Flights&Trans
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EUR 2,50/DAY
NS Railrunner for train trips with kids: EUR 2.50 a day for ages 4 to 11 and free under 4; travelling 3 days or more this autumn break, set up the free Kids Vrij first
Ages 12-17 get a free 40% discount
EUR 63/MONTH
Germany's Deutschlandticket at EUR 63 a month: board at Arnhem, Venlo, Hengelo or Enschede, and cancel by the 10th to pay for one month
Pays off at four EUR 15.75 rides
TIP
Petrol is now EUR 0.130 a litre cheaper than diesel: EUR 6.50 a tankful, EUR 117 over 15,000 km
Diesel has led since 10 September
TIP
Rerouting Leiden to Utrecht adds about 10 minutes: no trains between Alphen and Bodegraven for nine months from 12 October
The bus route can add 30 minutes
TRAIN
NS International ICE direct to Hamburg from 2 October: from 33 euro one way, children aged 4 to 14 free with an adult
Kids ride free; seats still cost.
15 SEP
NS ends Stallen op rekening for station bike parks on 15 September: at Amsterdam Centraal the first 24 hours are free, then 1.50 a day
An annual plan pays off at 60 days.
CHECK BEFORE YOU DRIVE
Driving into Schiphol without a booking: past 48 hours P1 adds 100 euro a day and P3 adds 15
Count your days before you drive
FREE
NS Kids Vrij costs nothing for ages four to eleven, and it beats the 2.50-euro Railrunner from the very first trip
Count your travel days, then order
TIP
Forty percent off weekend rail: NS Dal Voordeel costs 6.35 euro a month and breaks even at 15.88
Check which hours count as dal.
TIP
NS delay refunds split by fare type: a day return pays a quarter at 30 minutes
Under EUR 2.30 you get nothing
TIP
Dutch cycling fines in 2026: €75 for lights, €120 for red, €170 for a phone in your hand
Flashing lamps do not count
RECOMMENDED
Cycling this weekend: an OV-fiets is EUR 4.80 per 24 hours, your own bike needs a Fietskaart Dal
Renting needs a registered card
24 HOURS OF GVB, FREE
Use Amsterdam’s free 24-hour GVB day card as a rehearsal, not a race
Redeem first, then choose the day
CHECK THE STRIKE PLAN BEFORE TRAVEL
NS keeps delay refunds but ends strike-time alternative transport payments
Refund and ride are separate
NO GUARANTEED PUMP DROP
A reserve release is not a pump-price button
No kerosene is being released
ALLOW 30 MINUTES
The A1 becomes a moving work zone today
Check direction and exit first
DEAL
Essager 30W USB-C Car Charger
Top up power while navigation runs
YOUTH PARIS FROM €30
Youth rail to Paris from €30
Belgium regional trains 30% off
TOP
Choco-Story Bruges Chocolate Workshop
Make Belgian chocolate
9-month closure
N3 Papendrechtsebrug closes for nine months: detour or take the free ferry
Nine-month closure; free ferries
TIP
Musea Brugge 72-Hour Card
Belfry and museums on one pass
Plan ahead
Book late-2026 Europe trains: check which routes are actually on sale
Check routes after 13 Dec
TOP
Amsterdam City & Region Travel Ticket: make one day bigger than the centre
Amsterdam City & Region: from €23
Asia travel
Cathay Netherlands-Hong Kong route for Asia family travel planning
Cathay Netherland: official details