canary islands single travel pass pilot december

Canary Islands single travel pass to launch in December

Single transport pass for the Canary Islands moves closer

The Canary Islands government plans to launch a pilot scheme for a single transport pass this December, allowing passengers to use one ticket across all islands. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the regional Minister for Public Works, Housing and Mobility, Pablo Rodríguez, during a parliamentary session. He confirmed that the aim is to roll out the system across the entire archipelago throughout 2027.

Long-awaited measure finally takes shape

The announcement came in response to a question from Socialist MP Marcos Bergaz, who criticised the government for failing to deliver the single pass despite it first being proposed back in 2018. Bergaz argued that an integrated ticket would encourage greater use of public transport, just as, in his view, the introduction of free buses and trams has done.

Rodríguez recalled that the project originally emerged in 2018 under the name Bono Residente Canario (Canary Islands Resident Pass), and that a second phase had already envisaged creating a ticket valid for all islands. However, he noted that implementation was left unfinished during the previous legislative term.

Technical challenges being resolved

According to Rodríguez, the current government commissioned the Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC) to develop the technological solution needed to unify the various ticketing systems. Once that phase was completed, the government allocated “more than one million euros” for the island councils to adapt and standardise their platforms.

The minister said that, provided the timeline is met, the pass will begin testing in December among the most frequent users of public transport. The government intends to use this pilot phase to complete the gradual rollout across the entire archipelago next year.

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