Renfe's New Compensation for 2026: How Many Minutes Late Will You Get Your Money Back?
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On January 1, 2026, Renfe will have to recover the refund amounts for the delay of high speed and long distance trains. With the support of Congress, thanks to the votes in favor of the PP, of Vox, of Junts, ERC and PNV, this amendment of the Senate to the Sustainable Mobility Law has been approved with the aim of returning the commitment of punctuality prior to the one approved on July 1, 2024, which reduced the economic amount to return passen…
The plenary of Congress has approved some of the most relevant amendments introduced by the Senate in the Sustainable Mobility Bill, including the one that obliges the Ministry of Transport to recover the criteria of punctuality and compensation of Renfe, which Minister Oscar Puente had modified on July 1. Since then, Renfe returns the full amount of the ticket of Ave, Avlo, Alvia, Euromed and Intercity when the delay exceeds 90 minutes (compare…
Renfe stands before Congress. Although the Lower House has approved the return of compensation from 15 minutes late — a measure backed by PP, Vox, Junts, ERC, Podemos...
Congress approves the amendment to the Sustainable Mobility Act that recovers compensations prior to the change made by the public operator in 2024
This article was originally published in Noticias para Municipios. Renfe has flatly rejected the return to compensation for delays of only 15 minutes approved this Wednesday in Congress with the votes of PP, Vox, Junts, ERC, Podemos and BNG. From the operator they describe it as “populism” and “demagogy”, and warn that applying it only to the public company would be a hard blow to their accounts and a clear disadvantage to their private competit…
This Thursday, the Congress of Deputies has given the green light to an amendment that will force Renfe to restore compensation for delays in its high-speed services since January 1, 2026. This decision, framed within the Sustainable Mobility Act, represents a significant shift from the reform that the public operator carried out eighteen months ago. At that time, Renfe tightened the conditions so that passengers could claim compensation for del…
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