Single and Return

Single & Return

• You should purchase a Day Return ticket if your outward and return journeys will be on the same day and via the same rout.
• If your outward and return journeys will take place on different days, then you will need to purchase two Single tickets.
• If you are going to several towns in one day, you should purchase a ticket that indicates to which destination(s) you will be travelling.

Validity

• Single/Return tickets are valid for one day: from 00.00 on the date shown on the ticket to 04.00 the following morning.
• You are allowed to break your journey but only if you complete the entire journey in one day.

5 Return ticket

• The 5 Return Ticket allows you purchase five return tickets for the same route all at once.

Validity

• Each return is valid for one day.
• The tickets are undated. Before boarding the train, validate your ticket by dating it in the ticket stamping machine at the station.
• The 5 Return Ticket is not personal.

Weekend Return

• A Weekend Return is similar to the Day Return and costs the same, but your return journey does not have to be on the same day as your outward journey. This means you do not have to purchase two separate Singles tickets for a weekend away. It is both convenient and economical.

Validity

• A Weekend Return is valid from 19.00 Friday evening to 04.00 Monday morning.
• The entire outward journey must be completed in one day, and the same is applicable for the return journey.
• If the Friday or Monday falls on an official public holiday, the Weekend Return validity is extended. At Whitsun, for instance, you can make the outward journey from 19.00 on Friday evening and the return journey can be made until 04.00 on Tuesday morning.

Price

• Using the Journey Planner, you can find out the price of your intended journey.
• One Return is cheaper than two Singles tickets.
• If you have a Voordeelurenabonnement (Off-Peak Hours Pass), OV-Studentenkaart (Public Transport Student Pass) or Jaartrajectabonnement (Annual Route Pass) and you are travelling during off-peak hours, you are entitled to a 40% discount off the fare.

Where to purchase

• NS Service Desk
• NS self-service ticket machine
• Wizzl convenience stores and Kiosk shops located in the station;
• All other NS sales outlets.

Day travel cards

Day Travel Card

• Unlimited train travel for one day throughout The Netherlands.
• The best option for a one-way journey, return or round trip that will cover 250 kilometres or more.

Public transport Day Travel Card

• Similar to the Day Travel Card except that for only € 5,50 more, this card also allows you to use the bus, tram and metro for the day.

5 Day Travel Card

• The 5 Day Travel Card lets you purchase five Day Travel Cards at one time.

Dog day travel card

• A small pet can travel with you on the train free of charge, on the condition that the animal travels in a basket, cage or on your lap.
• If you have an NS-Jaarabonnement (NS Annual Pass] or OV-Jaarabonnement (Public Transport Annual Pass), a dog may travel with you free of charge.
• Dog day travel cards are only available on the date specified.

Bicycle day travel card

• Bicycles may be taken on the train during off-peak hours.
• To do this you purchase a Bicycle day travel card from the ticket machine.
• A Bicycle Day Travel Card allows you to take a (folding) tandem, reclining bicycle or disassembled racing bike on the train.
• A Bicycle Day Card is not necessary for a standard folding bicycle. Passengers may take standard folding bicycles on the train with them free of charge (provided they meet the terms and conditions)

Validity

• Day Travel Card: one day of unlimited travel throughout The Netherlands on all domestic trains listed in the Journey Planner.
• In addition, the OV-Dagkaart (Public Transport Day Travel Card) is also valid on all public transport on which the official national tickets (multi-journey zone tickets and ‘Sterabonnement’) are valid.
• 5 Day travel card: each Day Travel Card is valid for one day. You purchase the tickets with no date specified. Before boarding the train, validate your ticket by dating it in the ticket stamping machine at the station. The 5 Day travel card is not personal.

Where to purchase

• NS Service Desk;
• NS self-service ticket machine;
• Wizzl convenience stores and Kiosk shops located in the station
• All other NS sales outlets

Railrunner

• For children aged 4 to 11 accompanied by an adult (aged at least 19).

Where to Purchase

• NS Service Desk
• NS self-service ticket machine
• Wizzl convenience stores and Kiosk shops located in the station
• All other NS sales outlets

Validity

• A Railrunner ticket is valid for one day on the same route (within The Netherlands) and in the same class as the valid ticket of the accompanying adult.
• On some routes a National Multi-Journey Zone ticket or 'Sterabonnement' serves as a valid ticket on the train.

  Price

• Railrunner: € 2.50 per child.
• A maximum of three children per accompanying adult are allowed to travel at the Railrunner rate.
• Tickets for additional children may be purchased at a 40% discount.

International train

• On the ICE International you must also pay the supplement for Railrunner(s).
• Railrunner tickets are not valid on Thalys.

Children under the age of 4

Children under the age of 4 travel free of charge provided they do not require a seat

Children aged 4 to 11 not accompanied by an adult

• Children aged 4 to 11 not accompanied by an adult receive a 40% discount on their fare.

You can find out the price of the intended journey using The Journey Planner (under the heading “Reduction.”).

2-1 Upgrade

If you have a 2nd class pass or ticket would like to upgrade to 1st class:

• You may purchase an Upgrade for the route on which you would like to travel First Class.
• This is possible with a Voordeelurenabonnement (Off-Peak Hours Pass, Jaarabonnement (Annual Pass) or Maandabonnement (Monthly Pass).
• An upgrade from 2nd to 1st class may not be combined with a Jeugdmaandabonnement (Youth Monthly Pass), Multi-Journey Zone Ticket or ‘Sterabonnement’.

ICE International supplement

• Travel within The Netherlands on the ICE International (route Amsterdam - Utrecht - Arnhem and back) requires a ticket supplement of € 2.00.
• You can purchase the supplement from NS ticket machines, NS Service Desks, Wizzl convenience stores and Kiosk shops located in the station.
• If you have an NS-Jaarabonnement (NS Annual Pass) or OV-Jaarabonnement (Public Transport Annual Pass), a Jaartrajectabonnement (Annual Route Pass) or Maandtrajectabonnement (Monthly route pass) or a Maandnetabonnement (Monthly Network Pass), you do not have to purchase the supplement IF your pass is valid for some or all of the Amsterdam Centraal - Utrecht Centraal – Arnhem route.