Keuzedagen
Are you 60 or older? Then travel extra cheaply by train with Keuzedagen. Read how to order and use them.
Order Keuzedagen with Dal Voordeel View Keuzedagen in Mijn NS
Ordering Keuzedagen
Whether you're going out for the day, heading to a museum with friends or spending a day out with your children or grandchildren,
from just €8.40 per month (€100.90 per year), you'll have 7 Keuzedagen per year at your disposal, plus a Dal Voordeel season ticket.
This combination enables you to travel in off-peak hours and on weekends:
- at 40% discount on balance
- for 7 days per year, unlimited, throughout the Netherlands
You can only order Keuzedagen in combination with a Dal Voordeel season ticket; not separately or with another season ticket.
How to use a Keuzedag
Before you can travel on a Keuzedag, you have to add it to your OV-chipkaart. You can do this with a ticket machine at the station.
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How you pick up a Keuzedag from a ticket machine
- Go to an NS Ticket Machine at the station
- Place your OV-chipkaart on the ticket machine card reader
- Select ‘Download Keuzedag’
- Click 'Agree'
- Hold your OV-chipkaart up to the card reader again until you see a confirmation message
Your Keuzedag is now loaded onto your OV-chipkaart. It will take effect as soon as you check in during off-peak hours. If you check in during peak hours, you will be travelling on balance.
Viewing Keuzedagen
If you would like to find out how many Keuzedagen you still have, you can do so through Mijn NS. You will also be able to view your used and expired Keuzedagen here.
Validity of Keuzedagen
You can use your Keuzedagen:
- during off-peak hours
- in all trains
- within the Netherlands
Keuzedagen do not apply to travel by bus, tram or metro. Ensure that you only check in during off-peak hours, including when you transfer and check in again (with a different rail carrier).
Find out what the off-peak hours are
Expired Keuzedagen no longer visible
Keuzedagen are valid for 12 months from the moment you purchase the season ticket. If you do not use them within the 12 months, the Keuzedagen expire and are therefore no longer visible in Mijn NS and the NS ticket machine. You cannot roll them over to the next year.
FAQ about Keuzedagen
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I already have a season ticket
If you are aged 60 years or more and would like to order Keuzedagen, but you already have a season ticket, there are various ways to proceed depending on your situation.
I have a Dal Voordeel on balance season ticket without Keuzedagen
Order Keuzedagen through Customer Service.I have an NS Flex season ticket
You can only order Keuzedagen if you have a Dal Voordeel on balance season ticket.In your case, you can order Keuzedagen as follows:
- Cancel your NS Flex season ticket.
- Remove NS Flex from your OV-chipkaart at the NS ticket machine.
- Order Dal Voordeel on balance with Keuzedagen in our online shop.
- Add your new season ticket to your OV-chipkaart at the NS ticket machine.
I don't know which season ticket I have
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I want to upgrade my Keuzedag to first class
Want to try travelling in first class with your Keuzedag? Now you can, for just €6 extra per Keuzedag. Activate your Keuzedag first, and then buy the 2-1 Supplement at an NS ticket machine. Here's how:
- Pick up your Keuzedag (see steps above)
- Hold the OV-chipkaart against the card reader again
- First select 'Change Class', and then select '2-1 Supplement'
- Choose the planned date of your trip and pay
- Hold the OV-chipkaart up to the card reader again
- The 2-1 Supplement is now added to your card
Please note: when you check in, you will see second class on the display, but the conductor will be able to see that you have purchased a first class supplement.
You can only change classes for one Keuzedag at a time. You can also only change Keuzedagen from second class to first class, and not the other way around.
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I can't pick up my Keuzedagen
If you don't see any Keuzedagen on the NS ticket machine, this may be why:
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you might have already used up all of your seven Keuzedagen for the year.
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your unused Keuzedagen may have expired
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there may be a technical error. If this is the case, contact the  NS Customer Service.
Keuzedagen with your new or existing season ticket will be made available one day before your new season ticket starts.
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