Royal Site of San Lorenzo of El Escorial

Visiting Times

• From Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 18:00

• From Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 - 19:00

Box office and admission to the Monastery close one hour earlier.

Weekly closing: Mondays

• January 1: closed entire day
• January 6: closed entire day
• September 10: closed entire day
• December 24: closed entire day
• December 31: closed entire day

• March 20

• Approximate duration of the visit to the Monastery: two hours.

Prices and Ticket Types

Individual Admission

Basic Admission 12 €  (14 € from 1/1/2024)

• Visitors that cannot benefit from the reduced or free admission.

Reduced Admission 6 € (7 € from 1/1/2024)

• Citizens between 5 and 16 years of age. Accreditation by means of identification card or passport from 14 to 16 years of age.
• Persons over 65 years of age.
• Accredited students up to 25 years of age with updated national or international student’s card.

Free Admission 0 €

If your reservation is exclusively for free tickets, they can only be purchased at the ticket office of the venue

• Children under 5 years of age.
• 18 May, International Museum Day. 12 October, National Holiday of Spain, without distinction of nationality (except for the Casa del Príncipe D. Carlos y del Infante D. Gabriel, where the single price must be paid)
• Large families with accreditation by the Official Family Book or equivalent of the EU and Latin American countries holders of residency or work permits of those nationalities.
• Members of the ICOM (International Museum Council), by means of accrediting card of that organisation.
• Official Tourist Guides with Official Tourist Guide card.
• Professors with teaching staff card.
• Persons with disability with accreditation.
• The companions of people with disabilities will have free admission, as long as this is essential for them to be able to make their visit and this circumstance is recorded on the card or disability resolution issued for that purpose.
• Persons in legal situation of unemployment that accredit this circumstance by means of Employment Demand Card or equivalent document issued by the competent organisation.
• (Winter) Wednesdays and Sunday from 15:00 to 18:00 h., free admission for citizens of the European Union, residents and holders of work permit in that territory and Latin American citizens, following accreditation of nationality (national identification card, passport or driver’s licence) or residency or work permit. The free offer is limited to the tour without guide. Only in ticket office
• (Summer) Wednesdays and Sunday from 15:00 to 19:00 h., free admission for citizens of the European Union, residents and holders of work permit in that territory and Latin American citizens, following accreditation of nationality (national identification card, passport or driver’s licence) or residency or work permit. The free offer is limited to the tour without guide. Only in ticket office

Guided visit

Guided by Patrimonio Nacional staff

The guided tours that are purchased online are all in Spanish

There is the possibility of the guided visit by adding a supplement whose amount is 4 € per person. (Spanish only) (6 € from 1/1/2024)

• Basic 16 € (20 € from 1/1/2024)
• Reduced 10 € (13 € from 1/1/2024)
• Free 4 € (6 € from 1/1/2024)

You must access 10 minutes before the time indicated in your tickets

Group Visit

Tourist Groups

Purchase of tickets for groups guided by official tourist guides. The applicable rate will be determined according to the status of each group member or the agency rate.

Ticket types:

• Basic 10 € (12 € from 1/1/2024)
• Reduced 6 € (7 € from 1/1/2024)
• Free 0 €

Cultural Groups

Purchase of tickets for cultural associations, institutions, foundations, and postgraduate schools of fine arts.

Ticket types:

• Basic 12 € (14 € from 1/1/2024)
• Reduced 6 € (7 € from 1/1/2024)
• Free 0 €

Educational Groups

Purchase of tickets for 2nd cycle of infant school/kindergarten, primary, secondary, high school, vocational training, university students, workshop schools, employment workshops, and trade schools.

Ticket types:

• Reduced 6 € (7 € from 1/1/2024)
• Free 0 €

Agencies

Purchase of tickets for groups managed by travel agencies.

Ticket types:

• Basic 10 € (12 € from 1/1/2024)

Interactive Audio Guides

Interactive audio guides will be available onsite.

How to get there

Address: Calle de Juan de Borbón y Battenberg s/n. 28200 San Lorenzo de el Escorial - Madrid

• Bus: Line 664 and 661 from the Moncloa interchange (AUTOCARES HERRANZ)
• Car: Madrid-San Lorenzo de el Escorial; A-VI, to Las Rozas, turning onto the M-505; A-VI, turning onto the M-600
• Train: Madrid-El Escorial. Commuter Line C-2

Accessibility

General public and school: north facade

Agencies: principal façade, through the Lonja of access to the Basilica.

• There is access for persons with disability (consult conditions in the Monument). Manual wheelchairs are available.