7th International Conference on Harmonic Analysis and Partial Differential Equations El Escorial, Madrid (Spain) June 21-25, 2004

Travel Info

El Escorial is located in the North-west part of the province of Madrid, at a distance of about 50 km from the capital. The Residencia San José (see PICTURE) is located in the town of El Escorial, in the intersection of Avda. Reyes Católicos and Avda. Felipe II, and is accessible by train, bus and car.

From the Airport

Option 1 (Recommended). Go to the Terminal 2 (T2), first floor. The entrance to the underground (METRO) can be found in the walkway connecting to car park P2 in the middle of the terminal (see Madrid-Barajas Airport Web-page). Take the subway (Metro), Line 8, from the airport to the Nuevos Ministerios train station (see MAP). The trip takes about 20 min. Follow the signs to Renfe Cercanias (without exiting to the street). Take the train to El Escorial (Cercanias, C8). From here follow the instructions on getting to El Escorial by train.

Option 2. Cacth the Madrid bus outside any airport terminal (see Madrid-Barajas Airport Web-page). Buses go from the airport to Plaza Colon in Madrid (last stop). Get out of the underground bus station and find the Recoletos train station (see MAP). Take the train (Cercanias, C8) to El Escorial. From here follow the instructions on getting to El Escorial by train.

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By Train

Take the train (Cercanias, C8) from any of these train stations: Atocha, Recoletos, Nuevos Ministerios or Chamartin (see MAP) to El Escorial. The trip takes approximately 1 hour.

To get a timetable:

1. Click HERE to open a new window with the train information.
2. On (ORIGEN) select as your Departure Station one of the stations listed above.
3. On (DESTINO) select as your Destination EL ESCORIAL.
4. On (CONSULTA POR UN DÍA DETERMINADO) select the date of your trip.
5. Click on (HORARIOS) to get the timetable of the day that you have just selected.
6. Use the following traslation chart:
   
   

   Hora de Salida	Hora Llegada	Línea	Tiempo de Viaje
   Departure	Arrival	Line Number	Estimated Time

From the train station at El Escorial there is a 500-meter walk uphill to the Residencia San Jose (see MAP). On Sunday, June 20, a person from the organization will be at the train station of El Escorial from 12:00 till 8:30 pm. to give you directions.

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By Bus

Buses leave Moncloa Bus Station in Madrid and arrive at the bus stop close to Monasterio de El Escorial. From here, take the Avda. Reyes Católicos (downhill) for 500 meters. The Residencia is on a sharp bend at the intersection of Avda. Reyes Católicos and Avda. Felipe II (see MAP). The bus also stops, if requested, at any ot the two bus stops marked in the map. You can find the bus schedule from Madrid to El Escorial HERE. The buses that run on Sundays are marked as (DIARIO) or (DOMINGOS Y FESTIVOS).

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By Car

Take highway A6 (Madrid - A Coruña). Take exit number 18 (El Escorial) and follow this road for  approximately 30 km.  At the entrance of the town follow directions to San Lorenzo de El Escorial. After passing under a bridge, an then a round-about, the Residencia San José will be 500 meters ahead on your left (see MAP).

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