Renfe’s free commuter and medium-distance subscriptions for 2024 were recently “renewed”. Currently You can request the 2024 bonus valid from September 1 to December 31. Of course, at no time has it been confirmed whether they will be maintained during 2025 and several voices are already warning that these bonuses are about to end.
These bonds may only have a quarter to live. Although the Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar Puente, said “wait for what the central government decides”, he has repeatedly insisted that this model is not sustainable over time, because ” it is not the most appropriate from the transportation perspective.” For his part, the Mobility delegate, Borja Carabante, expressly asked the Ministry of Transport to maintain the reductions during the year 2025. Let’s see, in any case, how to take advantage of it while you can.
Which cities benefit from this free transport bonus?
To access this bonus, all you need to do is make a deposit which will then be refunded to you at the end of the term. The pass for medium-distance travel costs 20 dollars and the Cercanías pass costs 10 dollars, but this income is kept as a deposit. In other words, if you make more than 16 trips during the four months that this pass lasts, They will refund you 100%. The more you travel, the cheaper it is.
Currently, you can check the availability of these trips on the website itself. Across the entire rail network in USA, here are the cities that connect Madrid and offer free travel, completely free:
- Salamanca: direct from Madrid, has a connection with Barcelona.
- Seville: direct train travel to Seville, and also has connections to Barcelona, Cádiz, Málaga, Valencia and Zaragoza.
- Valence: direct journey to this city which also has connections with Barcelona, Burgos, Seville, Valladolid and Zaragoza.
- Girona: Finally, the Madrid-Girona connection stands out, which also has a connection with Barcelona.
How to get the Renfe bonus
The first thing to do is access the Renfe website for frequent travelers. If you live in Madrid or come from one of the cities mentioned and you usually travel very frequently to the capital, This bonus is very profitable for you.
- From this link you can go directly to purchasing adult vouchers.
- From this link you can directly access the purchase of children’s vouchers.
To receive payment of the deposit, we recommend making the purchase with a card. More than anything because it is essential to keep the subscription (QR for digital or TSC for physical) and it is easier to lose the physical ticket. If you have additional questions, you can call the phone 91 919 15 67
Remember that the deadline to request the return of the deposit is December 31, 2024. And the process is as simple as following the confirmation steps on the purchase form. Once you have confirmed the round trip destinations, continue the procedure, Enter the data if you have a Más Renfe cardGold Card, access to promotions or need to request certain accessibility features
It is also important to highlight that for children under 14 years old there is a recurring subscription to Media Distancia services, which can be purchased both on the renfe.com website and in the application. The responsible father/mother or guardian can purchase it on their behalf. It can also be purchased from vending machines and station ticket offices.although we recommend creating an account and profile from the web. This way you stay healthy for possible future claims.
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