Reimbursement policy

In the following situations 1 and 2, , we will compensate you for your taxi fare within the GVB service region.
In situation 3, we will compensate you for your taxi fare to your destination within the surrounding concession areas Amstelland-Meerlanden, Waterland, or Zaanstreek.

How much reimbursement can you receive?

The compensation amounts to the taxi fare from the stop where you experienced the delay to you destination within GVB's transport region (in situation 1 and 2), or to your destination within the surrounding concession areas Amstelland-Meerlanden, Waterland, or Zaanstreek (in situation 3).

1. The cancellation of the last run

If no vehicle arrives within 20 minutes after the indicated departure time for the last run on the day route.

2. A delay of more than one hour.

If you have been delayed more than an hour at a stop and there is no alternative public transport available.

3. Missing the last regional bus due to a metro 52 disruption

If you miss the last EBS or Connexxion bus at metro station Noord or Station Zuid to the surrounding concession areas Amstelland-Meerlanden, Waterland, or Zaanstreek due to a metro 52 disruption preventing you arriving on time in one of the indicated trips.
This means the trips with metro 52 with arrival times at the Noord at 00:007 and 00:37 and the trips with arrival times at the Zuid at 00:20 and 00:35.

4. Shuttle bus compensation

If a shuttle bus on a fixed timetable takes 10 minutes longer on a trip than indicated on the timetable.

5. Compensation for a basic rate paid twice

If your travel time takes 35 minutes longer due to a delay or cancellation to get to a connecting route and this leads to you being charged twice for the base rate, we will refund the double paid base rate.

You will not be compensated…

• If alternative public transport is available within 20 minutes of the reported transfer time or departure time for the last run.
• If you miss a transfer connection that is not one of the guaranteed connections.
• If the last run is cancelled for one of the following routes: rush hour/supporting routes 222, 231, 245, 246, 247, 248, and 265, school bus route 240, Gelderlandplein routes 461, 463, 464, and 465, Riekerpolder routes 68 en 267, and the GVB night buses N81, N82, N83, N84, N85, N87, N88, N89, N91, and N93.
• When there are delays or cancellations with other transport companies such as NS, Connexxion and EBS.
• When the delay or cancellation of runs are part of planned diversions and maintenance work. You will find this information at among other places this website and on posters in the vehicles and at stops.
• In exceptional cases of force majeure affecting GVB services, such as loss of power, strikes, or when road safety is at stake.
• In situations 1 and 2: for a taxi trip to a destination that is outside the GVB service area and thus is not reachable using a GVB route. This condition does not apply for situation 3.
• If you do not follow the prescribed refund procedure correctly.

If you want to be compensated for paying for a taxi, attach a copy of the taxi receipt to the form.