Valencia revolutionized the mobility landscape with the launch of the SUMA card and in this article, we will explain all the advantages of this new card
From the beginning of 2022, Valencia revolutionized the mobility landscape with the launch of SUMA, a card that unifies all means of public transport in the province and that reduces the cost by up to 50% of the tickets.
One of the main features of the SUMA card is the total unification of public transport in Valencia in a single pass. The means of transport included in this unification are Metrovalència, RENFE, EMT and Metrobus services.
The Metrovalencia service has moved from the previous 4-zone system (ABCD), to a new map with 2 main zones (A and B) and a third reserved for the airport (C).
RENFE covers the entirety of the Renfe Rodalies service, connecting with Castelló. This change will mean, for example, that the monthly pass to travel from Valencia to Castelló or from Castelló to Valencia is worth €25/month less (€131 now compared to €158.65 previously)
Finally, Metrobus service has also seen how its zonal map has been expanded to 4 zones (A, B, C and Airport), integrating all the lines and journeys of the Metrobus service into the unified tariff.
In this section we will focus on analyzing the most important advantages that this new pass offers to users of public transport in Valencia, such as how much does the SUMA card cost?.
Although the fare reduction is the main advantage, the unification of all public transport on a single card is not far behind and even helps to a large extent to reduce the cost of moving sustainably.
In this sense, being able to access any means of public transport with a single card makes the user's experience much more comfortable and efficient.
Finally, the unification mentioned in the previous point takes on even more relevance considering that transfer between means of transport is free for 1 hour. This means that SUMA card users can, for example, get on Metrovalencia, make a trip and complete it with another bus journey to reach their final destination in the most optimal way. The available combinations are EMT-Renfe, Metrovalència-Renfe, Metrobus-Renfe, Metrovalència-EMT, Metrovalència-Metrobus, Metrobus-EMT.
We are working on a new functionality that includes the possibility of knowing through which zone/a journey takes place in order to be able to offer better information to our users and so that you can know at all times which ticket or voucher you have to shop.