I’m confused about whether I need to buy train tickets in The Netherlands or just tap my credit card. We’ll be traveling around the country and in cities next month. What’s your advice?
Posted by
Tucson, Arizona
502 posts
From my understanding based on recent previous threads, all you need to do is to tap your credit card.
Posted by
The Netherlands
1596 posts
It’s impossible to give accurate advice without knowing who “we” are and where “we” are planning to take the train to. There may be discounts available depending on the number of people in your party, their ages and where you plan to train to.
Posted by
OP
Norman, OK, USA
43 posts
We are 4 adults traveling in The Netherlands: Schipol to Leiden, Leiden to Rotterdam, Delft, The Hague, Otterlo to Amsterdam, and within Amsterdam as well.
Posted by
The Netherlands
1596 posts
Within Amsterdam you can just walk or take the occasional tram.
For your longer trip from Otterlo to Amsterdam, you could look into a group ticket for the train part of that journey (Ede-Wageningen to Amsterdam) https://www.ns.nl/en/tickets/off-peak-group-ticket
For all your other journeys, just tap in and out with your credit or debit card.
Posted by
Chicago
3141 posts
You might find the public transportation section of my trip report helpful:
Posted by
OP
Norman, OK, USA
43 posts
Thank you everyone! Your comments are super helpful.
Posted by
ATL, USA
536 posts
I can confirm that all you have to do to ride the train in NL (and as far as I could tell, most tram systems too) is tap in at the gate with your credit card and tap out when you leave. No tickets needed unless there is some sort of discount for a group ticket. It couldn't be more convenient.