There are 3 ways to get from San Rafael to El Escorial by bus, plane, train, or subway
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Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly, train
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SFO - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain
16h 22m€303–793BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, train
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SJC - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain
23h 26m€339–1,234Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SMF - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to El Escorialtrain
21h 33m€500–1,567
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to El Escorial is to bus and fly and train which costs €300 - €800 and takes 16h 22m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to El Escorial is to bus and fly and train which takes 16h 22m and costs €300 - €800.
The distance between San Rafael and El Escorial is 9438 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from San Rafael to El Escorial, including transfers.
El Escorial is 8h ahead of San Rafael. It is currently 8:51 AM in San Rafael and 4:51 PM in El Escorial.
There are 344+ hotels available in El Escorial.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and El Escorial, Madrid, Spain?
There is no direct connection from San Rafael to El Escorial. However, you can take the bus to San Francisco Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 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 the line 580 bus to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, walk to El Cerrito Del Norte, take the subway to Milpitas, walk to Milpitas BART, take the line 60 bus to SJC Airport Terminal A, walk to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 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.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Denver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Denver, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
- 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
- €4–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- 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
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- €28
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