Spain expands free travel offer to intercity bus services
by Stephen Burgen in Barcelona from World news | The Guardian on (#67GKN)
Government introduced free travel on train journeys in September
Free train travel introduced by the Spanish government in September to offset the rise in the cost of living has been extended to intercity bus services with free travel on the 389-mile (626km) Madrid to Barcelona route as of 1 February.
A 50% discount has been in effect on this and 41 other bus routes since September and it is expected that the 100% discount will be applied to all long- and middle-distance journeys.
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