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Yes, now it does not matter how many hops your card has. All transport cards in the Malaga area will adapt to the type of trip you make on all lines except the following:
It is a personalized card issued by the Consortium for people under 30 years old age residing in Andalucia.
It is for personal use and non-transferable, so it has the photograph of the owner as well as his or her name and identication document number print on it.
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Be less than 30 years old
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Be registered in Andalucia.
It allows those under 30 years of age to enjoy a 25% bonus on card recharges.
No, applications from people residing in another province will be rejected, since we can only attend to and resolve incidents of cards that have been issued in the Málaga Consortium.
The first digits in the card numbering begin with 04.
The operation is the same as the Consortium´s non-nominative card. It can be used on all means of transport covered by the Transport Consortiums of the metropolitan areas of Andalucía.
To request it for the firs time you can do it in two ways:
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Telematically throug the following form available in your Website.
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In person at the Consortium Office by appointment.
In both cases when the card is ready you will receive notification by email or SMS.
It will be send by post or picked up at the office as indicate in the application.
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Form filled out and signed -
DNI or NIE on both sides
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Registration certificate only in the event that the address that appears on the DNI or NIE is different from the one that appears on the form.
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Update photography.
Yes, once the form is completed and signed, a notice will appear with the application identification number (ID).
You must write it down to be able to follow the card processing process.
No problem, because when the card is ready, we will notify you by e-mail and/or SMS to send it by post to the address
indicated or to pick it up at the Consortium offices by appointment.
It is possible that due to some error in the postal address or other cause,
the cards cannot be deposited in the applicant's mailbox, and may be returned to the Consortium office.
You can contact us by email usuarios@ctmam.es and we will inform you if we have received it.
You must go to a Consortium point of sale and activate the card. Activation consists of purchasing and recharging the card. The purchase involves an initial disbursement of 1.50€ for management fees and the recharge is done for a minimum amount of 5€. In the same operation you must personalize the card indicating the number of jumps, just like the non-nominative card of the Consortium.
You must request the issuance of a new card through any of the two ways:
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In person at the Consortium Office, by appointment.
The balance on the card cannot be recovered.
No, you only need to provide an updated photograph, since the photograph you provided in the first application was automatically deleted in the card stamping process.
The Consortium issues two personalized or nominative cards:
1. Large Family Card, for persons with Large Family status
2. Youth Card, for persons under 30 years of age.
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The use is personal and non-transferable; both cards are printed with the photo of the cardholder as well as their name and ID card number.
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Multiple cancellations are not allowed.
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Bonus on the recharge amount is applied.
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When they expire they can continue to be used.
Either of the two, as the two bonuses can be accumulated on the same card.
- Telematically through the following form
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In person, by appointment at our office located at Alameda Principal, 11, 2nd floor.
In both cases, when the card is ready, you will receive notice that it will be mailed or picked up at the office, as indicated in the application.
The Consortium does not issue a new card, so you can request the activation of the Youth Bonus on the Consortium Large Family card you currently have.
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Telematically, through the youth card form; you must fill in the “Large Family card” field, with the number of the Consortium card you have, which begins with 04. Once validated, you will receive a notification of automatic activation of the requested bonus. From that moment on, the balance will be increased in the next recharge operation.
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In person by appointment at our office located at Alameda Principal 11, 2nd floor; when the Consorcio has made the validation, the requested bonus will be automatically activated. From that moment on, the balance will be increased in the next recharge operation.
The Consortium does not issue a new card, so you can request the activation of the Large Family bonus on the Consortium Youth card you currently have.
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Telematically through the following form
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In person by appointment at our office located at Alameda Principal, 11, 2nd floor.
In both cases, when the Consortium has carried out the validation, the requested rebate will be automatically activated. From that moment on, the balance will be increased in the next recharge operation.
No, this can be indicated on the same application.
The fares are the same since the discounts are applied to the recharges made.
It will depend on the bonuses included in each card.
The Youth card has a 25% bonus on the recharge.
If you also have activated the Large Family bonuses, they will be accumulated but it will vary according to the condition.
– If it is general, it means an increase of 56.2% on the recharge.
– If it is special, it means an increase of 150% on the recharge.
On the transaction receipt or recharge ticket.
