Single train tickets
Fares & public transport
Going by train only once in a while?
To travel by train you can use your OV-chipkaart or you can use a paper ticket for the train.
Pay with your OV-chipkaart
With the OV-chipkaart you can pay for public transport. You can credit your card with a balance in euros, or with a travel product such as a season ticket.
Your OV-chipkaart has to be activated for travelling by train, before the first time it is used. One of the reasons is that you have to indicate whether you are travelling first class or second class. This can be don at the self-service ticket machine.
A paper ticket
You can still buy a paper ticket for the train at the self-service ticket machine.
If you travel up and down the same route on the same day, you have to purchase a return ticket. If you will not return the same day, you need to buy a one-way ticket product. If you visit several places on the same day, you should buy a ticket stating via which destination(s) you will be travelling.
| Railrunner |
For a maximum of three children aged 4 to 11 accompanied by an adult. It can also be loaded on the personal OV-chipkaart of the child. Price per child |
€ 2,50 |
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| Dagkaart hond |
A day travel card for a dog in trains of NS or Arriva. When you travel with Syntus or Veolia, you don't need a ticket voor your dog. |
€ 3 |
| Dagkaart fiets NS, Syntus, Connexxion and Veolia |
A Bicycle Day Travel Card of € 6 (during off-peak hours) in trains of NS, Connexxion, Syntus and Veolia. |
€ 6 |
| Dagkaart fiets Arriva |
On Route Dordrecht-Geldermalsen you don't need a ticket in the Arriva train. In the other Arriva trains you need a ticket of € 5. |
€ 5 |
| Toeslag ICE |
Travel within the Netherlands on the ICE International (route Amsterdam-Utrecht-Arnhem and back) requires a ticket supplement |
€ 2 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How to obtain a train ticket?
Before you board a train you need to be in possession of a valid ticket. If you are not yet traveling with an OV-chipkaart there are still various places you can obtain a train ticket.
Ticket machines
On every train station you can find at least one ticket machine. From these you can purchase a train ticket for all domestic train routes 24/7.
Service desk
At the larger train stations you can get a personal service at the service desk. You can purchase tickets as well as subscriptions here, excluding the Jaartrajectkaart, the OV-jaarkaart and several subscription types. For the personal sales of train tickets you pay a surcharge of € 0,50 per ticket.
You are not able to purchase tickets onboard the train.
Webshop
The subscriptions can be purchased from the NS webshop. The Altijd Voordeel (Permanent Discount) and Altijd Vrij (Always Free) subscriptions are also available in the NS ticket machines, provided you own a personal OV-chipkaart valid longer than one month.
E-ticket
NS also offers train tickets on the internet. The ticket types: one way, return on the day, Kids ticket, daypass and SamenUitkorting (together traveling discount).
Fyra tickets
Tickets for Fyra, the quickest connections between Rotterdam and Amsterdam through Schiphol, can be purchased on the website of NS Hispeed.
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