Spain’s Ministry of Transport has assembled the Commission of General Directors of Transport of the Autonomous Communities to detail the new aid system for public transport, which will come into force on 1 July.
Three hundred fifty-five million euros will be allocated to urban and interurban public transport managed by communities and local authorities. This will replace the current free travel cards and discounts expiring in June.
The single ticket project was presented during the meeting. It will cover all public transport, both urban and medium-distance, and include long-distance journeys on state-concession buses.
The government aims to allow everyone to use it without changing their usual tickets. No information has been released on the price of this ticket, although plans are for it to be introduced in 2026.
On 1 July, its previous version, the Cercanías single ticket, will come into force. For €20 a month, it allows unlimited travel on any Cercanías hub.
The meeting also addressed coordinating the new inter-city transport concession map and its financing and regulating the vehicle-for-hire sector.