Which international trains can I travel on in the Netherlands with my OV-chipkaart?
You can use your OV-chipkaart on the following NS International trains for your journey in the Netherlands:
Intercity Berlin
Without a supplement on the Amsterdam Centraal – Hengelo route.
Please note: in June, July and August you are requested not to use Intercity Berlin for domestic journeys.
Eurocity Direct/EuroCity
Passengers with an international ticket do not have to pay a supplement for Eurocity Direct.
If you are only travelling within the Netherlands, you need the Intercity Direct supplement if the Schiphol Airport - Rotterdam Centraal route is part of your train journey.
You can load the Intercity Direct supplement on your OV-chipkaart at the supplement post on the departure platform.
ICE International
Holders of an OV-chipkaart without an NS seasonticket need a supplement on the Amsterdam Centraal - Arnhem Centraal route.
You can load the ICE Supplement onto your OV-chipkaart at an NS ticket machine. Passengers with a valid NS seasonticket (such as the Studentenreisproduct, Dal Vrij, Altijd Voordeel, etc.) do not have to pay a supplement when they use the ICE International within the Netherlands.
Please note: in June, July and August you are requested not to use ICE International for domestic journeys.
Eurostar
Travelling on Eurostar with an OV-chipkaart within the Netherlands is not permitted.
Short Cross-Border Traffic (Kort Grensoverschrijdend Verkeer)
There are check-in and check-out posts at the stations Aachen Hbf, Aachen West, Herzogenrath, Gronau, Leer, Weener, Emmerich-Elten, Emmerich Hbf and Emmerich Praest. Travelers to these stations can simply travel with their OV-chipkaart and check in and out at these stations.
NS (not NS International) offers Traject Vrij seasontickets for international travel to border points Hazeldonk, Roosendaal, Emmerich and Bad Bentheim and the border stations Weener, Leer, Gronau, Emmerich-Elten, Emmerich Hbf., Emmerich Praest, Herzogenrath, Aachen West and Aachen Hbf.