El Espinar

El Espinar is a Spanish town located 65 kilometres away from Madrid city centre, more precisely heading northwest, in the northern slope of the Sistema Central mountain range. It belongs to the province of Segovia and to the autonomous Community of Castile and León, although the town centre is located less than 10 kilometres away to the boundary with the nearby autonomous Community of Madrid. The fastest way to go from El Espinar to the nearest country where English is the main official language is via Madrid airport to London. So, going from El Espinar to Madrid airport takes roughly 75 minutes without traffic jams, then about 90 minutes required for check in and boarding, and then the two-hour average flight time up to London. According to the 2023 census (INE), El Espinar has 9,814 inhabitants.