Changeovers
Changing to another NS train
You can see the possible routes for your journey in
the Journey Planner
- You are travelling from Vlissingen to Utrecht
- The Journey Planner tells you that you need to change at Rotterdam
- You check in at Vlissingen
- You simply change trains at Rotterdam
- You check out at Utrecht
The same applies if the Journey Planner specifies more than one changeover station for NS. In that case too, you only check when you get to your destination station. Perhaps you may prefer to travel via another station or want to make a stop at one of the intervening stations. Click the button at the bottom of the page for examples of such journeys.
Changing to a tram or bus, the metro or another train company
You need to check out first with NS if you are changing to a tram, a
bus, the metro or another train company. This is because you have finished that
part of your journey with NS. Then you check in with the new transport company
(and at the end of your journey you check out again with the same transport
company). The same applies if you start your journey with another transport
company and then change to NS.
Please note:do not forget to check out when leaving a particular transport company, because it is not possible to go back and check out with the previous company once you have checked in with the next transport company. In other words, the sequence is important.