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One of the most popular ways to get around in Madrid is, without a doubt, the metro.. Proof of this is that, during the month of April, more than 54 million people used the service of this public transport.

And it is that, throughout the day, the capital has a multitude of trains that transport citizens from one point of the town to another at high speed.

Regarding this matter, people who recharged their transport pass in January of this year are entitled to the return of two free trips as a compensatory measure for not receiving the classic discount at the beginning of 2023.

This proposal has been carried out by the Regional Transport Consortium. Said organization offers these two routes free of charge for each recharge of the subscription that the applicant has made from January 1 to January 31 and can be exchanged until October 31.

Through this process, citizens who use the metro will be returned two trips for every ticket out of ten trips that have been registered at the beginning of this year.

During the month of June, the regional government announced a 60% reduction in the price of transport passes, in addition to 50% in the case of multi-trip tickets.

This provision began during the month of February, seeking to recover the discount that was not applied in those periods.

How to redeem free rides

In order to redeem these free trips, we must go to the website of the Regional Transport Consortium.

In it we can check if we meet the requirements to obtain this compensation. First we must insert the 14-digit code found on the Madrid public transport card.

In addition, if the return consists of more than one ticket or more than 20 trips, it is possible to go to the Consortium management offices to carry out the process..

On the other hand, management may be requested in a tobacconist or in establishments that have the power to sell these titles.

If the user has a mobile device with the built-in Android system, they can request them through the Travel Refund application (D2V)

The extension of this public transport discount in Madrid will keep the current prices until December 2023.

This means that the 30-day Youth Pass will continue to cost 8 euros, that of zone A, 21.80 euros, that of zone B1, 25.40 euros, and that of zone B2, 28.80 euros..