No, you can continue using the same card. It will work as a non-nominative card of the Consortium, there will be no bonus on recharges but a great discount on the single ticket.
It means that previously only the Consortium card could be used as a means of payment, and now I can benefit from the same fares and discounts that apply to metropolitan buses and Metro.
Yes, you can use all the Consortium cards, both the non-nominative and the nominative Large or Young Family cards.
Yes, the cards of other Consortiums work exactly the same as those of the Malaga Consortium
Yes, there is a €1.50 handling fee and a minimum recharge of €5.
With the Consortium Transport Card there are 5 fare jumps. Each jump represents an increase in the price of the ticket, depending on the zones crossed during the journey.
Yes, the card allows you to transfer between different modes of transport, urban bus, interurban and metro
It is to bring it through the turnstiles located at the stations to enter and exit.
Up to 15 people.
3 minutes.
The system stops adding travellers and starts a new journey.
Whether it is a Youth or Large Family card, only the cardholder can travel.
The same journey consists of one entry and one exit.
They must be validated at the turnstiles both when entering and leaving the stations. This ensures that you are charged correctly for the journey you have made.
Yes, it is compulsory, as the amount to be paid is calculated on the basis of the route travelled when the card is validated at the departure station.
The journey will not be closed properly and I will be fined.
In the first validation at the entry station, the amount corresponding to the 0 hops fare is always deducted. On the second validation, at the exit station, an adjustment is made to charge the remaining part of the amount of my journey.
The amount corresponding to the 0 hops fare.
The rest of the amount of the journey made because part of the amount corresponding to the 0 hops fare has already been deducted in the first validation.
the system will close the previous journey that was not properly completed. To do this, a stage regularisation will be applied as a Consortium penalty, corresponding to the discount of the maximum number of jumps (5 jumps), minus the amount charged at the entrance.
It consists of deducting from the card the amount of the maximum number of zones minus the amount charged at the entrance.
Yes, a new journey will be started when the first entry validation is carried out.
The Free Child Pass (Bono Gratuito Infantil) is a transport ticket funded by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility. It allows children under 15 years old to use public transport services affiliated with the Metropolitan Transport Consortia of Andalusia for free, from July 1st to December 31st, 2025.
The free travel for children is applied as a bonus at points of sale (tobacconists, kiosks, etc.), meaning you’ll get free credit loaded onto your card. When you use the transport services, the usual fare will be deducted from your card.
Children up to and including fourteen years of age are eligible for free public transport. This applies to those with Spanish or foreign nationality who are legal residents in Spain, and who were born between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2025.
No additional application is needed. If you already have the Youth Card (Tarjeta Joven) and meet the requirements, you’ll automatically get the benefit starting July 1, 2025.
If you have a Large Family Transport Card (Tarjeta de Transporte de Familia Numerosa) from the Andalusian Consortia Network, you’ll need to register for the Youth benefit. Once you do, it will be applied to your existing large family card.
To apply for the Youth Card, visit the following website
You can also apply in person by submitting a printed form and the required original documentation. You can pick up and fill out the form at the offices themselves, or download and complete it beforehand from each Consortia’s website. Please check with the Consortia office in advance to see if an appointment is necessary.
We recommend applying for your card with the Consortia whose metropolitan area you’ll use public transport in most frequently. This makes it easier to resolve any issues and allows you to use specific services of that Consortia that might not be available or active for cards from other Consortia.
Keep in mind that the sales points of a specific Consortia can only replace cards issued by that same Consortia. Also, the initial activation of your card can only be done at sales points within the Consortia where you applied for it. For example, if you applied for your card with the Consorcio de Sevilla, you can only activate it within the Consorcio de Sevilla’s network of sales points. However, subsequent free top-ups can be done at any other Consortia.
To get the Youth Card, you’ll need to provide the following documents along with your application form:
- DNI or NIE (Spanish National ID or Foreigner’s Identity Number).
- A recent color passport-sized photograph with a white background.
- An email address or mobile phone number to receive notifications about your card’s dispatch or pickup.
If you also have a Large Family Consortia card, you’ll need to provide that card’s number
For collecting your Youth Card, the following procedures apply:
If you live within the autonomous community of Andalusia, you can choose to receive your card at your postal address or pick it up at the offices of the Consortia where you submitted your application. You’ll need to indicate your preference on the application form.
