travelling to Guimarães

Traveling to Portugal - Guimarães ( conference location )

 

by car

Guimarães is connected to the major european motorway network.

There is free car parking in the conference venue.

get directions to Guimarães

 

by train

Guimarães is accessible by train from the major european railways (through Paris).

timetables prices

by plane

there are three international airports in Portugal:

  • Porto (OPO) - (60 Km to Guimarães )
    • by train
      • Use the Metro (subway), line E to get to Campanhã railway station (download pdf).
        • about 35 min. and an expected cost of about 1.45 euros.
      • from the Campanhã railway station find a train to get to Guimarães (from: porto - campanha / to: guimaraes).
        • about 1h10 min. and an expected cost from 2.5 (urbanos) to 11 euros (alfa-pendular).
      • find a taxi (2.7 Km to the conference place) with an expected cost of about 5 euros (night, weekends and holidays is 20% more).
    • by bus
      • find a taxi to Central de Camionagem (bus station), Rua Alfredo Magalhães
        • about 20 min. and an expected cost of about 20 euros (night, weekends and holidays is 20% more).
      • from the Central de Camionagem find a bus to Guimarães (Partidas: Porto / Destinos: Guimaraes)
        • about 1h15 min and an expected cost of about 6 euros.
      • find a taxi (1.9 Km to the conference place) with and expected cost of about 4 euros (night, weekends and holidays is 20% more)
    • by taxi
      • from the Porto airport to the conference place the expected cost is of about 60 euros (night, weekends and holidays is 20% more).

       

  • Lisboa (LIS) - (358 Km to Guimarães )
    • by train
      • Get bus number 5 from the airport to the Estação do Oriente (download pdf)
        • about 20 min. and an expected cost of about 1.4 euros .
      • from the Estação do Oriente railway station find a train to Guimarães (from: lisboa - oriente / to: guimaraes)
        • about 4h05 min to 4h54 min and an expected cost of about 35 euros
      • find a taxi (2.7 Km to the conference place) with an expected cost of about 5 euros (night, weekends and holidays is 20% more).
    • by bus
      • find a taxi to Sete Rios - Praça Marechal Humberto Delgado, Rua das Laranjeiras.
        • about 30 min and an expected cost of about 20 euros
      • from the Central de Camionagem find a bus to Guimarães (Partidas: Lisboa / Destinos: Guimaraes)
        • about 4h30 min to 5h30 min and an expected cost of about 20 euros.
      • find a taxi (1.9 Km to the conference place) with and expected cost of about 4 euros (night, weekends and holidays is 20% more)
    • by taxi
      • from the Lisboa airport to the conference place the expected cost is of about 400 euros (night, weekends and holidays is 20% more).

       

  • Faro (Algarve or FAO) - (604 Km to Guimarães )
    • by train
      • find a taxi (6 Km to the railway station) with an expected cost of about 10 euros (night, weekends and holidays is 20% more).
      • from the Faro railway station find a train to get to Guimarães (from: faro / to: guimaraes).
        • expected costs from 45 (IC - inter cidades, about 11h ) to 50 euros (AP - alfa-pendular, about 8h).
      • find a taxi (2.7 Km to the conference place) with an expected cost of about 5 euros (night, weekends and holidays is 20% more).
    • by bus
      • we strongly recommend the train
    • by taxi
      • we strongly recommend the train

 

 

 

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