Madrid Metro and the Tourist Travel Pass: is it worth it?

The Tourist Travel Pass (Abono Turístico) gives one person unlimited rides for 1 to 7 days. Madrid's 10-trip Metrobús ticket is cheap per ride, so for most city-only visits the pass costs more. Prices below are from the Madrid Regional Transport Consortium (CRTM), which sets them, and from Metro de Madrid. Checked on 8 October 2026.

Tourist Travel Pass prices

Days	Zone A (city of Madrid)	Zone T (whole region)
1	€10.30	€15.40
2	€17.50	€26.20
3	€23.10	€35.00
4	€27.80	€43.20
5	€33.40	€50.40
7	€43.20	€62.80

• Days, not hours: the pass runs for consecutive calendar days, starting on the day you first use it, not the day you buy it. CRTM says each day's validity stretches to 05:00 on night services.
• One person: the pass is personal, so each traveller needs their own. Children under 11 get 50% off.
• The card is included: it is loaded onto a Multi public transport card, and the card's price is included when you buy the pass.

What it covers

• Zone A: all Metro lines within Zone A, with no airport supplement needed at the airport stations. Also all EMT city buses except the Airport Express, Cercanías trains between stations inside Zone A, and Metro Ligero ML1. Zone A roughly matches the municipality of Madrid.
• Zone T: all Metro services, regional road transport within the zone, the whole Cercanías network, and Metro Ligero ML2, ML3 and ML4.
• Not covered: Renfe regional services, such as the trains to Toledo, Segovia or Ávila. The Airport Express bus isn't covered either.

The alternatives

• Single Metro ticket (Zone A): €1.50 for up to 5 stations, plus €0.10 for each extra station, up to €2.00 for routes of 10 or more stations. A single is valid only on the day you buy it.
• 10-trip Metrobús: €7.30. It works on Metro in Zone A, including ML1, and on EMT buses. Several people can share one card if they start and finish each trip together.
• Airport supplement: €3 per trip to enter or leave the airport Metro stations on a single or 10-trip ticket. The Tourist Travel Pass doesn't need it.
• The card: singles and 10-trip tickets need a public transport card. The Multi card costs €2.50 at Metro machines.

The €7.30 10-trip price includes a 40% public discount. CRTM says the discounts stay in force until 31 December 2026. Single tickets and Tourist Travel Passes are excluded. If you travel in 2027, check the 10-trip price again.

Worked comparison

This uses only the prices above, for one adult in Zone A.

3 days, about 4 rides a day (12 rides), no airport Metro trip

• Tourist Travel Pass, 3 days: €23.10
• Two 10-trip Metrobús tickets: 2 × €7.30 = €14.60, plus the €2.50 card = €17.10. That covers up to 20 rides.

The same trip, arriving and leaving by Metro (14 rides in total)

• Tourist Travel Pass, 3 days: €23.10. No supplements.
• Two Metrobús tickets plus the card (€17.10), plus two airport supplements (2 × €3 = €6): €23.10

1 day of heavy use

• Tourist Travel Pass, 1 day: €10.30
• One 10-trip Metrobús plus the card: €7.30 + €2.50 = €9.80 for up to 10 rides. If you already have a card, it's €7.30.

So is it worth it?

• For city-only trips, usually not. The 10-trip Metrobús comes out cheaper unless you ride a lot.
• The airport changes the sums. If you take the Metro both ways, the €3 supplements bring the Metrobús total up to about the price of the pass, as the 3-day example shows.
• Zone T is for trips around the wider region on Cercanías or Metro. It doesn't cover Renfe regional trains, so it won't help with Toledo, Segovia or Ávila.
• Two or more people travelling together can share one Metrobús. The pass is one per person.