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Spain’s Regions Finalize July 1 Transit Reforms With Fare Hikes and Youth Perks

Local authorities offset lower state subsidies with fare hikes, expanded youth exemptions, modernized ticketing.

Primer día de funcionamiento del metro en Alberic tras ocho meses de las inundaciones.
Una usuaria valida el bono de Rodalies.
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Overview

  • State subsidies for multitrip tickets fall from 30% to 20% on July 1; Murcia hikes fares by 20% while Valladolid raises multiride ticket costs to offset reduced aid.
  • A Coruña boosts general urban bus fares by 10% and extends free travel to children under 14.
  • Asturias applies full fare waivers to passengers under 15 across its entire road public transport network.
  • Valencia’s EMT rolls out 40% discounts on multiride tickets and a 50% EMT Jove pass for under-30s, and Santiago de Compostela introduces free infant passes plus half-price fares for 15- to 17-year-olds.
  • Sanxenxo will operate two circular bus lines from July 1 to August 31 under Galicia’s metropolitan fare system, and Madrid’s interurban buses will accept bank card payments with simplified two-tier single-ticket pricing.