BY PLANE

The nearest airport to Guimarães is the Sá Carneiro International Airport (in Porto), around 50 Km away from the city. Bus line number 56 takes you from the airport to Porto centre (every 20 minutes). You can also take the Aerobus, an express bus that will take you directly from the airport to Porto centre (every 30 minutes), without unnecessary stops. This bus is available Monday to Friday from 9am until 7pm. From the city centre there is a number of possibilities for you to get to Guimarães. • Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport Pedras Rubras / Maia / Porto Email: oporto.airport@ana-aeroportos.pt www.ana-aeroportos.pt

By Car from Francisco Sá Carneiro airport :

From Francisco Sá Carneiro airport take IC24, direction A3, Braga, Maia; Drive about 10km in IC24, until exit 6, and take highway A3, direction Valença, Braga (see http://www.brisa.pt/webnew/brisa_mapa_00.asp or http://www.viaverde.pt/vv_md_01.asp?id=&idioma=1 ); Drive about 16 km in A3, until exit 6, and take highway A7, direction Guimarães; Drive about 16 km in A7, to the end and follow direction Guimarães (see http://www.aenor.pt/index2.html ); Take Guimarães Ring, direction Felgueiras, Fafe, until exit to Guimarães, Pencelo

BY CAR

When travelling by car you will find many ways to get at Guimarães. From the North you have the highway from Braga and Viana do Castelo and also from Coruña (Spain). From the East you have the highway from Bragança and Vila Real. From the South you have the Highway which connects Lisbon and Porto and from the border with Spain at Vilar Formoso. Braga - (22 km): A11 Faro - (640 km): A2, IP1 /A13, IC11 / A1, IP1 / A3, IP1 / A7, IC5 Lisbon - (364 km): A1, IP1 / A3, IP1/ A7, IC5 Oporto - (56 km): A3, IP1 / A7, IC5

BY BUS

From the center of Porto you may take a bus to Guimarães at Parque da Magauanha (close to Trindade), where the Bus Station to Guimarães is located. See the following timetable (Monday to Friday): Buses from Parque da Magauanha to Guimarães (Arriva)