Traveling with the OV-chipkaart
With an OV-chipkaart, you can travel by train, bus, tram en metro. Your card is active immediately, and if you have enough balance on your card, you can travel 2nd class with NS right away. You can top up your card balance at any NS Ticket Machine.
Useful to know....
Combined Travel Discount
Take along a maximum of 3 other people and enjoy a 40% discount during off-peak hours.
Topping up the balance on your OV-chipkaart
You can easily top up the balance on your OV-chipkaart online. You'll be back on track right away.
Activating products on your OV-chipkaart
It's easy to change classes or activate combined travel discounts!
Expired OV-chipkaart
If you have an NS season ticket, then NS will automatically send you a new card.
Checking in and out
Poles, gates and beeps: how to check in and out
Chipkaart options
All of the chipkaart characteristics.
Passing through the gates without travelling
More and more stations are installing access gates in order to improve security.
