Public Transport Chip Card 

The Netherlands switch to the ‘public transport chip card’

Soon you will be able to use the public transport chip card (OV-chipkaart) to travel in all parts of the Netherlands by train, tram, bus and metro.

The new card will be phased in throughout the Netherlands in a step-by-step process. The public transport chip card is already mandatory in Amsterdam: tra, bus and metro are accessible exclusively for chipcard users. 

The public transport chip card is an electronic travel pass of which there are various kinds: rechargeable chip cards, which can be recharged with money and travel products, and disposable chip cards, with a pre-determined validity (e.g. a set number of days or rides).

The disposable public transport chip card is sold at all Ticket Vending and Add Value machines at metro stations and at GVB Tickets & Info. The card is also available in GVB trams and buses.