The Madrid Travel City Pass (also known as Tourist Ticket or Billete Turístico) allows you to use of all public transport in the Madrid region for an unlimited number of trips during a certain period of time. So it’s an incredibly practical and profitable way to get around the city!
This city pass is also called Tourist Ticket or Billete Turístico in Spanish, and it is a transport pass. It’s basically a personal card that allows to make an unlimited number of trips, using the regular public transport services.
In order to get your Madrid Travel City Pass, you first need to purchase a Madrid Multi Card.
As soon as you get yours, you are entitled to get free unlimited rides using all public transport services (subway, light rail, buses and trains) in Madrid and the rest of the region – comunidad autónoma.
It’s available for a set number of calendar days (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 days) and you can choose between two zones: A and T.
Have a look at the official Billete Turístico fares.
The Madrid Multi Card costs 2.50€. If the first charge of Multi Card is a Billete Turístico (Tourist Ticket), the Multi Card sale-price will be included in the price of the Billete Turístico. So the card itself will be free!
Your can purchase your Multi Card without any ticket and it’s available at:
It’s very simple to use it. Place your card on the ticket reader, which will confirm the validity of the card.
Your Madrid Travel City Pass is valid from the time of their first use and for the calendar consecutive days included in the selected ticket. Additionally you will be able to use the night services until 5:00 (5:00 AM) on the last day.
You can use your Zone A Tourist Ticket in:
Your Zone T Tourist Ticket is valid for the above mentioned cases. And you can also use it in:
Be careful because your Tourist Ticket is not valid in any Renfe Regional trains (Media Distancia in Spanish).
Once your Tourist Ticket expires, you can use your Multi Card regularly charging single and 10-trip tickets. Have a look at a complete guide to use your Madrid Multi Card correctly.
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The first reason that should incline you to get your Madrid Travel City Pass is because you can start using it as soon as you get to Madrid. In other words, you won’t have to deal with the ticket machines, which is always nice especially after a long flight and when you have to deal with jet lag.
The second reason is because almost all these city passes are good value. In fact, the Madrid Tourist Travel Pass is an excellent option for the Zone A if you plan to use it more than 2 days and for any combination of zone T.
On the contrary, if you are traveling with children younger than 11, getting them a city pass is a no-brainer: their ticket cost 50% less than yours.
Using the public transportation system is the very best way to get around Madrid and having a Madrid Tourist Travel Pass is the most convenient way to ride on it.