Under 31? Get a Youth Card in Spain – Lots of Ways to Save for Under 10€
The Youth Card can be used in any part of Spain, regardless of where it was issued, and also in 41 European countries. Additionally there’s travel insurance with worldwide coverage, which starts as soon as you receive the card.
Unless you’ve got a Spanish digital certificate to request the card online, you’ll have to check out each region’s details to see how to get one. Promotions and offers for some stores are nationwide (such as a 15% discount at Springfield) whereas others are only local – full details are available on each website shown below
Don’t forget if you’re travelling around Spain to check out any promos on that region’s Youth Card website before you go in case you’re entitled to a discount. The same goes with travelling through Europe too.
And a cheeky suggestion – if you’re too “old” for a Youth Card but your friends / kids have one, make sure you go shopping with them so you can get the discount too. Having said that it may be easy if you’re buying clothes but harder to do at the hairdresser!
Specific regional details and offers:
Andalucía
Youth Card website. Card can be requested at any Caja de Ahorros Andaluz (eg Unicaja) along with regional Youth Offices. Cost is 6€ - for more details see here.
Latest news shows discounts for skiing at Sierra Nevada during winter, discounts on tickets to see the Alhambra or 20% off laser eye surgery. Usual discounts are offered by almost 4000 companies / stores with discounts of up to 35% on loads of different products such as sports goods, hotels, electronics, books, beauty & hairdressing, etc.
Cataluña
Website (in English as well as Catalan and Spanish). Cost is 7.25€ and you can get a provisional card immediately that lasts 30 days but only for the Cataluña region. Cards can be requested at any branch of La Caixa. More details here. (At date of writing, prices on the Spanish and English language pages didn’t coincide).
More than 6000 establishments offer discounts or other perks and there’s an SMS messaging system to keep you up-to-date with the latest offers. Great offers for music festivals and other cultural events. Can request “Pack Jove” with 100 discount coupons at any La Caixa branch.
Valencia
Website here. Cost for 2012 8.16€, valid for 2 years. Can be requested in any branch of Caja Ahorros Mediterraneo or other official Youth Offices. For details see here.
In order to see discounts at participating establishments, you'll need to need search via the online form. New discounts include those on sporting events at the Mestalla football ground.
Madrid
Youth Card website. Card can be requested at any Caja Madrid (Bankia) office, or at a couple of Youth offices. Cost is 4€, for more details see here.
Discounts from 10-20% at theme parks, cinemas, theatres; 50% off national museums; 10% off at stores at Las Rozas Village.
MSS Tip: Previously the Youth Card was only available for people aged up to and including 26. The change to under-31 has meant that some establishments may not be too happy at giving you a discount if you’re over 26!
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