How long is OV chipcard valid?
five years
An OV-chipkaart is valid for five years. After this period you will no longer be able to travel with your OV-chipkaart.
Can you use OV-chipkaart on trains?
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.
Can I use my OV-chipkaart from my phone?
The OV-chipkaart has been around for 10 years this year, but the end of the public transport card is in sight: soon you’ll be able to check in on public transport using your smartphone or debit card.
How do I charge my OV chip card online?
How to top up your balance
- Go to www.ov-chipkaart.nl/
- Fill in your details and choose the desired amount.
- Order your balance.
- Check in at a gate or post on your next journey with NS. Your balance is loaded onto your OV-chipkaart immediately.
Can you use NS business card on tram?
Train journeys are charged directly to your account. With the NS-Business Card, this is also possible for bus, tram or metro travel. You can check in and out with all these carriers and modes of transport, and receive an invoice for all your journeys.
How do I put money on my OV-chipkaart?
You can load your OV-chipkaart in various ways. Order credit online. Or load your card by purchasing credit at a loading device in the station. If you want to be sure you always have sufficient credit, choose to travel using automatic reloading.
Can you use OV Chipkaart on trains?
Can I use my NS card as an OV-chipkaart?
Most NS passes and discount cards can also be used as an OV-chipkaart. This means you will not need to apply for one. Check whether your NS card has an OV-chipkaart logo. A third kind of OV-chipkaart has recently been launched: the business OV-chipkaart.
What happens to combined travel discount on OV chipkaart without NS flex?
If you have an OV-chipkaart without an NS Flex season ticket, then the Combined Travel Discount was deleted from your card when you checked out after the outward journey. ‘Whenever I’m planning to catch the train, I check the level of crowding first.
How do I use OV chipkaart card?
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.
Where can I buy an OV-chipkaart or a single-use chipkaart?
The anonymous OV-chipkaart and single-use chipkaart can be bought at the NS-ticket machine. The personal OV-chipkaart can only be purchased online via www.ov-chipkaart.nl; they cannot be bought from NS directly.