Overview
- Spain’s government renewed nationwide public‑transport discounts for 2026 and created a new state single pass, according to the year‑end decrees.
- The Madrid transport authority (CRTM) approved keeping all fare subsidies through December 31, 2026, including free travel for children up to 14 and seniors, a €10 Abono Joven, and a 40% cut on other monthly passes.
- Valencia’s decree extends reduced regional fares to June 30, 2026, keeps free travel for children up to 14, and preserves DANA‑area passes through December 31, 2026.
- Madrid City Hall granted a 12‑month moratorium allowing about 15,000 vehicles without environmental labels to keep circulating and changed the waste‑tax formula to factor in registered residents; taxi fares rose about 2.36% and water bills about 3%.
- Elsewhere, Mendoza, Argentina, lifted the bus fare to $1,400 with officials noting most trips use discounts, and Badajoz riders temporarily lost bus fare reductions pending a new municipal approval.