Guimarães is a municipe composed of 69 parishes that fall in an area of 242.32 km2, with about 160,000 inhabitants. It is located northwest of Portugal and is distant approximately 350 km from the capital, Lisbon and about 50 km from Porto.
The most direct means of access for those who wish to travel to Guimarães are road and rail routes.
Road:
Using the existing network of highways, Guimarães arrives at the port in about 30 minutes (A3 and A7) to Braga in 15 minutes (A11) to Vigo in 90 minutes (A3 and A7) and Lisbon in 180 minutes (A3, A7, and A1).
There are several bus companies that make connections, direct and / or non-direct, from anywhere in Portugal and Guimarães.
Railway:
The rail link is through the electrified line, from which several direct links are established and / or non direct links between various destinations, and that allows the movement between Guimarães and Oporto, and vice versa, takes about 60 minutes. (Information: http://www.cp.pt/)
The nearest airport to Guimarães is the Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport in Porto, which is about 50 km from Guimarães.