Last update: 26/12/2025
Free passes can solely be used on Cercanías (Commuter) trains in Asturias and Cantabria. For integrated tickets (those that include other means of transport, such as buses, metros or other railways not operated by Renfe), consult the conditions of the different regional and local consortia."
To obtain the free frequent passenger pass, you must be registered at renfe.com or using the Renfe and Renfe Cercanías apps.
You can obtain your free frequent passenger pass seamlessly using the Renfe Cercanías app, with the exception of Cercanías AM, where passes can be obtained at self-service machines and station ticket offices:
1. Download the Renfe Cercanías app from the Android store or from the Apple store.
2. Select your Cercanías network.
3. Expand the menu and select the "Buy Tickets" option .
4. Choose the "Buy" option and select your usual origin/destination station.
5. From the "Select a fare", drop-down, choose "Free Pass".
6. Enter your details to register. If you already have an account in the app, proceed with the purchase process.
7. The QR generated will be saved in the app's wallet that you can find in the "Buy tickets" – "My tickets" menu .
If you have a Tarjeta Renfe & Tú card, you can also go to your usual place of purchase (self-service machines and station ticket offices) and load the new pass onto it. Always validate your trips before they start. Until you have received the refund of your free pass deposit, you must keep both the QR and the TSC card with which you use your pass, as well as any receipt or proof of purchase as these may be needed to request the refund for the deposit or resolve any issues that may occur as part of the process.
Remember that in the Cercanías Metric Gauge networks, it is not possible to purchase the pass using the App and you will have to purchase the physical pass at the self-service machines or station ticket offices.
To purchase your pass at ticket offices and self-service machines, you must provide your name and surname (when purchasing at the ticket office), a valid identity document number (Spanish ID number, foreign resident document number, passport or equivalent document) and your telephone number (preferably mobile) for us to contact you in case of any issues that may occur when refunding your deposit.
Cercanías (Commuter): personal, named and non-transferable pass, valid for an unlimited number of journeys, whether one way or return, on the Cercanías (Commuter) train networks of Asturias and Cantabria (all regions) during the selected four-month period.
No, the Cercanías (Commuter) pass can only be used during the selected four-month period. For example, during the first four months of 2026, it will be valid for travel between January 1 and April 30.
Yes, it allows you to make unlimited journeys between any of the stations of the suburban hub for which you have purchased the pass.
Yes, free travel is guaranteed to recurring travellers. To this end, a procedure has been implemented by which the traveller deposits a refundable deposit of 10 euros, regardless of the origin and destination of the route travelled within the Cercanías hub.
In the Cercanías hubs of Asturias and Cantabria, it will still be necessary to make a minimum of 16 journeys during the 4 months of validity. This refund will be made at the end of the validity period. In the case of card payment, the refund will be made automatically through the same means. In the case of payment in cash, the refund will be made through the ticket offices of the stations.
Yes. Its use is recommended to streamline the process of refunding the deposit paid for the pass.
If you paid for your pass using a bank card, the refund will be made automatically to the card used to make payment, provided that you have made a minimum of 16 trips and your travel pass is not included in the list of anti-fraud infractions.
If you have not received the refund, please visit a Customer Service office to fill in the Refund Form providing your details so that we can review your case.
If you paid the deposit in cash, you must request a refund at any point of sale or from our Customer Service offices. You must present your pass along with your DNI, NIF/NIE as well as any receipt or proof of purchase you have.
You must keep your pass, regardless of the format used, as well as the purchase ticket or receipt until your deposit for the pass has been refunded, since these are required to request the refund or to solve any incident that may occur throughout the process.
Important, remember
If you have not yet requested the refund of the deposit for your passs, remember that you have one year to request it once its validity period ends.
No, you must keep the pass in whichever format you have used as it may be needed to request a refund of the deposit.
In addition, we remind you that once the deposit has been returned, you can reuse the TSC Renfe&Tú.
Yes. All passengers who have a personalised or non-personalised +Renfe & Tú Card will be able to purchase the pass at self-service machines and ticket offices at the station.
It is not necessary for Cercanías AM hubs, as the pass cannot be purchased online. For the rest of the hubs, it is highly recommended to use the Renfe Cercanías App to avoid queues and waiting at stations. Customers of the Cercanías hubs who purchase the pass through the Renfe Cercanías App will be able to validate it directly at the turnstiles with QR readers or through support staff at stations that do not have readers. Download the App.
You can also obtain a pass in physical form, free of charge, presenting your mobile phone with the QR code at a self-service machine.
During registration, you will be asked for the security code needed to make in-app purchases; this code is chosen by the user and consists of a 4-digit numerical code.
You can use Cercanías (Commuter) passes on unlimited trips.
A return journey counts as 2 trips.