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 12 August 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.

Valencia metro and tram: 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 card you load with a specific product at any metro vending machine. The cardboard version costs €1 and the plastic one €2.
• The SUMA 10, filed by Metrovalencia as the TuiN, is the one to know: 10 trips at €8.00 for a single zone, so €0.80 a journey against €1.50 for a single. That is a 47 percent saving from your fifth trip onwards.
• If you commute daily, the monthly pass is the SUMA Mensual, €35.00 for one zone and €53.00 for two. Do not ask for a T1: despite the name, T1, T2 and T3 are the 24, 48 and 72-hour tourist passes at €4.00, €6.70 and €9.70, and the + versions that include the airport zone.
• Valencia is running heavy fare discounts in 2026. Under-14s travel free, under-30s get 50 percent off eligible titles, and residents affected by the 2024 DANA travel free until 31 December 2026. Ask at the counter rather than assuming the posted price is what you pay.

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.
• The outer zone is rarely needed unless you live in Bétera, Llíria or Rocafort. The big exception is the airport: the Aeroport stop on lines 3 and 5 needs the three-zone fare, €4.80 single, or one of the + tourist passes.
• If you live in one zone but commute weekly into the next, do the maths before committing. Two-zone SUMA 10 at €12.00 for ten trips beats the €53.00 two-zone monthly unless you travel most days.

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.

Still choosing a base? Let the network vote. Extramurs sits on the Angel Guimera interchange where lines 1, 2, 3, 5 and 9 cross, Benimaclet pairs two metro lines with the university trams, Patraix rides lines 1, 2 and 7, Aiora puts lines 5 and 7 between the centre and the marina, and the tram drops Cabanyal residents at the beach with no car involved.

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

Valencia metro ticket mistakes every newcomer makes

• Buying single rides for the first month: at €1.50 each you spend €30 in a 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 three-zone product when 95 percent of your trips are in one zone: the extra €18 a month on a SUMA Mensual is wasted unless you are 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.

Which Valencia metro ticket to buy: 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.