El Escorial: facts

At a glance

• Country: Spain
• Region: Madrid
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 15,842
• Coordinates: 40.5825° N, 4.1285° W
• Time zone: Europe/Madrid (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Madrid: 40 km (25 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD): 48 km (30 mi), straight line
• Salamanca Airport (SLM): 123 km (76 mi), straight line
• Valladolid Airport (VLL): 139 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• San Lorenzo de El Escorial: 1.9 km (1.2 mi)
• Zarzalejo: 5.9 km (3.7 mi)
• Colmenarejo: 9.7 km (6.0 mi)
• Peguerinos: 10.0 km (6.2 mi)
• Valdemorillo: 10 km (7 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Fuencarral-El Pardo, 35 km (22 mi)