How to arrive
By train
By airplane
The closest airport to Braga is the Sá Carneiro airport in Porto, at about 50 Km distance. The trip airport to Braga takes about 50 minutes and costs around 60-70 Euros by taxi. In the airport it is possible to catch the underground to Campanhã train station where it is possible to take a train to Braga, as explained:
Braga train station to hotels/city center/university
Just outside the station there is a bus stop and a taxi point. If your hotel is in the city center, you can also choose to walk. Below are some detailed instructions on each of the options.
- Braga train station receives Alfa Pendular trains everyday as well as urban trains. On arrival it is possible to take a taxi or a bus (TUB). Line 43 is the most direct line to the University of Minho.
- From Campanhã train station, in Porto, the trip to Braga can be made in a urban train. The trip lasts approximately 60 minutes..
- From Santa Apolonia train station or Oriente train station, in Lisbon, the trip to Braga can be made in Alfa Pendular train which should take approximately three hours (please refer to the timetables here).
- Timetables and prices can be found in http://www.cp.pt
By airplane
The closest airport to Braga is the Sá Carneiro airport in Porto, at about 50 Km distance. The trip airport to Braga takes about 50 minutes and costs around 60-70 Euros by taxi. In the airport it is possible to catch the underground to Campanhã train station where it is possible to take a train to Braga, as explained:
- Airport Underground station to Capanhã train station: Line E (violet line); time:30 minutes; frequency: every 20 minutes; working hours: 06:00 am - 01:30 am.
- Practical notes: The ticket is bought in a ticket machine inside the station. It is mandatory to buy a card (Andante) and to charge on or more trips. Before starting your journey it is mandatory to validate the referred card. The Andante card must be kept till the end of the trip, being easily used in other trips after being charged anew.
- Timetables and prices can be found in http://www.metrodoporto.pt.
Braga train station to hotels/city center/university
Just outside the station there is a bus stop and a taxi point. If your hotel is in the city center, you can also choose to walk. Below are some detailed instructions on each of the options.
- Bus TUB (Transportes Urbanos de Braga) Routes and timetables can be found in http://www.tub.pt
- Taxi: Approximate cost of 7 Euros (train station - city center) and 10 Euros (train station – University of Minho). At the week-end and evening, this adds 20% to taxi cost.
- Walking: If the hotel is in the city center, it takes about 10-15 minutes to reach the hotel, depending on the location of the Hotel. To get from the train station to the center is relatively simple just follow the street Andrade Corvo. It will be a good way to make the first contact with the city.
city OF BRAGA
Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the world, founded in Roman Empire as Bracara Augusta, and has over 2000 years of history as a city. Located in northern Portugal, more specifically in Cávado Valley, Braga has 176 154 inhabitants in his county (INE data, 2008), being the center of the Minho region with over a million inhabitants (2007).
Chosen by the European Youth Forum for European Youth Capital in 2012, Braga is a city full of culture and traditions, where history and religion live side by side with the technology industry and the university.
Braga is known as the Rome of Portugal due to its numerous baroque churches. Its cathedral, built in the twelfth century, is the oldest in the country. Porto, Braga and Guimarães are an attractive tourist triangle.
To access the map of the city of Braga, click here.
Sites of interest:
Chosen by the European Youth Forum for European Youth Capital in 2012, Braga is a city full of culture and traditions, where history and religion live side by side with the technology industry and the university.
Braga is known as the Rome of Portugal due to its numerous baroque churches. Its cathedral, built in the twelfth century, is the oldest in the country. Porto, Braga and Guimarães are an attractive tourist triangle.
To access the map of the city of Braga, click here.
Sites of interest:
University of Minho
The Universidade do Minho (UMinho) has an approximate population of 19,000 students, of which 12,350 are undergraduate and integrated Masters students, 4470 Masters are students and 1,912 are doctoral students.
The faculty is composed of about 1,200 teachers and researchers and 600 administrative and technical staff. The European Universities Association considered it as a case study of good practice at European level.
In the latest evaluation process, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), 80% of the 32 research centers were classified as very good, excellent, or integrated with associated laboratories.
UMinho has two campuses: one in Braga (see map) and other in Guimarães (about 20 km from each other), that city is a World Heritage Site of UNESCO.
Map of the University of Minho - Campus de Gualtar in Braga:
The faculty is composed of about 1,200 teachers and researchers and 600 administrative and technical staff. The European Universities Association considered it as a case study of good practice at European level.
In the latest evaluation process, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), 80% of the 32 research centers were classified as very good, excellent, or integrated with associated laboratories.
UMinho has two campuses: one in Braga (see map) and other in Guimarães (about 20 km from each other), that city is a World Heritage Site of UNESCO.
Map of the University of Minho - Campus de Gualtar in Braga: