Cercanías
Cercanías commuter trains in Valencia
Renfe Cercanías links València with its surrounding towns and with Castellón through five lines in service — C1, C2, C3, C5 and C6 — and 71 stations. It reaches where the metro and city buses do not: Gandia, Xàtiva, Utiel, Sagunt and Vinaròs. One detail that costs money: Cercanías is not part of the ATMV zonal travelcard.
The five lines in service
C1 to Platja i Grau de Gandia, C2 to Moixent, C3 to Utiel, C5 between Puçol and Caudiel, and C6 to Vinaròs. The names here come from where the service actually runs, not from the official catalogue: the C6 really does reach Vinaròs even though it is published as “València Nord – Castelló”, and the C5 never touches València, whatever its official name says. The C4 is declared in Renfe's data but has no scheduled trains at all, so you will not find it on this site.
Some stations are served by bus, not by train
Renfe publishes its road replacement services inside the same timetable and under the same line number. This is not a footnote: 1,802 of the 10,041 journeys in the València area are by bus, and 17 of the 71 stations currently have no train at all. The whole C5 is one of those cases, because of the engineering work between Sagunt and Teruel. Before heading to the station, check on your line's page whether that stretch runs by rail or by road.
Tickets: your SUMA card does not work the same way
Cercanías runs on its own zones 1 to 6 and its own range of tickets, and it is not part of the ATMV zonal travelcard shared by EMT and Metrovalencia. In practice: transferring from bus or metro to train is not free, and you need a separate Cercanías ticket. Renfe does not publish its fares as open data, so you will not see a price here — check their website, which is the only authority on it.
Accessibility
8 of the 71 stations in the València area are recorded as accessible in the data Renfe itself publishes. It is the only transport network in Valencia that fills in this field systematically: neither EMT nor Metrovalencia nor MetroBús do so in their open data. Each line page flags which of its stations qualify.
Service alerts
Renfe publishes Cercanías disruptions openly, by line and by station, in Spanish and Valencian, and we collect them alongside the EMT ones. If there is a cancellation, a diversion or engineering work affecting you, it appears on the alerts page and on the relevant line page.
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
How many Cercanías lines does Valencia have?
Five in service: C1, C2, C3, C5 and C6. The C4 is declared in Renfe's data but has no scheduled trains, so it does not exist as a service.
Does the C5 run through Valencia?
No. Although it is published as “València Nord – Caudiel”, the actual service runs from Puçol to Caudiel, with about eight journeys a day. Waiting for it at València Nord means waiting for a train that does not stop there.
Can I use my SUMA card on Cercanías?
Not in the same way. Cercanías is outside the ATMV zonal travelcard, so transferring from bus or metro is not free and you need a separate Cercanías ticket.
Is there a train from Valencia to Gandia?
Yes, the C1 line, which terminates at Platja i Grau de Gandia. It is the beach line of the network and the busiest one in summer.
How many Cercanías stations are accessible?
8 of the 71 in the València area, according to the accessibility data Renfe itself publishes. Each line page lists which ones.
Why do some stations show a bus instead of a train?
Because Renfe schedules road replacement services within the same line. Today 17 of the 71 stations have no train at all: they are served by bus, and Renfe's own data says so.