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

If you cycle to the station every day and leave your bike in an NS guarded bike park, one small change arrives next Tuesday: NS no longer sells Stallen op rekening, the option of paying parking fees on a monthly bill, and from 15 September 2026 the subscription can no longer be used at all. After that you either switch to an NS Flex subscription, which puts parking on your account automatically, or pay by debit card in the bike park each time you collect your bike. It is worth a quick sum, because NS's 2026 price list differs a lot between stations: the bike parks at Amsterdam Centraal are free for the first 24 hours, then 1.50 euro a day, with a 90-euro annual subscription; Rotterdam Centraal charges from the first day, 1.50 a day and 125 euro a year; Leiden Centraal and Delft are always free.

• What changes: Stallen op rekening is no longer sold on its own and cannot be used from 15 September; NS Flex subscribers pay parking on account automatically, everyone else pays by debit card in the bike park. NS says many bike parks remain free for the first 24 hours. (source 1)
• Prices from 1 January 2026: the list has three plans, first 24 hours free, always paid and always free. A regular bike costs 0.65 or 1.50 euro a day in most bike parks and an oversized bike such as a cargo bike 3 euro where allowed; annual subscriptions cost 70, 90 or 125 euro. Den Haag HS, for example, is free for 24 hours, then 0.65 a day with a 70-euro annual subscription, while the Stichthage bike park at Den Haag Centraal is always paid at 1.50 a day and 125 euro a year. (source 2)
• Who it affects: daily commuters whose bike stays at the station overnight, and anyone who leaves a bike there while travelling. You can park for at most 28 days in a row, after which the bike is moved to a bike depot. Bike parks usually open a quarter of an hour before the first train and close a quarter of an hour after the last, depending on the station. (source 3)
• Before you choose: an annual subscription is bought per bike park, works only there, is loaded straight onto your personal OV-chipkaart and can be cancelled after the first month. Stations such as Amsterdam Centraal, Amstel, RAI and Zuid have new check-in and check-out zones; a red light on the way out means you have parked for more than 24 hours, and you can pay contactless at the same post. Without an OV-chipkaart you can borrow a loan card from the staff. (source 4, source 5)

Two sums are worth doing. First, what a stay costs: in a first-24-hours-free bike park it is (days parked − 1) × the day rate; in an always-paid bike park it is days parked × the day rate. Second, when an annual subscription pays off: annual subscription ÷ day rate = paid days needed in a year. At Amsterdam Centraal that is 90 ÷ 1.50 = 60 days, at Rotterdam Centraal 125 ÷ 1.50 ≈ 83 days and at Den Haag HS 70 ÷ 0.65 ≈ 108 days. If you pay for fewer days than that in a year, paying per day is cheaper; if more, take the annual subscription. Put in the line for your own bike park.

This is neither a price rise nor a discount: the price list has used these figures since 1 January, and only the way you pay changes after 15 September.

Hokimi field note: if you are going abroad for more than four weeks, do not leave your bike in a station bike park, because it is moved after 28 days; count the days you will be away first and leave the bike at home if they run over.