Valencia Metro Ticket Guide 2026

Michael BastinFounder, ValenciaMove

Resident in Valencia since 2016. Founder of BeTranslated. 25+ years in translation, interpretation and multilingual SEO.

Reviewed 9 May 2026 by Michael Bastin

Valencia public transport is one of the best-value systems in Europe, but newcomers waste money on single tickets for weeks before someone tells them about the TuiN bonobus. Here's the actual 2026 fare structure, the zone trick that saves you 30%, and the airport-line option that beats every taxi.

I've lived in Valencia since 2016 and my home stop is Aragón on line 5. The single most useful thing I learned in year one wasn't a fare hack - it was that the metro gate doesn't always beep when you tap, but the inspector still expects a validation. I've watched three friends get fined €50 because they assumed a silent gate meant a free ride.

If you're new in town: skip single tickets entirely. Walk into the first metro station, buy a Mobilis card (€1, refundable), load a TuiN bonobus on it, and you're done. You'll save 40-45% from day one.

Two networks, two fare systems

Metrovalencia operates 6 metro lines plus 4 trams, all sharing the Mobilis card. EMT runs on its own fare system.

SUMA 10 card - how it works and what it costs

SUMA 10 is the marketing label most newcomers ask for - the 10-trip multi-journey ticket loaded onto a Mobilis card. Inside Metrovalencia's own pricing this product is filed as the TuiN bonobus, but on the street, on Reddit and in expat Facebook groups it is universally called SUMA 10. Here is the 2026 price snapshot.

Mobilis card and the TuiN bonobus trick

• The Mobilis is a rechargeable plastic card you load with a specific product (TuiN, T1 monthly, T2, T3, etc.) at any metro vending machine. Card itself costs €1, refundable.
• The TuiN bonobus is the one to know: 10 trips loaded onto your Mobilis at a discounted rate. For Zone A, it works out to roughly €0.80-0.85 per trip versus €1.50 for a single - a 40-45% saving if you take more than four metro trips a week.
• Monthly passes (T1, T2, T3) are unlimited rides within your chosen zones. T1 Zone A around €30/month makes sense if you commute daily; otherwise the TuiN almost always wins.
• Under-30s get the Bono Jove with a heavy discount (worth checking the latest price at the GVA youth office - it changes most years).

2026 ticket prices and what to actually buy

Zones: when you actually need to leave Zone A

• Zone A covers everything most expats use: Ruzafa, El Carmen, Eixample, Benimaclet, Patraix, El Cabanyal, the universities, and the football stadium.
• Zone B kicks in for Alboraya (line 3), some Mislata stops, and parts of the Burjassot/Godella line.
• Zone C is rarely needed unless you live in Bétera, Lliria or Rocafort. The big exception: the airport (Aeroport stop on line 3 and line 5) sits at the Zone C edge and requires the A+B+C single at €3.00.
• If you live in Zone A but commute weekly to a Zone B office, do the math: a TuiN A+B vs a T2 monthly often comes out within €5 of each other.

Where you live decides which ticket actually pays off. Zone A covers most of the central barrios profiled in our guide to the best neighborhoods in Valencia, while a beach-and-huerta address in Alboraya on the Valencia city edge tips you into Zone B and changes the bonobus math.

Airport: the Metro 3/5 vs taxi/Cabify call

Mistakes I see every newcomer make

• Buying single rides for the first month: at €1.50 each you spend €30 in fortnight that the TuiN would have done for €17.
• Forgetting to validate at the metro gate - the gate doesn't always beep, but a fare inspector will fine you €50+ on the spot.
• Buying a T3 (all zones) when 95% of your trips are Zone A: the €20 monthly delta is wasted unless you're an airport regular.
• Trying to use your Mobilis on EMT buses: it doesn't work. EMT has its own SUMA-compatible Bonobús card.
• Missing the last metro: line 3 stops around 23:30 weeknights, slightly later on Fridays/Saturdays. Plan a Cabify home before 11pm or you'll pay surge.

Quick pick by use case

Most newcomers buy their first Mobilis on the same week they fight for a foreigner-ID slot. If you are still booking that appointment, our NIE cita previa hacks for Valencia in 2026 shorten the queue from weeks to days.