If you reside outside Andalusia but within Spain, you can pick up the card at the Consortia office where you applied for it.
In both cases, once your card is ready, you’ll be notified by email and/or SMS. Keep in mind that the card won’t be operational until you activate it at a sales point of the Consortia where you applied for it, by paying a €1.50 management fee. Remember to check with the Consortia office beforehand if you need an appointment to pick up your card.
Once you’ve received your card, you need to go to a sales point associated with the Consortia you applied to. You can find their locations on each Consortia’s website.
Tell the vendor you want to activate the Free Child Pass.
For the first activation of a new Youth Card for a child under 15, an initial balance of €15 (the maximum amount of the child pass) will be loaded onto it.
You won’t have to pay the €15 balance. You’ll only need to pay the €1.50 card management fee. The system will automatically increase the balance to the €15 limit. It’s important that both you and the sales point check the receipt to verify that only the management fees are being charged.
This operation must be performed at terminals under the control of a physical operator, not at automatic machines.
No, you must first activate it at a sales point to load the initial free balance.
You can activate your card at any sales point of the Consortia you applied to. For example, if you applied for the card with the Consorcio de Málaga, you’ll need to activate it at a sales point in Málaga.
It must be a sales point with a physical operator to perform the activation; first-time activations cannot be done at automatic top-up machines.
Only the €1.50 management fee. You don’t need to pay for the initial €15 balance.
It will have €15, which is the maximum amount for the Free Child Pass.
If your child already has the Youth Card, the free travel benefit will be applied automatically starting July 1, 2025. If their balance is over €15 before July 1, they’ll need to use the existing balance until it drops below €15 to be able to top up the free pass later.
You need to apply for the Youth benefit through the procedure set up by the Consortia. The free travel will then be applied to your existing large family card. Once your application is approved, you’ll be able to top up your pass for free at the authorized sales points.
When your card’s balance drops below the €15 upper limit, you can recharge your free pass.
The process is similar to the initial activation: go to a sales point and tell them you want to recharge your free pass or regularize the card. These recharges can be done at sales points of any of the Andalusian Transport Consortia, regardless of where you initially applied for the card
When your card’s balance has been reduced and is below €15.
To be able to add free credit to your card, you will first need to spend your existing balance so that at the time of recharging, you have less than €15.
No, the operation to activate the pass and recharge the balance up to €15 is free.
The system will adjust the balance up to the €15 limit. For example, if you have €5, €10 will be added to reach €15
No, you can recharge whenever your balance is below €15.
Yes, you can recharge your free pass at the network of sales points of any Andalusian Transport Consortia, including tobacconists, kiosks, and automatic top-up machines. However, it’s not currently possible to apply free recharges at the top-up machines located in Metro stations.
You can use your card on public transport services that are part of the Andalusian Transport Consortia Network. Your card identifies you, and only the cardholder can travel with it. Simply tap your card on the reader and wait for the machine to respond, which will grant you access.
The usual fare will be deducted when you use transport services. The free travel is applied when you add free credit to your card at the sales points.
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Indeed, in order to enjoy a discount on the Malaga Tourist Bus you only have to show your travel card and prove that you live in one of the affiliated CTMAM municipalities.
Indeed, to enjoy the discount you only have to use your discount card large family in the machines located inside the train stations.
- Ticket purchased in cash: €1.35
- BonoMetro (Metro travel card): €0.33
- Consortium Travel Card: €0.33
- Consortium Large Family Travel Card: discount applied in accordance with current regulations
- BonoMetro: from any of the ticket vending machines located in the Metro stations.
- Consortium Travel Card: from any branch of the Metropolitan Transport Consortium’s network of sales points.
- BonoMetro: at any of the ticket vending machines located in the various Metro stations.
- Consortium Travel Card; at any branch of the Metropolitan Transport Consortium’s network of sales points (available via the link below) and at the aforementioned vending machines.
As all local bus stops and Metro stations are located within Fare Zone A, the cheapest option is to configure your card for 0 crossings.
Yes, if you use the Consortium Travel Card.
1. Changing from a local or long-distance bus to Metro Malaga:
- The cost of the initial bus ticket depends on the number of fare zone crossings for which the Consortium Travel Card has been configured: zero crossings – €0.40; one crossing – €0.45; two crossings – €0.61; three crossings – €1.00.
