Passing through the gates at NS stations » Using an international ticket issued abroad

  • Most international tickets issued abroad also include a square, sometimes rectangular, barcode that can be used to open the gates. 
  • These barcodes can be found on homeprint-tickets, mobile tickets, Secure A4 Paper or a different value paper.
  • If there is no barcode on the international ticket and the train manager has not provided a KeyCard on the train, then you can:
    • use the blue button on the information pillar next to the gates. 
    • ask a service employee at the station for help, if there is one. 
 
Barcode with season tickets or special types of tickets 
  • Do you travel across the border regularly with a NS season ticket together with a Belgian or German season ticket? In some cases it is possible to request a long-lasting square barcode to open the gates. See Passing the gates at NS stations » NS season ticket together with an Belgian or German season ticket for details.
  • If you are travelling with a paper Eurail or Interrail Pass, the square barcode that opens the gates is on the back of the ticket cover. When travelling with a mobile Eurail or Interrail Pass, the square barcode can be found in the Eurail Railplanner App. Go to My Pass and tap Show ticket to display the barcode on the screen of your telephone.
 
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