To benefit from free travel, minors must have a personalized card that allows them to validate their travel free of charge from the moment the measure is introduced in their historical territory.
The Basque Transport Authority (ATE) has agreed to introduce free travel for children up to 12 years old and extend the 50% discounts on public transport. The measures will be gradually implemented between the first weeks of January and the beginning of February 2025.
As for the services of Renfe Cercanías, whose management in the BAC will be transferred to the Basque government on January 1, they will remain free as before.
The main operators have expressed their support for the definitive introduction of this extension of bonuses and will submit this to their corresponding decision-making bodies (Territorial Transport Authority of Gipuzkoa, Bizkaia Transport Consortium and Álava Mobility Authority) in the coming days for implementation. gradually per territory between the first weeks of January and the beginning of February 2025.
According to Eustat data, approximately 130,400 girls and boys across the BAC will be able to benefit from this measure, approximately 22,000 in Álava, 65,000 in Bizkaia and 43,300 in Gipuzkoa. To benefit from free travel, minors must have a personalized card that allows them to validate their travel free of charge from the moment the measure is introduced in their historical territory.
Therefore, from January 7, all people with minors between 6 and 12 years old can go to the service offices to request the creation of the personalized card.
Minors who currently have a card do not have to go through a procedure.
Source: EITB
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