The Valencia Tourist Card is Valencia’s official tourist card. With its purchase you are entitled to unlimited travel on public transport, free entry to the city’s main museums and monuments, and discounts at countless attractions and activities. By purchasing the card and making the most of its potential, savings are guaranteed, both in terms of money and time.
The card is available in 3 different denominations: 24, 48 or 72 hours. It is very cheap compared to cards in other European cities and is certainly the most convenient and practical option for experiencing Valencia as a tourist.
In its 24, 48 or 72 hour versions, as well as unlimited travel on public transport, the Valencia Tourist Card includes free or discounted entry to the city’s most famous museums and monuments. In addition, you are entitled to a welcome tapas, and a series of special discounts in shops, restaurants, spas, and water activities. In short, the Valencia Tourist Card includes
Holders of the Valencia Tourist Card are entitled to board the city’s public transport system for free: you’ll travel for free on the city buses (EMT) and underground (Metrobus), metro (zone AB, including the airport stop), trams and local trains (Renfe) zone AB.
So you will also be able to take the metro free of charge between the airport and the city and vice versa.
Also included in the price of the card is bus line 25, which passes through El Saler, the Parque Natural de la Albufera, El Palmar and El Perellonet: an ideal line for visiting the beaches to the south of the city and Valencia’s beautiful coastline.
There are no less than 33 museums and monuments that can be visited for free using the Valencia Tourist Card, including the Lonja de la Seda (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the Fallero Museum, the Arroz Museum, the Concha Piquer House Museum and the Almoina and many more.
Below is a list of free museums and attractions with the Valencia Tourist Card.
As well as offering free access to all the attractions and public transport mentioned above, the Valencia Tourist Card offers discounts of up to 50% on other places of interest and activities. For example, you can enjoy a 10% discount at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, a 10% discount at the Oceanogràfic, a 12% discount on the Bus Turístico, a 50% discount at the Marqués de dos Aguas, a 10% discount at the Cathedral and up to 20% on your guided tour.
Below is the list of museums and attractions with reduced or discounted entry with the Valencia Tourist Card.
There are also a series of discounted tours and activities designed to see the city at its best in the shortest possible time. These include themed tours, such as the ‘Mitos y Leyendas Valencianas’, or the ‘Essential Valencia and its World Heritage Sites’, or general tours such as the guided tour of the historic centre or the Valencia family tour.
Below is the complete list of tours and activities with reduced or discounted entry with the Valencia Tourist Card.
Valencia is a city on the Mediterranean Sea, and Valencia Tourist Card holders can take advantage of a range of discounts for water activities of all kinds. Each activity is discounted by 10%.
In addition to the above, the Valencia Tourist Card offers discounts for restaurants, nightclubs, shopping, spas and wellness centres.
In addition, a number of partner restaurants and nightclubs also offer discounts to Valencia Tourist Card holders.
The nightclubs that offer discounts to Card holders are:
Valencia Tourist Card holders are entitled to a 25% discount on the official Valencia Tourist Guide, and exclusive discounts at selected shops :
Finally, with the Valencia Tourist Card you can get discounts at certain wellness and spa establishments.
The list of tours, activities and entrances on the Valencia Card is very long, so it is very difficult to find something that is not included. However, it is important to point out that the attractions in the city’s main tourist destination, the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, are all paid for even with the card, although they are discounted.
The Valencia Tourist Card in its classic version can be purchased in 3 denominations, of 24, 48 or 72 hours, depending on the duration, the price obviously changes.
It is also available, at a reduced price, for children from 6 to 12 years old. Up to 15 years of age, entry is free to museums and municipal monuments; then, consider that children up to 5 years of age travel free on buses, while all children up to 9 years of age travel free on the metro.
24 hours | 48 hours | 72 hours | |
Adults and children 12+ | 15 Euro | 20 Euro | 25 Euro |
Children 6 to 12 years | 12.75 Euro | 17 Euro | 21,25 Euro |
Given the Card’s numerous free or discounted entries, and also the possibility of free travel on public transport, it can be said that it is worthwhile for practically everyone. Bear in mind that the card, which is very cheap compared to those of other European cities, also includes the metro journey from the airport to the city, which alone would already cost 3.90 euros (and therefore 7.80 euros for a return trip), so you will amortise the expense right away.
However, it may not be worth it for those staying in the city centre and deciding to visit the city on foot, without the intention of entering museums.
The Valencia Tourist Card, in its different versions, can be purchased conveniently online before your departure, by following questo link. With your purchase, you’ll also receive a guidebook and a map with all the addresses of establishments, monuments, museums, and services with free or discounted entry. At the time of purchase, you will receive a voucher by email, which must be exchanged for the actual card at one of the tourist offices in the city or at the airport.
Activating the Valencia Tourist Card is very simple: simply use it at a point of use (museum, public transport…), swiping it over the card readers. From the moment it is activated, the hours of validity of the card will begin.
Once purchased online, you can go to the following points with the voucher you have received:
Apart from the Valencia Tourist Card, there are other city cards that will allow you to save money on museums and attractions, or on transport; each one has different characteristics, so if you don’t want to buy the official Valencia Tourist Card, choose the one that suits you best.
The innovative Valencia Pass by Tiqets is actually a cumulative ticket: with just one pass you’ll buy entrance tickets to the Oceanogràfic, the Science Museum, the Biopark and the Church of San Nicholas, and you’ll be able to download an app with the Valencia Tourist Guide. In addition, you’ll get a 10% discount on tickets to other attractions on the Tiqets website.
The card, which is completely digital, is convenient if you intend to visit all the attractions included in the Pass, and does not include transport.