How to get there

The Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society is a research unit of the Institute of Arts and Humanities at the University of Minho.

Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas
University of Minho. Campus de Gualtar.
4710-057 Braga, Portugal
GPS coordinates - latitude: 41° 33' 32.16'' N - longitude: 8° 23' 54.06'' W

Once in Braga, we recommend the use of Braga Urban Transportation System. Bus Nr. 43 connects the train station with University of Minho (1.55 euros -Schedule and itinerary map).

Getting to Portugal

LOW-COST AIRLINES flying to Portugal from different points in Europe:

To Porto: Ryanair (from London, Paris, Dublin, Milan, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, Eindhoven, Brussels, Hamburg, among many others).
To Lisboa: Easy Jet (from London, Copenhagen, Paris, Berlin, Geneva, Amsterdam, among many others) or Vueling (Barcelona, Paris).
Other airlines

Getting to Braga

From m Porto

By airplane: The closest airport is Sá Carneiro Airport 50 Km from Braga (31 miles). There is a direct bus (Getbus) from the to Braga and back, every 2-3 hours.

Subway to Porto (Campanhã station) and a train from there to Braga (Braga Line).
Bus n.56 to Oporto (every 20min) and Aerobus, direct bus to Oporto (every 30 min.) (7am - 7pm).

By train: Oporto's train stations (Braga Line):

Campanhã Train Station (Largo da Estação, 4300-173 Porto)
S. Bento Train Station (Praça Almeida Garret 4000-069 Porto). Timetable, Comboios Portugal.

By bus: Station, R. Alfredo Magalhães , 4440-452 Porto. Rede expressos, Renex.

By car: recommended route (57km).

By taxi: It takes about 40m. and costs about 55€.

From Lisboa

By airplane: Portela Airport (Lisboa) is approximately 370 km from Braga.

By train:

Santa Apolónia Train Station (Av. Infante D. Henrique, 2715-311 Lisboa)

Estação do Oriente (Orient Station) (Ed. Gare do Oriente, piso 1 – Av. D. João II 1990-233 Lisboa)
Timetable
Comboios de Portugal

By bus: Estação do Oriente (Orient Station) (Ed. Gare do Oriente, piso 1 – Av. D. João II 1990-233 Lisboa). Public transportation network in the eastern area of Lisbon, linking the subway, bus and taxi. Airplane passengers can check-in previously.
Rede expressos, Renex

By car: recommended route from Lisboa to Braga (approximately 365 km).

From Spain

From Madrid and Barcelona

Madrid: Several options available to get to Porto by airplane and bus. If you wish to drive, here is the recommended route from Madrid to Braga (approximately 535 km).
Barcelona: Several options available by airplane (to Porto).

From Galicia

By bus: from Santiago de Compostela, Coruña and Vigo to Braga with bus company ALSA.
From Vigo to Porto: Go to Vigo Bus Station and take the bus from there to Porto (city center or airport) with AUTNA. By train: from Vigo to Porto: Go to Vigo Train Station (Guixar) and take the train to Porto.

By car: recommended route from Vigo to Braga (approximately 110 km)