Application of Transport Aid in ALU Discount Travel Passes

20 February, 2026 By News, Uncategorized Comments Off

Foral Order of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, 20 February 2026

On 19 February 2026, the Governing Council of the Provincial Council of Bizkaia approved (item no. 11 of the Agenda), for the period between 1 January and 31 December 2026, the following measures:

  • Free travel for children, pursuant to Royal Decree-Law 17/2025, for persons born between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2026, applicable to the fares of all transport tickets integrated in concession A-3700, provided they hold a personalized Bat, Barik or Mugi card. It is also hereby informed that, in accordance with the tender specifications, children under 6 years of age accompanied by an adult holding a valid travel ticket may travel free of charge.
  • A 50% reduction in fares for youth multi-trip passes.
  • A 40% reduction in fares for the remaining multi-trip passes

Pursuant to Royal Decree-Law 17/2025, return tickets and tourist tickets are excluded from these measures, as they are not considered recurrent travel tickets.

Further to the Foral Order, the following is included:

FIRST.– Approval of the price of monthly passes, quarterly passes and 60-trip passes to be implemented under concession A-3700 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2026, as set out in this notice. The concessionaire company shall refund to users who have paid the full price previously established by the company, prior to the approval of this Foral Order, the difference between the amount paid and the price approved under this Foral Order (after discounts).

SECOND.– Establishment of the basic rules regarding the usability of the different types of discounted passes under the Aid measures:

  • Green passes (up to 26 years of age) shall benefit from a 50% discount. Red passes and the 60-trip pass shall benefit from a 40% discount.
  • Passes may be used from Monday to Sunday (provided the line operates services on those days).
  • The Zuia pass may be used on all services passing through Zuia (Murgia or Ametzaga), on both line A-3714 and line A-3716.
  • The Arratia line pass may not be used for journeys originating in Bilbao and ending in Vitoria (or vice versa).
  • The 60-trip pass shall have a validity period of four months, in order to maintain the conditions in force as of 30 November 2025 (reference date established by Royal Decree-Law 17/2025).

Approved fares

In tables (A–B), the following information is included:
Table A: fares for travel passes with the discount applied by the company.
Table B: fares resulting from applying the public transport subsidy from the authorities (Provincial Councils and Central Government) in addition to the company discount. In the case of the red pass and the 60-trip pass, the subsidy is 40%, and for the green pass it is 50%.