- The cost of the second ticket when transferring to Metro Malaga, again using the Consortium Travel Card, is €0.33.
- Time of transferring to Metro Málaga depends on the number of fare zone crossings for which your travel card has been configured (see fares).
2. Changing from Metro Malaga to a local or long-distance bus:
- The cost of the initial Metro ticket is €0.33.
- The cost of transferring to a local or long-distance bus depends on the number of fare zone crossings for which the Consortium Travel Card has been configured: zero crossings – €0.40; one crossing – €0.0.45; two crossings – €0.61; three crossings – €1.00.
- Time of transferring is 50 minutes.
- Outbound trip: Bus+Metro: €0,45 + €0.33 = €0,78
- Return trip: Metro+Bus: €0.33 + €0.45 = €0.78
- Outbound trip: Bus+Metro: €0.61 + €0.33 = €0.94
- Return trip: Metro+Bus: €0.33 + €0.61 = €0.94
- Outbound trip: Bus+Metro: €1.00 + €0.33 = €1.33
- Return trip: Metro+Bus: €0.33 + €1.00 = €1.33
You must swipe your card in the station from which you begin your journey and again when you leave the station at your final destination.
90 minutes. If this time is exceeded, a second journey will be charged to your card.
See the Metro Malaga website for timetables.
At Easter and during Malaga’s August Fair, and also when other events leading to increased demand are in progress, special services may be provided.
See the Metro Malaga website for details of train frequency.
As when travelling on local and long-distance buses, a minimum of €5 can be added to the card at each top-up; the maximum amount that can be stored at any given time is €500. It is important to remember, however, that if you lose your Travel Card, your current credit will not be reimbursed.
No – they are not issued on EMT local buses in the city of Malaga itself, nor when using the malagabici bicycle loan scheme, which aims to replicate the same system of payment employed by the aformentioned local bus services.
Likewise, tickets are not issued when the Travel Card is validated at the turnstiles of Metro Malaga stations.
Depending on the number of fare zone crossings for which your card has been configured, the time limits are as follows:
| Fare Crossings | Transfer Time |
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| 0 | 50 min. |
| 1 | 70 min. |
| 2 | 90 min. |
| 3 | 110 min. |
| 4 | 130 min. |
| 5 | 150 min. |
No. The only cards valid for use on Metro Malaga trains are the Bonometro, the standard , large family versions and youth card version of the Metropolitan Transport Consortium Card.
The city of Malaga itself along with a number of provincial towns and villages which together make up its area of influence.
An association governed by public law whose purpose is to organise its various member adminsitrations into an integrated public transport network by creating and managing services and infrastructure that promote sustainable mobility.
The Malaga Area Metropolitan Transport Consortium consists of the following administrations: The Andalusian Regional Government, Malaga Provincial Council, the local councils of Malaga, Mijas, Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Rincon de la Victoria, Alhaurin de la Torre, Cartama, Alhaurin el Grande, Pizarra, Almogia, Colmenar, Casabermeja, and Totalan, plus the town of Alora, by virtue of a Collaborative Agreement with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.
Yes, thanks to the 2007 General Protocol agreement between the Consortium and Alora Town Council to prioritise the promotion of public transport.
The Consortium only provides its services in the Malaga Metropolitan Area and in Alora. Other towns and villages wishing to join the Consortium can apply to do so, as Alora Local Council did via a collaborative agreement.
Here is a list of all of the bus companies that work with us.
The zones into which the geographical area served by the Consortium is divided in order to establish the fare to be charged for each journey.
The Consortium has divided its area of activity into 4 zones:
- Zone A consists of the area covered by the local EMT bus company in the city of Malaga itself.
- Zone B comprises Benalmadena, Alhaurin de la Torre, Almogia, Casabermeja, Totalan, Rincon de la Victoria, part of the town of Cartama and those areas of the city of Malaga not covered by EMT services, such as Olias and La Araña.
- Zone C consists of Mijas, Alhaurin el Grande, Pizarra, Colmenar, and the area of Cartama not included in zone B, which starts from the Aljaima district.
- Zone D is the town of Alora alone.
A wallet card equipped with a non-contact chip which offers reduced fares on transport services belonging to the Consortium.
