Travelling with a barcode ticket
Using the RET app, you can easily buy a mobile ticket for bus, tram and metro operated by RET using your phone. Ideal if you don't have your ov-chipcard or creditcard with you or when there's no vending machine around. You can use the barcode to check in and out of the bus, tram and metrostation. View the fares on the product and pricing page. Get the app here.
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How to buy a barcode ticket in the RET app
- Download the RET app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
- Buy a mobile ticket when it suits you, but no more than a week in advance. You can pay with iDEAL, credit card and Apple Pay.
- Activate your RET ticket before travelling by metro, bus and tram.
- Use the barcode on the mobile ticket to check in and out of the metro, bus and tram.
Please note: your mobile RET 2 hours ticket has to be activated within seven days (including the day of purchase). After activation, the time period in which you can travel depends on the duration mentioned on your ticket. The counter on the ticket shows the amount of time left on the validty.
You can view the terms and conditions of travelling with a RET products here.
This is how you use a barcode ticket at a metrostation
