By bike
Do You Bike
Rents bikes at relatively reasonable prices. Also a store on Calle Puebla Larga, 13 and Avenida Puerto 21.
By bike
Renting a bike is an increasingly popular way for visitors to explore this essentially flat city. Since 2010 the city offers public bicycle rentals at over 100 locations around the city and growing. This service is called Valenbisi (http://www.valenbisi.es/). For 10⬠you get access to unlimited use of the bikes during 7 days, first half hour is free, then 1⬠every 30 minutes extra. You can purchase the ticket at any terminal at the stations.
Lights at night and reflective clothes are mandatory, helmet is only recommended. Riding through the sidewalk is also forbidden and bikeways are not frequent, this can do riding a bike in Valencia not recommended if you're not used to deal with city traffic. Drivers usually are unkind to cyclists.
For train and bus transport it is possible to buy bonos in kiosks and tobacco shops. Both Bonobus which as of June 2009 costs â¬6 and Bonometro which as of July 2011 costs â¬6.55 for one zone and is also available at ticket machines allow for 10 rides. If you want to use two lines to reach your destination, you have to use a B-T which as of July 2008 costs â¬7.
On foot
Aside from going to the beach and the City of Arts and Sciences, exploring the hub of the city requires no public transportation. Much of this city can be done walking, stopping for a coffee or a beer, and then walking more, all very leisurely. It's not necessary to have the mindset of mastering a complex public transportation system. However, for longer trips, see below for some pointers.
By train
The Metro Valencia (http://www.metrovalencia.com/) consists of five lines from which one is a tramway to the beach and connects the suburbs with the city. As of 2011, the one-way fare for one zone is â¬1.40. The ticket itself costs an additional â¬1 and contains a rechargeable chip. This metro system is not extensive, but can get you to major points within the city. If you want to take the tram, you have to buy a ticket from the machine, then validate it, before you get on.
If you use the metro a lot, you should consider getting a Bonometro see above, or a one-, two- or three-day pass, which can be quite economical. For just over â¬22, you can ride for 72 hours on the metro and tram as much as you like during that time; a bonus is that if you buy a ticket at, for instance, 16:00 on a Monday, it will expire not on Wednesday night, but on 16:00 Thursday.