• → European Space Agency

      • Space for Europe
      • Space News
      • Space in Images
      • Space in Videos
    • About Us

      • Welcome to ESA
      • DG's News and Views
      • For Member State Delegations
      • Business with ESA
      • ESA Exhibitions
      • ESA Publications
      • Careers at ESA
    • Our Activities

      • Space News
      • Observing the Earth
      • Human Spaceflight
      • Launchers
      • Navigation
      • Space Science
      • Space Engineering
      • Operations
      • Technology
      • Telecommunications & Integrated Applications
    • For Public

    • For Media

    • For Educators

    • For Kids

    • ESA

    • ESAC

    • About ESAC
    • Overview
    • Activities at ESAC
    • A Centre of excellence for Space Science
    • The archives, a scientific treasure trove
    • The Operations, communicating with space
    • Space Situational Awareness - SSA
    • ESAC SMOS Data Processing Ground Segment
    • ESAC Communication & Education Corporate Office
    • Laboratory for Space Astrophysics and Fundamental Physics (LAEFF)
    • Multimedia
    • Fotos de ESAC
    • Cebreros multimedia
    • Vodcast de ESAC
    • Media Centre
    • Press Releases
    • ESA Television
    • Events
    • Calendar
    • Services
    • Contact ESAC
    • Portal terms of use

    ESA > About Us > ESAC

    Getting to ESAC

    GPS Coordinates
    Degrees, minutes and seconds
    N 400 26' 37.7"
    W 30 57' 10.6"

    Decimal degrees
    40.4438
    -3.9529

    To reach ESAC from Madrid Airport

    Approximate Time: 40 min in non-peak hours
    Distance: 50 km

    Madrid Barajas Airport is located 20 km east of the city and is linked to Madrid by the M-11 and N-II highways. The best option to reach ESAC from Madrid Airport is by car, a trip of 50 km , taking 40 to 50 minutes in non-peak hours.

    • Barajas Terminal T1-T3:
    • Exit Madrid-Barajas Airport and follow signs to the M14 & M-11 highways.
    • Take M-11 highway towards M-40 Norte, A-1 (Burgos), A-6 (A Coruña), M-607.
    • Barajas Terminal T4:
    • Exit Madrid-Barajas Airport and follow signs to the M12 & M-40 highways.
    • Take M-12 highway towards M-11, M-40.
    • Leave M-12 at junction with M-11 and take M-11 towards M-40, A-1 (Burgos), A-6 (A Coruña).
      Note: Information on the exit from Madrid-Barajas airport at the following link:Map

    • Continue on the M-11 for 7km following the signs A-1 (Burgos), A-6 (A Coruña), A-5 (Badajoz).
    • Exit the M-11 highway at Junction 3 onto the M-40 towards A-1 (Burgos), A-6 (A Coruña), A-5 (Badajoz), Pozuelo & Boadilla.
    • Continue on the M-40 highway for approximately 23 km.
    • Leave M-40 highway at junction 41 onto M-503 towards Majadahonda/Pozuelo.
    • Continue on the M-503 following A Coruña A-6 signs.
    • Leave at Junction 9 towards Villanueva de la Cañada (although you have left the highway you are still on the M-503).
    • Go straight ahead towards Villanueva de la Cañada at the 1st and the 2nd roundabout.
    • After 4 Km exit at Junction 18 towards ESA direction.
    • Finally, at the roundabout take ESA exit.

    To reach ESAC from Madrid City Centre

    Approximate Time: 30 min in non-peak hours
    Distance: 30 km

    • Exiting Madrid from Moncloa (Arco de la Victoria), follow the signs to the A-6 highway in the direction of A Coruña
    • Once in the A-6, keep on following the signs of Villalba-A Coruña
    • Leave the A-6 highway at junction 11 onto the M-40 highway towards Badajoz (A-5), N-IV, N-V.
    • Continue on the M-40 for approximately 4 km.
    • Leave M-40 highway at junction 41 onto M-503 towards Majadahonda/Pozuelo.
    • Continue on the M-503 following A Coruña A-6 signs.
    • Leave at Junction 9 towards Villanueva de la Cañada (although you have left the highway you are still on the M-503).
    • Go straight ahead towards Villanueva de la Cañada at the 1st and the 2nd roundabout.
    • After 4 Km exit at Junction 18 towards ESA direction.
    • Finally, at the roundabout take ESA exit.


    To reach Cebreros from ESAC

    Approximate Time: 01 h 15 min
    Distance: 65 km

    • Depart ESAC facilities and drive on the private road until you reach the roundabout, turn left onto: Villanueva de la Cañada / M-503
      continue along M-503
      turn right onto: M-853 for 3.5 km

    • At Mirador del Romero
      continue along M-853 for 1 km
      continue along M-600 for 3 km
      At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit M-510
      continue along M-510 for 1.6 km

    • Close to: Valdemorillo
      turn left onto: M-510 for 7.5 km

    • At Navalagamella
      turn right onto: Calle de la Amargura / M-521 for 200 m
      turn right onto: M-521 for 13 km

    • At Robledo de Chavela
      turn left onto: Paseo de la Antigua / M-512 for 400 m
      continue along M-512 for 4 km
      turn right onto: M-539 for 6 km
      continue along AV-562 for 4 km
      turn left onto: ESA Satellite Tracking Station

    Last update: 1 June 2012

    Rate this

    Views

    Share

    • Currently 0 out of 5 Stars.
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

    Thank you for rating!

    You have already rated this page, you can only rate it once!

    Your rating has been changed, thanks for rating!

    132
    facebook
    twitter
    reddit
    google plus
    digg
    tumbler
    digg
    blogger
    myspace
    • ESAC (Google Maps)
    • More information
      • Getting to Cebreros
      • Cómo llegar a ESAC
      • Getting to ESAC

    Connect with us

    • RSS
    • Youtube
    • Twitter
    • Flickr
    • Google Buzz
    • Subscribe
    • App Store
    • LATEST ARTICLES
    • · CryoSat hits land
    • · Ariane 5 completes seven launches …
    • · Measuring skull pressure without t…
    • · Malargüe station inauguration
    • · The solar wind is swirly
    • FAQ

    • Jobs at ESA

    • Site Map

    • Contacts

    • Terms and conditions