Travelling during public holidays

Travelling during public holidays and the common holiday periods

• Which national holidays are recognised by NS?

  Public holidays in 2022

  • New Year's Day: 1 January
  • Good Friday: 15 April
  • Easter Sunday: 17 April
  • Easter Monday: 18 April
  • King's Day: 27 April
  • Ascension Day: 26 May
  • Whit Sunday: 5 June
  • Whit Monday: 6 June
  • Christmas Day: 25 December
  • Boxing Day: 26 December

• Travelling on a Weekend Vrij season ticket?

  Then you can enjoy unlimited travel on national holidays, including those that fall on a weekday.

• Travelling on a different season ticket?

  If you travel with a Dal Vrij, Traject Vrij, Altijd Voordeel, Dal Voordeel or Samenreiskorting, then the normal rush hour and off-peak hours apply on:

  • Friday after Ascension Day
  • in the summer months July and August
  • between Christmas and New Year

• Travelling on Keuzedagen during national holidays?

  Your Keuzedagen [Optional days] will be valid for the whole day on national holidays.

• Are you travelling with a student travel product?

  Students travelling with a studentenreisproduct (student travel product) on their OV-chipkaart are subject to rules different from those that apply to other NS season tickets.

  Week season ticket

  Students with a week season ticket travel on balancewith a discount on holidays from 04:00 to 04:00 the following morning. On Good Friday, students travel for free.

  Weekend season ticket

  Students with a weekend season ticket travel for free on holidays from 04:00 to 04:00 the following morning and on the Thursday before Good Friday, the day before Liberation Day, the day before King's Day, and the Wednesday before Ascension Day, starting from 12:00.

  For more information, see the Student Travel Product calendar

   

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