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From what I read, the OV-Chipkaart costs 7.50. Do you get 7.50 worth of credit on the card, or is it just 7.50 for the privilege of having the card, then you have to add $ to the e-purse to go anywhere?

The 7,50 is a fee for the card that you don't get back. You can get the 24 - 168 hour passes without paying the 7,50. http://www.gvb.nl/english/travellers/ti ... ducts.aspx

Peace

But the card is good for five years, so if you are a repeat traveler it works out to be cheaper pretty quick.

Couch wrote:From what I read, the OV-Chipkaart costs 7.50. Do you get 7.50 worth of credit on the card, or is it just 7.50 for the privilege of having the card, then you have to add $ to the e-purse to go anywhere?

You have to add more money to travel, minimum balance
4E for bus/tram, 20E for trains.

As geeky says if you are a repeat visitor, it's
worth it, and it can be used all over the Netherlands
(bus, train, trams) - so nice for trips out.

Arch

Using my card on bus 197, cost of the trip back to the airport was €2,53, with €12,05 rermaining on the card. Yeah, I made a note of it.

Quick and easy to reload at a Metro station (fuck that crowded GVB office, unless you get there at 7am). BigJames420 pointed me to the Metro station near Voyagers and we both reloaded very quickly.

Balou wrote:The 7,50 is a fee for the card that you don't get back. You can get the 24 - 168 hour passes without paying the 7,50. http://www.gvb.nl/english/travellers/ti ... ducts.aspx

Peace

Great link thanks! Will use every trip!

Does anyone know if there any way of checking credit online with the anonymous ov?

Thanks

not possible to check online with anonymous ov, only registered cards.

Balou wrote:The 7,50 is a fee for the card that you don't get back. You can get the 24 - 168 hour passes without paying the 7,50. http://www.gvb.nl/english/travellers/ti ... ducts.aspx

Peace

I had to use the tram a lot recently with some guests... it worked out cheaper to use the passes than the OV chip.