OV-chipcard

If you enter a RET tram or bus without a ticket you are required to buy a ticket immediately from a RET employee on board.

The OV-chipcard is the new way of paying for public transport in Rotterdam. You can credit the balance on the card in euro. This will allow you to travel anywhere you wish. Alternatively, you can credit the card with a travel product such as RET 2 hours or RET 1, 2 or 3 days.

There are three sorts of tickets:

• The personalized OV-chipcard. You can order it online. Alternatively, you can also obtain a personal OV-chipcard from one the participating OV-companies.
• The anonymous OV-chipcard.  You can purchase these at the Sales & Information points or from ticket machines located at the station.
• The disposable OV-chipcard. These are also available from the ticket machines at stations. RET 2 hour travel pass and RET bus&tram 1 hour passes may also be purchased from a RET employee on buses and trams. The OV-chipcard itself is free of charge. You only pay for the product that you want to be assigned to the card.

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