{"id":130035,"date":"2022-09-01T15:43:27","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T13:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=130035"},"modified":"2022-10-14T15:35:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T13:35:17","slug":"spain-train-discount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/spain-train-discount","title":{"rendered":"After Germany, Spain takes to the train at bargain prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following in the footsteps of Germany, where trains cost 9 euros during the summer, and Austria, which has launched an annual package for low-cost rail travel, Spain has now joined the list of countries that have made rail travel more affordable. <strong>a major focus in the current crisis<\/strong>. Supporting purchasing power, saving energy by limiting the use of the car on a daily basis, switching to an eco-responsible mode of transport: there are many reasons why governments are encouraging people to prefer the train.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/allemagne-9-euros-train-20220519.html\/\" data-id=\"125385\">Crossing Germany by train for 9 euros?<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/aside>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As part of this, Spain has set up, from 1 September and until 31 December at any rate, a<strong>virtually free travel on many lines<\/strong> held by local authorities. Various packages are available at stations or via the Renfe website and app. For example, suburban trains - the Cercan\u00edas and Rodalies services run by Spain's national rail company - have become free for regular users. For medium-distance journeys, passengers can buy a pass for a predefined route, such as Seville-Cadiz or La Coru\u00f1a-Saint James of Compostela. The pass becomes free of charge if passengers make 16 or more journeys during the period of validity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Finally, on long-distance and high-speed lines, Renfe is proposing <strong>a 50% reduction on all subscription prices<\/strong> <strong>Before<\/strong>A new pass for frequent travellers on routes such as Madrid-Palencia, Huesca-Saragossa and Burgos-Valladolid.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Since the announcement of this offer on 24 August, these subscriptions have been snapped up. As of 30 August,<strong> Renfe announced that it had issued more than 315,000 free passes<\/strong> Cercan\u00edas and Media Distancia, including more than 90,000 on the first day the scheme was introduced. What's true for trains is also true for public transport, with the Spanish government funding a 30 % reduction in the price of season tickets and multi-trip tickets.<\/p>\r\n    <style>\n        div.link-block {\n            margin: 1em;\n            margin-left: 2px;\n            font-weight: bold;\n            padding: 1em;\n            position: relative;\n            border-top: 1px solid #cecece;\n            border-bottom: 1px solid #cecece;\n            font-size: 1.15rem;\n        } \n        div.link-block::before {\n            display: block;\n            content: '';\n            position: absolute;\n            top: 0.5em;\n            bottom: 0.5em;\n            left: -2px;\n            background-color: #a91c2c;\n            border-radius: 2.5px;\n            width: 5px;\n        }\n        div.link-block > a {\n            text-decoration: none;\n            border-bottom: none;\n            color: black;\n            font-family: 'Roboto', Arial, sans-serif;\n        }\n        div.link-block > a:hover {\n            text-decoration: underline;\n            border-bottom: none;\n            color: black;\n        }\n        @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {\n            div.link-block {\n                padding: 0.7em;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n    <div class=\"link-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/9-euros-transport-germany-replacement\">Read also: Germany examines how to replace the \u20ac9 offer on regional transport<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fin-du-ticket-a-9-euros-en-allemagne-en-tout-cas-pour-l-instant\">No more \u20ac9 tickets in Germany, at least for the time being...<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>At a time when the cost-cutting train experiment is just getting underway in Spain, <strong>it ends in Germany<\/strong>e. The \u20ac9 monthly season ticket, which allowed passengers to travel the length and breadth of the country using all local and regional means of transport, came to an end on 1 September. The time has come to take stock, while the State and the L\u00e4nder are still looking at how to follow up this initiative in the future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>On the plus side, 52 million tickets were sold between June and August, as well as over 10 million reduced-price season tickets. With regard to the latter, many city dwellers jumped at the chance of this big sell-off to<strong> swap their monthly subscription for these discounted passes<\/strong>. But the formula has also succeeded in attracting new customers to public transport, estimated at 20 % of passengers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As for the road-rail transfer, analyses are often divergent, with initial estimates suggesting 3% of transfer from car to train, compared with 10%, according to the latest study by the federation of German transport companies (VDV). Based on the journeys made, the VDV estimates that the \u20ac9 ticket has saved around <strong>1.8 million tonnes of CO2<\/strong>. \"\u00a0<em>About as much CO2 as the one-year speed limit on motorways<\/em>\" said Oliver Wolff, the federation's general manager.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\r\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/9-euro-ticket-blog-newsletter-1920x600-v.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/9-euro-ticket-blog-newsletter-1920x600-v.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/9-euro-ticket-blog-newsletter-1920x600-v.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/9-euro-ticket-blog-newsletter-1920x600-v-300x207-derived.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/9-euro-ticket-blog-newsletter-1920x600-v-100x70-derived.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/9-euro-ticket-blog-newsletter-1920x600-v-218x150-derived.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><\/a>\r\n<figcaption><em>Promotion of the \u20ac9 ticket by the Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen.<\/em><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>However, the formula also has its detractors, with the downside of its success, <strong>crowded trains<\/strong>Overcrowded platforms and, ultimately, major delays. Similarly, the Ministry of Finance at one stage baulked at the estimated cost, which could amount to 14 billion euros over an entire year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>However, the Minister, Christian Lindner, recently declared on Twitter that he had been convinced by his Transport counterpart, V\u00f6lker Wissing: \"\u00a0<em>For a portion of the ticket's cost, it can be sold for \u20ac9, <strong>a ticket that can be used throughout Germany<\/strong> and can be booked digitally. Now it's the turn of the L\u00e4nder. Once the question of funding is clear, the price can be set.<\/em>. \" All in all, the popularity of the \u20ac9 ticket suggests that the operation should be extended in due course, with new monthly packages which, according to the German media, could range from \u20ac49 to \u20ac69.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/allemagne-billet-transports-regionaux-20220925.html\/\" data-id=\"132055\">Germany agrees on a new single ticket for regional transport<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/aside>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free suburban trains and reduced-price season tickets on long-distance lines: Spain is encouraging people to use the railways in the face of the current crisis. 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