New EMT card for children under 14 years old: everything you need to know to apply for it

The new card from the Malaga Transport Company (EMT) for children under 14 will be available next Tuesday, July 1. With the so-called T14 CHILD card, children up to 14 years old (inclusive) will be able to travel on the bus for free.

To obtain this new card, it must be requested through the EMT website (www.emtmalaga.es) and at the Bus Station offices on Paseo de los Tilos. To apply, it is necessary to present the ID card, NIE, or passport of the child or beneficiary and their legal representative (mother, father, or legal guardian), as well as the family book, a registration certificate, and a recent photograph.

The card will allow its holder to use the EMT bus network for free, except for special services (Airport, Fair, etc.). To acquire it, a fee of 5 euros plus VAT will be charged for processing expenses. Thus, children between 3 (transportation is currently free up to 2 years old, included) and 14 years old, registered in the city of Malaga, will be able to travel for free and without a limit on trips on the EMT.

This new pass, which will benefit a total of 75,000 minors (according to data from the National Institute of Statistics –INE–), is part of the extension of measures included in Royal Decree-law 1/2025, dated January 28, on special bonuses for collective transportation, which the City Council of Malaga can join due to having implemented and operational the Low Emission Zone of the city.

From January 1, 2026, if the Spanish Government does not extend the bonuses for sustainable transportation, the City Council of Malaga will maintain free public transportation for minors, but only up to 7 years old (inclusive), as part of the commitment made in the municipal government program 2023-2027.