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Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5orPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5 is cheaper by €28.10. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 20 min against 21 min. The Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5 varies between 21 and 23 minutes.

Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5: 05:27–23:57. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersMetrovalencia lines 3 and 5Pre-booked private transferDifference
1€5.90€34€28.10
2€10.70€34€23.30
3€13.70€34€20.30
4€13.70€34€20.30
5€13.70€57€43.30
6€13.70€57€43.30
7€13.70€57€43.30
8€13.70€57€43.30

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
L3L5 · FGV (Metrovalencia)Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5
From
The Metrovalencia station on the ground floor of the regional terminal, with an information office in arrivals; lines 3 and 5 leave from the same station
To
Xàtiva, beneath the Estació del Nord, in 21 minutes and Colón in 23, after Àngel Guimerà; line 5 continues to Alameda and Marítim, line 3 to Benimaclet and the university district
Luggage
Nothing on Metrovalencia's tariff page charges for luggage; its travel rules are not published beyond that.
Runs
05:27–23:57
Journey
21–23 min

Buy AB+, not AB. The airport is its own "+" fare area: an AB single is EUR 2.80 and will not open the gate; AB+ is EUR 4.80. Even Manises, two stops away, costs EUR 3.50 from here.

Three or more: One suma 10 for zones AB+, EUR 12.60 plus a EUR 1.10 card. Ten rides on one card, up to fifteen people through the gate together, valid on the metro, the 150 and 150N, EMT buses and Cercanías, and the spare rides work for the way back. Singles cost EUR 4.80 each.

The first purchase needs a card: EUR 1.10 in cardboard, EUR 2.20 in plastic, reusable. Several singles can be loaded on one card and used by a group.

The EUR 12.60 is a reduced price in force to 31 December 2026 by Decreto ley 6/2026; the base price is EUR 21.00. The single is not reduced.

On weekdays line 5 ends at 22:36 and line 3 at 22:32, with a last extra train to Machado at 23:57 (Metrovalencia's own timetable); after that the 150 runs to 23:15 and the 150N from 23:00. On Sundays the first train is 07:07 and nothing else public reaches the airport before it.

Metrovalencia's tariff page says the TuiN is validated on entry and on exit; keep whatever card you use to hand until you are through the exit gate.

The stored-value TuiN, EUR 1.20 a ride, is on the same tariff page with a note that it must be registered online and collected at a city customer center; this page does not count on buying one at the airport.

Line 5 was closed between Alameda and Marítim from 25 June to 30 August 2026 for tunnel works. Xàtiva and Colón were not affected.

Metrovalencia lines 3 and 5: price for every party size

Fares, from Metrovalencia
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
20 min

This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size, luggage and the exact address. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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