Travel to Braga

The closest airport to Braga is Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, in Porto, which is located 45 kms from Braga.

 

For GPS users, the coordinates to UMinho - campus Gualtar are (according to Google Earth): 41°33'41.00"N and 8°23'54.45"W.

 

The easiest way to get to Braga is by using the “get Bus”, which does daily transfers from the Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport to Braga. For more information please access their website.

 

Note that as an alternative, you can take the subway, Line Violeta to Campanhã Station [about 33 minutes, between 6am and 1:30am]. From there you should get the train to Braga. Information on train prices and timetables can be found in the CP website. Braga train station is 5 minutes walking distance from the city centre.

 

From Porto airport (Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport) to Braga participants can also:
- rent a car
- take a taxi
- a bus service is also available from downtown Porto (Rua Alfredo Magalhaes).