) to Figueira da Foz) which serves the central western coast of Portugal. Leiria railway station is a few km from the city centre (about 2 km).
The main bus station service is in the city centre.
