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How to get fromBasel to El Escorialby plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe), bus or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Basel to El Escorial by plane, train, train (TGV, Renfe), bus, or car

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  1. Fly from Basel, train

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    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BSL - MAD
    2. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain train
    6h 36m
    €67–215

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    3. Take the train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorialtrain train Re
    16h 2m
    €210–345

  3. Bus via Geneva

    1. Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Genevabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Intercambiador Moncloa to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiñobus bus 661
    29h 35m
    €143–290

  4. Drive 1,494.3 km

    1. Drive from Basel to El Escorialcar car 1,494.3 km
    15h 57m
    €255–369

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane ZRH - MAD
    3. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain train
    7h 51m
    €98–283

  6. Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly, train

    1. Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain train
    2. Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane SXB - MAD
    3. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain train
    7h 51m
    €108–274

  7. Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    3. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane GVA - MAD
    4. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain train
    9h 19m
    €144–351

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    2. Take the train from Renens VD to Annemassetrain train
    3. Take the train from Annemasse to Avignon Tgvtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train
    5. Take the bus from Intercambiador Moncloa to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiñobus bus 661
    18h 11m
    €239–400

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Basel SBB to Strasbourgbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Madrid - South Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Intercambiador Moncloa to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiñobus bus 661
    30h 16m
    €114–181

Basel to El Escorial by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration16h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket€210Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and El Escorial, Madrid, Spain?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to El Escorial via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Príncipe Pío, and Madrid-Principe Pio in around 16h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Brausebad to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiño via Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, Basel Euroairport FR, Geneva - Bus station, Estación Sur de Autobuses, Pacifico, Moncloa, and Intercambiador Moncloa in around 29h 35m.

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