Train Hopping

[Adamster]

Can i get off and back on whit same ticket going the same way i was going? example im leaving
Alkmaar direction Amsterdam and i deside to get off mid way to look around visit stuff .... is my ticket still good to continue to amsterdam??

here you cant it why i ask!!

[sam]

I do not know if it is allowed, but I done it a lot when there. I mainly jumped off and on in Haarlem when going between Amsterdam and Zandvoort. I never got caught, if I did I would just use the I am a dumb tourist and did not know any better excuse.

[Balou]

Yes you can as long as you complete the journey on the same day.

Peace

[Colino]

Yes you can as long as you complete the journey on the same day.

Peace

I can cofirm this, I asked to the ticket inspector

[gromit]

how easy is it to hope a train to lets say Paris or Frankfurt and other great destinations for a look see,.....as you stay in Amsterdam,...........wife said if i get my extra 4 days in on the trip, it was going to be 10 days ,.now hopein for 14,...... ,.hehehe she wants to do more then smoke,. ..just thinkin of her ,.. .hehehe,.help me for 4 more days,........dont want to stay in any of the places just want to say been there done that and get back to partaken,.... ...thanx............

[Balou]

The train to either are doable, see http://www.nshispeed.nl I would suggest visiting Bruges just across the border in Belgium and stop in Antwerp on the way. Very beautiful cities I'm sure your wife would enjoy.

Peace

[gromit]

i shall put that on the itinerary,....do you need to reserve the train in advance or are you able to just jump on ,.......

thanx Balou

[Balou]

If you take the InterCity train you can buy tickets and jump on the train. Your other. Option is the Thalys highspeed train which if booked far in advance is cheaper than the IC.

[gromit]

Balou,..


how far in advance are you talkin,.a day or two or weeks ,.months,......for the high speed,.......


thanx,........

[Willjay]

Stay in the Netherlands, Gouda has a town hall that is 1450 Gothic and a 1668 Waag, Alkmaar has the cheese market, Utrect has there canals below street level, Harlem is a quaint medieval city with great museums, Rotterdam has some post WW2 architecture and a walk of fame with Willie Nelson and Jakie Chain to mention a few. You could spend 4 days exploring the museums in all those city's with a museum card.

[Willjay]

Adamster, when you buy your ticket you pay for the distance of travel for the day, have fun with a return ticket you can get a lot of sight seeing done. But the trains stop in the early morning so the freight can have the tracks

[Balou]

how far in advance are you talkin,.a day or two or weeks ,.months,......for the high speed,..

Tickets go on sale 90 days or so before departure. Also if you book on http://www.thalys.com and choose France and English; it will give you the option of Any Belgian Station (ABS). So you can choose via Antwerp and see the city before continuing on to Bruges. FYI they charge a 5 euro fee.

[gromit]

thanx for the great info ,.......looks like to much trouble ,....think ill try arnham and antwerp,.im a big war buff,.and ill sell it to the wife ,......to bad was going to try to kill two birds with one stoner,.lol,.pun,...........eifle tower and the dam,.......thanx again for letting me pick your brains,.........

[Adamster]

Utrect has there canals below street level

Willjay or anyone ... r they easy to find..id like to see that

[Willjay]

Utrect has there canals below street level

Willjay or anyone ... r they easy to find..id like to see that

walk down the steps from the street