Can I listen to Spotify offline without premium?

No, there is no official, legitimate, or risk-free way to download music from Spotify or listen to Spotify offline without premium. Spotify's offline download feature is the core benefit of a Premium subscription, and they protect it heavily. Any method that claims to bypass this is a workaround that violates Spotify's Terms of Service and comes with significant downsides.

1. Spotify Premium:

This is by far the best experience. For the price, you get guaranteed high-quality, reliable offline downloads, no ads, on-demand playback on mobile, and unlimited skips. It solves your data problem completely and is seamless.

2. Spotify Free with "Offline Mode" Hack:

This is the closest practical workaround that uses the official app. On your Android phone, you can put Spotify into Offline Mode. When you then play music on Wi-Fi, it will aggressively cache what you listen to. If you consistently listen to the same few playlists on Wi-Fi, there's a good chance they will be cached and available for your commute. However, this is not reliable or guaranteed. You can't choose what gets cached, and it can be cleared at any time.