Getting around Valencia: metro, bus, tram and bike without breaking the bank

Good news for your wallet: in Valencia, you barely need a car. Metro, tram, bus and bike cover everything, and the city is flat as a pancake. Here's how to find your way around from day one.

Two networks, one card

Two operators share the city, but their fares are fully integrated:

• Metrovalencia: the metro and tram (about 5 metro lines and 4 tram lines).
• EMT: the city buses, a dense network.

The card to get is the SUMA: a rechargeable contactless card valid on the metro, tram, EMT and even the suburban trains. It replaced the old Móbilis. Good to know: most of the city is in Zone A, so the bulk of your trips fall under the simplest fare.

The fares (and the current discounts)

• Metro, single ticket (Zone A): €1.50.
• SUMA 10 (10 trips, Zone A): €5.40, i.e. €0.54 a trip — the smart option.
• EMT bus, single ticket: €2 (or €1.50 via the EMTicket app, valid for one hour).
• Monthly youth pass (under 30): around €14.90.

Heads up, fares keep moving. These reduced prices come from 40 to 50% subsidies agreed by the regional government (Generalitat) and the city council, valid until 30 June 2026 for most of them. They'll probably be extended or renegotiated for the second half of the year — check the current fare on metrovalencia.es or emtvalencia.es before topping up. Worth noting: transport is free until the end of 2026 for residents of the towns hit by the October 2024 DANA floods.

From the airport

The airport (Valencia-Manises) is linked to the centre by two metro lines, the L3 and the L5. Allow about 25 minutes to the centre. And here's a nice surprise: the airport is in Zone A, so it's the same fare as the city (€1.50 for a single ticket). The "Aeroport" station is right in the arrivals hall.

Valenbisi: the city by bike

The public bike-share scheme is a genuine way of life here. An annual subscription costs around €29, and the first 30 minutes of every trip are free — easily enough to cross the city. The station network is dense, and the Turia Gardens, that 9 km park winding through the river's old bed, is a car-free cycling motorway.

The bus, day to day

The EMTicket app lets you buy and validate your ticket by QR code, with no physical card. Valencia was even the first city in Spain to drop cash payment on board: you can pay contactless directly on the bus. There are also a few night lines (check the current night network, it changes).

Do you need a car?

In the city, rarely: between the dense network, cycling and the low-emission zone, a car is more of a burden than an asset. It mainly makes sense for exploring the region — beaches, villages, mountains. For daily life in Valencia, get a SUMA card the moment you arrive and load a SUMA 10 or a pass depending on how often you travel. For the bigger budget picture, we put it all in perspective in our guide to the cost of living in Valencia.

Sources

• Metrovalencia — Our fares (official)
• ATMV (Generalitat) — Tickets and fares
• EMT València — Fares and tickets
• Aena — Getting to Valencia airport by metro
• Valenbisi — Subscriptions and fares

Information verified in June 2026. Procedures, taxes and prices change fast: before you go anywhere, always check the official source (links below). The Daily Valencia is an AI-assisted publication with human review — spotted a mistake? Drop us a line.