There are 12 ways to get from London to El Escorial by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly from London City Airport, train
best- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LCY - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorialtrain
6h 26m€120–399Train to Luton Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LTN - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorialtrain
6h 49m€66–206Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
- Take the train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorialtrain Re
15h 55m€401–715Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Intercambiador Moncloa to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiñobus 661
27h 39m€87–280Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to El Escorialcar
28h 36m€221–883Fly from London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LHR - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorialtrain
6h 21m€70–272Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LGW - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorialtrain
6h 34m€69–242Fly from London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane STN - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorialtrain
6h 53m€68–242Train to Bristol Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane BRS - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorialtrain
8h 8m€112–257Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Intercambiador Moncloa to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiñobus 661
29h 6m€154–277Train, car ferry
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santandercarferry
- Take the train from Santander to Venta De Banostrain Re
- Take the train from Venta De Banos to El Escorialtrain Re
44h 26m€183–775Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to El Escorialcar
17h 36m€386–505
London to El Escorial by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to El Escorial is to train and fly which costs €65 - €210 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from London to El Escorial is to fly and train which takes 6h 21m and costs €70 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from London to El Escorial. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiño via Paris, Quai de Bercy and Intercambiador Moncloa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from London to El Escorial. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at El Escorial via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Perpignan, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías and Madrid-Principe Pio. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
The distance between London and El Escorial is 1337 km.
The best way to get from London to El Escorial without a car is to train which takes 15h 55m and costs €400 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from London to El Escorial, including transfers.
London to El Escorial bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from London Victoria station.
London to El Escorial train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from London to El Escorial is to train which takes 15h 55m and costs €400 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus via Madrid, which costs €85 - €280 and takes 27h 39m.
What companies run services between London, England and El Escorial, Madrid, Spain?
You can take a train from London St Pancras Intl to El Escorial via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Perpignan, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Príncipe Pío, and Madrid-Principe Pio in around 15h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Av.Constitución-Francisco Valiño via Paris, Quai de Bercy, Estación Sur de Autobuses, Pacifico, Moncloa, and Intercambiador Moncloa in around 27h 39m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Bristol Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Perpignan to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Principe Pio to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santander to Venta De Banos
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Venta De Banos to El Escorial
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- 012
- [email protected]
- 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
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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €100–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–700
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- €210–600
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London to El Escorial bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
El Escorial is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 8:43 AM in London and 9:43 AM in El Escorial.
London to El Escorial train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
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