We are in the last part of the summer season, which means that there are also a few days left for young people between 18 and 30 years old to benefit from the Renfe Young Summer discount program. This initiative, promoted by the Spanish government, allows young people to take advantage big discounts on your train journeyswith the aim of promoting the use of public transport and facilitating travel across the country during the summer season. If you have not yet taken advantage of this opportunity, it is important that you take note of the deadline to purchase your tickets: September 30, 2024.
What is the Summer Young discount?
The Verano Joven program offers significant discounts on train tickets for young people born between 1994 and 2006. The offer includes many benefits, such as: 90% off Media Distancia tickets and a 50% discount on AVE, Avlo, Alvia, Intercity and Euromed tickets, with a limit of 30 euros discount per ticket. In addition, travel on Avant trains also has 50% offand for those planning to travel across Europe, there is the option to purchase the Interrail Global Pass voucher with a 50% discount for 10 days of travel over a two-month period.
However, one of the most attractive aspects of the program is the opportunity to obtain totally free train tickets. If you make two trips by AVE or long-distance train between July 1 and September 30 and you are a member of the Más Renfe loyalty program, you will get a code that will allow you to buy a train ticket with a 100% discount. This free ticket can be used until December 30, 2024which extends the benefit even beyond the end date of the promotion.
Conditions for accessing the reduction
To benefit from the discounts of the Verano Joven program, the main requirement is age. Only those who have access to the offer can access the offer. between 18 and 30 years oldthat is, those born between 1994 and 2006. In addition, it is necessary to register in advance on the website of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility. This registration must be done at least 24 hours before purchasing the tickets, as a promotional code is required to apply the discounts when purchasing on the Renfe website.
Once registered, the process to apply the discount is simple. When purchasing tickets on Renfe.com, you just need to enter your code in the “Discounts and promotional codes” section during the order process. The ticket price will be automatically adjusted according to the corresponding offer.
What trains and routes are included?
Summer Young discounts apply to a wide variety of Renfe trains. In addition to the Media Distancia trains already mentioned, young people can benefit from reduced fares on high-speed services such as AVE, Avlo and Euromedas well as in the long distance trains such as Alvia and IntercityThe routes cover a large part of Spain, allowing young people to discover new destinations or revisit their favourite cities without having to worry about the budget.
However, it is important to note that Discounts do not apply to tickets with a linkso if your trip includes the combination of several trains, you must make separate purchases to benefit from the discounts on each leg of the trip.
