Fares and tickets Nederlandse Spoorwegen

a ns dagretour (one-time chip card), rijssen almelo , back.

the ov-chipkaart common form of fare payment, paper tickets still available , becoming increasingly popular due repeated nfc failures , unagreed charges.

on buses , trams, hourly tickets sale have little credit travel enough cash. train travel, 1 can buy one-use chip card.

traditional paper tickets abandoned in july 2014 both ns , regional rail operators. single or return tickets, used incidental travellers , tourists, still available @ ticket machines , service counters, loaded on disposable ov-chipkaart tickets must validated checking in @ ticket barrier or card reader before train boarded.

there partly common tariff system 4 smaller passenger train operating companies: syntus , connexxion in centre , east, veolia on maaslijn , heuvellandlijn in south east, arriva in north , of east of country , on merwede-lingelijn (from dordrecht geldermalsen).

not ticket machines accept banknotes, since 2014 machines @ train stations accept various credit or debit cards. €0.50 supplement required using credit card, €1 supplement buying disposable, one-use, chipcard.

it possible buy e-tickets online on dutch railways website, payment accepted transfer dutch bank accounts (ideal). e-tickets can purchased on nmbs/sncb b-europe website, accepts payment mastercard , visa credit cards.

during annual boekenweek (bookweek), possible travel free on sunday upon showing boekenweekgeschenk (bookweekgift).

increasingly, operators apply separate tariffs, partly related gradually introduced ov-chipkaart, combines card integration price differentiation. however, several new passes introduced ns in 2011 valid in trains of other operators arriva, connexxion, syntus, , veolia.

even so, developments require travellers aware of various companies , increase fare journeys requiring change 1 another.

travelling ov-chipkaart, 1 has register starting journey (check in) , ending (check out), , 1 has travel away point of 1 s latest check-in. thus, in case of voluntary detour, 1 has check out , check in register starting new journey.

fixed point fares subscription

fixed point fares known traject vrij monthly or yearly train pass subscription(in dutch abonnementen). provided netherlands railway system (ns nederlandse spoorwegen) reduce regular travel costs. can carry across other train operating companies within netherlands, such veolia limburg.

traject vrij (fixed point fares) allow customer stipulate daily travel between 2 points. point , point b (for example, amsterdam rotterdam). monthly fee/subscription covers travel costs between points. person can travel during hours @ reduced price, 30 percent or more cheaper average ticket. price depends on how many zones of travel used kilometres. pricing depends on first class or second class. ns has pricing matrix calculates fixed price travel cost subscription.

a subscription covers travel within borders or route between point , b. if travel occurs beyond or outside these areas, person billed via ov-chipkaart applicably.

traject vrij commonly used workers or younger students (12 17) travel or use same locations or routes every day. user required link ov-chipkaart created ns account , there, user can take out subscription can linked existing ov-chipkaart.

there in addition other fixed price subscriptions provided ns, cover peak hours, day passes, unlimited country travel, intercity , more.

off-peak discount passes

ns defines off-peak hours weekdays 00:00-06:30, 09:00-16:00 , 18:30-24:00 , on saturdays , sundays whole day. discount product on pass 1 automatically granted discount based on type of discount product , time of checking in. term discount includes 100 percent discount, i.e. free travel.

there off-peak discount pass (in dutch: dal voordeel (nl)) €29 per year, allowing 40 percent discount on journeys starting in off-peak hours. in case of group of 4 people, discount if 1 has pass. card replaced old off peak discount pass (in dutch: voordeelurenabonnement, can still renewed otherwise no longer available). these advantages of dal voordeel compared voordeelurenabonnement:

discount during week, 9:00-16:00 , 18:30-6:30
slightly cheaper €10
up 3 free kids vrij passes (kids travel free cardholder of dal voordeel)

these disadvantages:

no discount in busy afternoon rush hour (6:30-9:00 , 16:00-18:30)
no discount in morning , afternoon rush hours in july , august , 25 31 december
no discount on ns-24 hours card (from 09:00 valid)

travellers aged 60 years , older can buy supplement €14 free travel during off-peak hours on 7 days of choice (with limitations) during year. not possible buy multiple supplements same year.

there off-peak free pass (in dutch: dal vrij (nl)) €1188 per year, allowing free journeys, start in off-peak hours (compare ov-jaarabonnement).

for €318 per month, travelers can buy unlimited travel pass valid, during peak hours. card, checking in , out required, or traveller risks fine. regulations involving time periods (for ns, may different other operators):

5 minutes: margin traveller applied times of start , end of off-peak hours, compared published
30 minutes: maximum allowed time between checking in , scheduled departure time of train
1 hour: maximum allowed time between checking in , out @ same station without travelling, free of charge
6 hours: maximum allowed time between checking in , checking out




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