Where to buy tram tickets in Amsterdam
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- Aparna Patel
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- 21 Jul, 2023
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OV-chipcard costs 7.50€ just for the empty card, fare is 0.83€ + 0.142€ per 1km traveled. If you forget to check out it takes 4€. Personally, I think OV-chipcard is one of the most annoying systems I’ve seen. Getting in and out of a tram now takes forever. On the other hand, in the tram you can buy (cash only) 1-hour card for 2.70€. You still need to check out if you’re planning to transfer.
Another alternative are day passes, there are 7.50€ for 1 day, 12€ for 2 days, 16€ for 3 days and 20.50€ for 4 days (prices as of 2014, you can check up to date prices)
The easiest place to but them near Centraal is to go to the entrance of the metro (subway), there quite a few machines to buy tickets. Don’t get confused, as there will be machines for city transport (GVB) and trains (NS). City ones are blue-white, while train are blue-yellow.
You can see tram schedule on GVB page or just use Google Maps (click on tram stop, click on the tram number, you’ll get the schedule).
All public transport only recently adopted a national system called “ov chip kaart”, it is a chip containing card where you prepay your journey. On entering the the tram/bus/train the card is activated by holding it close to designated boxes. At the destination you repeat this and the price is calculated and charged on your card.
You can still pay at the driver, but this is rather expensive. Given the hassle to obtain and charge a chipcard, you could consider paying at the driver if you only need to use the tram once or twice. For more frequent use I would recommend buying such a prepaid “ov-chipkaart”
On my last visit to Amsterdam, I did not buy any ticket for the tram. I just entered the tram, asked the tram driver how much the fare was to the destination, and paid the fare directly (there is a small box where you can put the coins) and just alight at the destination. The price would be around 2.60 Euro for 1 hour trip. Means if you ride the tram 2 times within 1 hour, you don’t need to pay for the second ride, as long as you can show the ticket as the proof.
For your question regarding tickets that last more than 3 days, there is 24-, 48-, 72-, 96-, 120-, 144- and 168- hour anonymous OV-chipcards. So your best bet should be 72 hours OV-Card. You can buy this tickets all big supermarkets, post office and of course, the central station.
The tram starts working from 06.00 until 00.30 the next morning.
Note that Amsterdam is not a very big city, you can just walk from Van Gogh Museum (South Amsterdam) to Central Station (North Amsterdam) within approximately 1 hour.
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