The nearest airport is located in Oporto city, “Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro”. 

There are several possibilities of reaching Guimarães from the airport "Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro" (50 km apart):

1. By car from Oporto Airport

40 minutes by Highway (toll payments – cost at about 10 €), you can rent-a-car at the Airport. If you are driving and using a GPS navigation system, you should identify the conference venue (Centro Cultural Vila Flor) by entering the following location:

Latitude: 41°26'13.69"N; Longitude:  8°17'40.19"W

2. By taxi from Oporto Airport

40 minutes, cost at about 60-80 €.

3. By bus from Oporto Airport:

direct trip between Oporto Airport and Guimarães city (www.getbus.eu), 50 minutes, cost - 8.0 €. The distance between the Guimarães Bus Station and the Conference Venue is about 1.2 km (15 minutes by walking).

4. By metro/train

take the "Metro do Porto" (www.metrodoporto.pt), from the Airport Station (in front of the airport building) to the railway station "Estação de Campanhã". From the Railway Station you should take the train to Guimaães (www.cp.pt). By Metro from the Oporto Airport to Campanhã Rail Station: 40 minutes, cost about 2 €. By urban trains from Campanhã to Guimarães Rail Station: 70 minutes, cost about 3.5 €, but there are few trains a day (intervals of 1 to 2 hours). The distance between the Guimarães Rail Station and the Conference Venue is about 300 m (3 minutes by walking).