Coming to Guimaraes and Braga

Plane

To Porto (Oporto) airport
Aeroporto Sá Carneiro
(Airport code: OPO)

The nearest international airport to the city of Guimarães is the Sá Carneiro Airport in Oporto (Airport code: OPO), about 50 km away by the highways for both Guimarães and Braga. From this point you could choose different combinations of further transport to reach Guimaraes or Braga.

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+ + Plane + Bus + Taxi (local)


Plane -> see above.

 

For the bus service you could choose between the public buses or the bus service organized by the CIRP GA 2016 Organisation Committee

 

 Public buses

Take the bus by the “Get Bus” service (see below). For schedules and prices see below. Reservation in advance is required.

After reaching the Bus station in Guimarães, or Braga, you would have to take a local taxi to your hotel.

 

Private bus service organized by the CIRP GA 2016 Organisation Committee

Information on schedules and prices for bus transport, to Guimaraes or to Braga, in organisation by the CIRP GA 2016 Organisation Committee is provided on Transfers Airport – Guimaraes/Braga – Airport.

 

“Get Bus” service (getbus.eu):

Note: the time schedule and prices are indicative as these may be changed at the time of your reservation.

 

AIRPORT > GUIMARÃES >AIRPORT

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AIRPORT > BRAGA >AIRPORT

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+ Plane + Taxi (from the Airport)


Plane -> see above.

 

You could take a taxi directly from the Airport, in front of the Arrival doors, or to book the taxi service with one of the recommended companies (information on the taxi companies recommended by the CIRP GA 2016 Organisation Committee will be provided in due time).

Taxi service will take you directly to your hotel in Guimaraes or in Braga.

+ + + Plane + Metro + Train + Taxi (local)


Plane -> see above.

If you choose for the metro to get to the campus of Guimarães,  line E is available: Airport – Estádio do Dragão (violet line). The stop-off is Campanhã, which gives direct access to the Railway Station, with the same name. Trains bound for Guimarães and Braga depart from the station of Campanhã.

After reaching the Railway station in Guimaraes, or Braga, you would have to take a local taxi to your hotel.

 

Metro in Porto

Visit the metrodoporto.pt portal where you can consult the metro schedules and available lines from the Airport to the Railway station Campanha in Porto.

Tel.:(+351) 225 081 000

URL: metrodoporto.pt

 

Train

Visit the cp.pt portal where you can consult the train schedules and available lines to reach Guimaraes or Braga.

Tel.:(+351) 707 210 220

URL: cp.pt

+ Plane + Rent-a-car (from the Airport)


Plane -> see above.

You could take a Rent-a-car service directly at the Airport, from a number of international and national companies.

For Rent-a-car companies at the Airport please visit the Airport portal at ana.pt/Porto/PlanYourTrip/Car-Hire/.

+ Train + Taxi (local)


Visit the cp.pt portal where you can consult the train schedules and available lines to reach Guimaraes, or Braga.

Tel.:(+351) 707 210 220

URL: cp.pt

 

After reaching the Railway station in Guimaraes, or Braga, you would have to take a local taxi to your hotel.

+ Bus + Taxi (local)


In case you decide to travel by bus to Guimaraes, or Braga, here you can find information on some of the companies that provide travel services, depending on the location of departure:

Rede Expressos

Schedules available at: rede-expressos.pt

Tel.: +351 213 581 460

Transdev

Schedules available at: transdev.pt

Tel.: +351 213 581 460

Arriva

Schedules available at: arriva.pt

Tel..:  +351 253 423 500

Rodonorte

Schedules available at: rodonorte.pt

Tel.: +351 259 340 710

Car


Both Guimaraes and Braga are connected by modern highways. Highways in Braga are paid. Visit the “Brisa” portal (“Brisa” is a company that manages the highway network in Portugal) for detailed information: brisa.pt

Or visit one of popular navigation portals for detailed information

 

See Venue address and GPS coordinates below for your navigation.

Venue address and GPS coordinates:

Campus de Azurém
Alameda da Universidade
4800-058 Azurém, Guimarães –Portugal

GPS coordinates: 41.452892, -8.291053 (41°27’10.4″N 8°17’27.8″W)