travel pass

funnybone · Post by **funnybone** » Fri 12th Dec 2008 10:42 am

hi all ,have come across ppl talking about travel pass for x amount of days .it covers trams trains etc .can anyone tell me how much this is can you buy for two days or three days or is there a min amount of days you can purchase for .cheers!!!!!!!!

Boner · Post by **Boner** » Fri 12th Dec 2008 12:38 pm

Have a look on here: http://www.gvb.nl/english/travellers/ti ... fares.aspx

Click on the links on the right hand side for explanations.

I dont think theres anything that covers trains as well as the trams though, you have to buy train tickets separately.

funnybone · Post by **funnybone** » Fri 12th Dec 2008 12:53 pm

thanks boner that did have all that i needed ,some really good value ways to travel on there

Badfrog · Post by **Badfrog** » Fri 12th Dec 2008 11:48 pm

You might also want to think about the IAmsterdam card. You can buy it just across from central station at the V V V(the sign has that plus it says tourist info on it) It can be purchased for 1,2 or 3 days and covers all tram,bus,metro and just about all the major and smaller museums plus a free canal cruise thrown in too. here is the link http://www.iamsterdamcard.com/

I used it on my last trip when I decided to see more of the museums than a smoking trip(but still found plenty of time for that too) and was a good deal I thought.

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Thu 18th Jun 2009 01:23 pm

Wonder if anyone has used one of the gvb passes . The 96 hour /18 euro version looks like a nice deal . But would ask anyone who's used them for any personal experiences with these . Been to the website , still not sure how one presents them when boarding tram . Just looks like a little paper ,easy to lose , ticket.

http://www.gvb.nl/english/travellers/ti ... ckets.aspx

Kermit · Post by **Kermit** » Thu 18th Jun 2009 02:07 pm

Epsilon wrote:Wonder if anyone has used one of the gvb passes . The 96 hour /18 euro version looks like a nice deal . But would ask anyone who's used them for any personal experiences with these . Been to the website , still not sure how one presents them when boarding tram . Just looks like a little paper ,easy to lose , ticket.

http://www.gvb.nl/english/travellers/ti ... ckets.aspx

I always have a tram pass for my trips, Yes you can walk all over the city easily. But i prefer to zip around on a tram.
Stamp the ticket when you get on the tram, or the conductor will do it for you and away you go. Flash them every time you board a tram at the conductor or driver.
Bike is another good alternative but i prefer the tram.
Enjoy

happydaze777 · Post by **happydaze777** » Thu 18th Jun 2009 03:12 pm

I too always buy a pass and the 96 hour is the best deal. Kermits covered the instructions, getting it stamped the first time you board and your time begins. It can be used on the night buses too. So much easier than the strip tickets! It really is the key to the city, although biking is great fun and as long as you have good footware you can walk anywhere in this compact city!

If you are as dappy as I am, make sure you look after your ticket as they are easy to lose!

I believe there is a new summer ticket boner, that covers the train from the airport and your tram/bus travel in town. I haven't used one though...

colinzeal · Post by **colinzeal** » Fri 19th Jun 2009 01:15 am

There is another ticket yes (dont know if it is just for the summer though didnt get that impression at all)

Same as the standard GVB 24/48/72/96 Hour Pass but includes your return trip from and to the airport. It costs ever so slightly more than the standard pass but not as much as a return ticket to Schipol so you save money.
Amsterdam All in 1 Pass

Buy at schipol, a no brainer if you intend to buy the standard travel pass i think.

colinzeal · Post by **colinzeal** » Fri 19th Jun 2009 03:07 am

Both these passes not only include the bus, the nightbus and the trams but also the Stop/Go Bus ! This is a mini-bus service with no set stops. It runs from Centraal all around the Prinsengracht Canal to Waterlooplein. One simply flags down these blue mini-buses and hops in, you ask the driver to stop where you wish (or tell him your desired destination and he will stop as near as possible apparently). It only costs €1 and the ticket is valid for an hour, only one zone in stripkarten (2 strips) or of course nothing with your travel pass. It is supposedly a very nice way to tour the Prinsengracht and convenient too, certainly worth knowing of if you find yourself in the area.

The Stop/Go runs seven days a week, every 12 minutes from 9.00 to 17.30 hrs.
The Stop/Go
Stop/Go Route

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Fri 19th Jun 2009 03:43 am

Thanks for the answers ...we're usually walkers and sometimes bikers ,but our Travelling Companion this year may be better off tramming it . Wonder if Amsterdam will ever go to NYC swipe style Metro Cards . What do they use in London ?

colinzeal · Post by **colinzeal** » Fri 19th Jun 2009 04:02 am

Epsilon wrote:Thanks for the answers ...we're usually walkers and sometimes bikers ,but our Travelling Companion this year may be better off tramming it . Wonder if Amsterdam will ever go to NYC swipe style Metro Cards . What do they use in London ?

This system is currently running in Amsterdam, with the view to withdrawing the strippenkaart in the near future......

From Wikitravel

A new national ticketing system is being introduced, based on a contactless card, called OV-chipkaart ("Public Transport chip card"). The system is operational on the Amsterdam metro, trams and buses run by GVB, at first in parallel with the old system. The old system will be abandoned in the metro on 27 August 2009, and the withdrawal of the old system in trams and buses is planned for the end of 2009. Three types of OV-chipkaart are available: a personal card on which you can load weekly/monthly/yearly subscriptions; an anonymous card on which you can load money which can be spend on public transport; and a disposable card which can be used for one or two trips only. The first two types carry a fee of €7.50 for the card itself (although currently, in the introductory period, the prices are €1.50 and €3 respectively). Note that the old system works with travel zones, whereas the new card system uses a fixed price per kilometer, so in some instances one system can be cheaper or more expensive than the other. The OV-chipkaart can be obtained from GVB vending machines in all metro stations or from the desks at some bigger stations (including Centraal Station). To travel with a card, one has to check in at the start of the journey and check out at the end.

Note that there are currently some issues with the system and withdrawal of strippenkaart will likely be delayed/has been delayed.

London uses a similar system known as an Oyster Card. Visitors can purchase an Oyster Card easily and they remain valid for future trips (unlike time limited transport passes)

Woob · Post by **Woob** » Fri 19th Jun 2009 12:38 pm

I bought a 72 hr pass from gvb a few days ago.Was 15.00

Bob2 · Post by **Bob2** » Fri 19th Jun 2009 09:26 pm

so i can get a 72 hour pass from gvb for 15 thats bloody good would that include any trips into haalem maybe eindhoven ? can you only get these passes opposite central station

colinzeal · Post by **colinzeal** » Sat 20th Jun 2009 04:59 am

stuart1976 wrote:so i can get a 72 hour pass from gvb for 15 thats bloody good would that include any trips into haalem maybe eindhoven ? can you only get these passes opposite central station

nope only works within amsterdam itself Bus, Tram and Metro not the National Trains.....

happydaze777 · Post by **happydaze777** » Sat 20th Jun 2009 09:39 am

colinzeal wrote:There is another ticket yes (dont know if it is just for the summer though didnt get that impression at all)

Same as the standard GVB 24/48/72/96 Hour Pass but includes your return trip from and to the airport. It costs ever so slightly more than the standard pass but not as much as a return ticket to Schipol so you save money.
Amsterdam All in 1 Pass

Buy at schipol, a no brainer if you intend to buy the standard travel pass i think.

The Amsterdam All in 1 Travel Ticket is an exclusive ticket available during the months of august - October

I wonder why you can't buy this ticket all year round?