The card can be acquired and topped up at any of the Consortium’s sale points located in each of its member towns and villages.
To obtain the card, a handling fee for card purchase operations of €1.50 is paid. The minimum top-up is €5, and the maximum amount that can be stored on the card at any one time is €500.
- On long-distance buses within the Malaga Metropolitan Area.
- On local buses in Málaga, Alhaurín de la Torre, Benalmádena, Rincón de la Victoria y Torremolinos.
- On the Malaga underground.
- As a method of payment on Renfe suburban trains.
- On the Malaga Tourist Bus (discount).
- On the Seville underground and, in the near furutre, on the Granada undergrounds.
- On all services provided by other transport consortia in Andalusia.
For further information, click on the following link.
Place the card near the reader on the ticket machine located next to the driver – the cost of the fare will be automatically charged. Witht he exception of EMT local buses, the machine will then issue a ticket indicating the amount deducted from your total credit, your remaining balance and the time limit for any transfers that may be required.
When purchasing the card, users must specify the number of times (0, 1, 2 or 3).
The price of the trip will be per origin-destination regardless of the configuration of my card except for the following lines:
A maximum of 15, provided no more than 3 minutes elapse between the payment of the first and last fares. However, the Large Family Travel Card may not be used by more than one person.
The act of travelling from one fare zone to another.
Special services aside, passengers can only undertake journeys involving a number of fare zone crossing equal to or less than the number of zones for which their card has been configured, e.g. a card configured for 1 zone change enables the holder to make trips involving 0 or 1 zone changes, never 2 or 3.
Yes, you can do so whenever you top up your card or simply request a free change of customisation at any time.
This operation is not necessary, as the card adapts to any type of trip except for the following routes:
Where your journey involves using more than one service, a transfer is the act of changing from one bus to another. Provided the change takes place within the time limit indicated on the ticket purchased for the previous journey, you will enjoy a reduced fare on the next one.
If no fare is charged when the card is placed near the reader, the driver will check that it has sufficient credit and has not been misused. If these two conditions are met, a reimbursable ticket will be issued.
Firstly, ask the driver to cancel the extra fare on the ticket machine. If this is not possible, please contact the bus company providing the service.
Go to any official sale point and request a free replacement – any remaining credit will be transferred from the old card to the new one.
The card is an integrated travel pass and, as such, public transport journeys, not cash, are stored on it whenever it is topped up. For this reason, credit can never be refunded. However, as the card does not expire, you can use up any remaining journeys on any of the various transport services provided by the Consortium before returning your card.
No, it does not expire. Only the Large Family Travel Card has an expiry date for the special discounts it offers, though even after this date it may still be used in the same way as the standard Travel Card.
The ticket purchased in cash on board the bus, this is aimed at the occasional traveller. With the exception of certain special services, the fare is calculated in accordance with the number of zone changes involved. This ticket does not give passengers a fare reduction when changing buses.
Yes, because without it, you do not have compulsory passenger insurance.
Yes, discounts on Consortium services were made available to large families in 2012 – see our Large Family Travel Card section for details.
The card can be used in the same way as the standard Travel Card, though the specific benefits it affords holders will no longer be available.
Yes, in addition to the intercity buses of the metropolitan area, I can use the urban buses of Malaga, Alhaurín de la Torre, Benalmádena, Rincón de la Victoria and Torremolinos, the Metro lines and suburban trains of Malaga as well as all the services of the other Andalusian Consortiums.
In our routes and timetables section or you can also download our Consortium Malaga application in your Android or Apple mobile telephone.
The Consortium carries out periodic maintenance of all its street furniture; nevertheless, we are grateful to users who inform us of any incident or make any suggestions in this regard. If you wish to do so, please send an e-mail to usuarios@ctmam.es, or complete our customer service form.
By contacting the company responsible for providing the bus service in question.
As each bus company has its own child fare policy, please consult each one for further details.
The buses can be easily identified thanks to the distinctive corporate image featured on the exterior of the vehicle.
In the Regulations section of our web page.
Any comments, complaints or claims regarding the service provided can be made in person at the Consortium’s head office or at the ticket window of the Muelle Heredia bus terminus, by calling our Customer Service Line on 955 038 665, by sending an e-mail to usuarios@ctmam.es, or by dealing directly with the bus company concerned.