The average bus between Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and El Escorial takes 1h 13m and the fastest bus takes 35 min. The bus service runs several times per day from Madrid-Atocha Cercanías to El Escorial. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run every 4 hours between Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and El Escorial. The earliest departure is at 12:10 AM at night, and the last departure from Madrid-Atocha Cercanías is at 11:35 PM which arrives into El Escorial at 12:30 AM. All services require a transfer at Moncloa and take an average of 1h 13m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Madrid-Atocha Cercanías to El Escorial. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Atocha Cercanías station and arriving at El Escorial station via Moncloa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 13m.
Madrid-Atocha Cercanías to El Escorial bus services, operated by Empresa Municipal de Transportes, depart from Estación De Atocha station.
Madrid-Atocha Cercanías to El Escorial bus services, operated by Empresa Municipal de Transportes, arrive at Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiño station.
The distance between Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and El Escorial is 42 km. The road distance is 49 km.
You can take a bus from Estación De Atocha to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiño via Moncloa and Intercambiador Moncloa in around 1h 20m.