Guimar\u00e3es is located in northwestern Portugal, approximately 350km north of the capital, Lisbon, and about 50km from the second largest city, Oporto. Motorways and railways are the most direct means of reaching Guimar\u00e3es.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
The nearest airport is Francisco S\u00e1 Carneiro International Airport, located in Oporto about 50km from Guimar\u00e3es. From the airport you can reach Guimar\u00e3es in the following ways:<\/p>\n
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Using the current network of motorways, Oporto can be reached from Guimar\u00e3es in 30 minutes via the A7 and A3. Braga is a mere 15 minutes away on the A11 motorway. Taking the A11 and A3 northbound, Vigo, Spain is 90 minutes away, and Lisbon is 3 hours to south, via the A7, A3 and A1 motorways. Various private bus lines link Guimar\u00e3es to all major cities in Portugal, with both non-stop and local service. The nearest airport is Francisco S\u00e1 Carneiro International Airport, located in the Oporto suburb of Maia, about 50km from Guimar\u00e3es. Using the A7 and A3 motorways, the airport can be reached in approximately 35 minutes.<\/p>\n
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Guimar\u00e3es is part of the modern network of trains that link all cities in Portugal. All-stop service between Guimar\u00e3es and Oporto takes approximately 60 minutes. To see if non-stop service exists between a certain location and Guimar\u00e3es, check the website of the national railway company (Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses) at www.cp.pt.<\/p>\n
Timetables in PDF are available at: www.cp.pt
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