There are 9 ways to get from Europe to El Escorial by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane FRA - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain
9h 49m€115–306Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Metzbus
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorialtrain Re
26h 57m€269–497Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda to Darmstadt Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Darmstadt to Madrid - South Stationbus
- Take the bus from Intercambiador Moncloa to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiñobus 661
34h 36m€159–222Drive 1,928 km
- Drive from Europe to El Escorialcar 1,928 km
19h 36m€298–430Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane DUS - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain
12h 14m€138–351Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane HAM - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain
12h 56mTrain, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane MUC - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain
12h 30m€163–312Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BER - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain
12h 17m€123–299Train, bus via Reims
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGVbus
- Take the bus from Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station to Salamancabus
- Take the bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Madrid-Moncloabus
- Take the bus from Intercambiador Moncloa to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiñobus 661
39h 8m€176–251
Europe to El Escorial by bus, train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to El Escorial is to train and fly which costs €120 - €300 and takes 12h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to El Escorial is to train and fly which takes 9h 49m and costs €110 - €310.
The distance between Europe and El Escorial is 1671 km. The road distance is 1928 km.
The best way to get from Europe to El Escorial without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 57m and costs €260 - €500.
It takes approximately 9h 49m to get from Europe to El Escorial, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to El Escorial is 1928 km. It takes approximately 19h 36m to drive from Europe to El Escorial.
There are 340+ hotels available in El Escorial.
What companies run services between Europe and El Escorial, Madrid, Spain?
There is no direct connection from Europe to El Escorial. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), walk to Madrid-Aeropuerto T4, take the train to Madrid Chamartín, then take the train to El Escorial. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Europe to El Escorial via Hessisch Lichtenau Bürgerhaus, Kaufungen-Papierfabrik, Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik, Metz, Metz Ville, Montpellier Saint-Roch, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Príncipe Pío, and Madrid-Principe Pio in around 26h 57m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda to Darmstadt Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Metz Ville to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Train from Fulda to Darmstadt Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kassel to Reims - Champagne Ardenne TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Darmstadt to Madrid - South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Reims - Champagne Ardenne Train Station to Salamanca
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 012
- tarjetatransportepublico@madrid.org
- Website
- crtm.es
Bus from Intercambiador Moncloa to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiño
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.crtm.es/?lang=en
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- info@monbus.es
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Salamanca, Estación de Autobuses to Madrid-Moncloa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
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