It was first said that it would end in June last year, but it was later extended until December 31, 2023. Finally, the Community of Madrid decided to extend it, which pleased public transport users. subscription discount one more year.

Thanks to this discount, it is possible to continue charging or replenishing Our Transportation Card much cheaper than usual. Below we explain when these discounts end and how you can benefit from your mobile phone.

Up to 60% discount on subscription

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Currently, the Community of Madrid offers discounts on the Transport Card for city, intercity, Cercanías and Metro buses. Multi Card prepaid, rechargeable and reusable (replacing the old “BRT”) personal card and non-transferable (TTP), where monthly or annual payments are collected.

Both cards contactlessJust bring them near the turnstile or bus machine to verify the ride; they cannot be recharged only on terminals activated for this, but also from mobile phone. Current discounts for the most common titles are as follows:

As we see in the table, public transport prices in Madrid are currently 50% discount on 10 journey tickets and 60% discount on 30-day Transportation Ticket. Even when? Until December 31, 2024. So you can continue to benefit until the end of the year.

How can you recharge your Transport Card from your mobile phone?

Although there is a ‘Virtual Transfer Card’ application to transport multi cards in virtual format It continues in the testing phase on the phone. Therefore, here we will stick to another usual official practice of the CRTM (Madrid Regional Transport Consortium). Check remaining trips on the card and recharge.

is called ‘Transportation Card’ and is available for free for Android. Once the installation is complete, you can easily check your current balance and/or load your Transportation Card by following the steps below:

• Enter from the menu ‘Credit card’ and register a credit or debit card to pay.
• Click later ‘Balance/Load’ and hold your transportation card close to the back of your phone.
• When the invoices you upload appear and remaining journeysLook at the list of titles to refill and select the one you want to install.

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• To choose ATM card vehicle you want to pay for.
• By following your bank’s instructions finalize the purchase.
• After payment, the app will ask you to bring the transportation card back to the property. mobile NFC reader to install.

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when you appear ‘Reload completed successfully’, separate the transportation card from the mobile phone. You can refer to the balance or simplified invoice to verify that you were charged correctly.

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