Amsterdam: Using Tram Tickets

flywheel

hi - can anyone who has used these before explain how the Strippenkaart Tram Tickets work - particulalry the number of times you stamp it / when you have to use more than one at a time - i read a site that tried to explain it but it lost me a bit

thanks,
BrianG

monument

Well this is what happens, you get on to the tram with out a ticket, chances are you won’t get caught. I “think” its the same with the train to the airport. I did buy a day ticket on the first day, but never got asked for it.

I was told it was the same in lots of places in Europe, including Paris.

MiCr0

Originally posted by DubWireless
hi - can anyone who has used these before explain how the Strippenkaart Tram Tickets work - particulalry the number of times you stamp it / when you have to use more than one at a time - i read a site that tried to explain it but it lost me a bit

thanks,
BrianG

the min number of strips to use is 2 - regardless of the number of trams.
that's any where in the inner two zones.
beyond that its 3+

The ticket for the use of all local public transportation is called "Strippenkaart". The number of "strips" required for a trip by public transportation depends on the distance to be travelled. The city of Amsterdam, and in fact all of the Netherlands, is divided into zones. If you travel through "n" zones, you must validate "n+1" strips. The validation must be made when you enter a bus or tram by having it stamped by the driver or by a machine. Within Amsterdam the strippenkaart can also be used in metro and railways. There are machines at all stations for validating the strippenkaart. If you have to take more than one bus/tram/metro to get to your destination, in principle you only need to stamp at the beginning of your trip.

flywheel

don't think i'll risk chancing a fine - but thanks anyhow monument!


ok n+1 stamps where n = number of zones

finally a practical use for those algebra classes in school!! - looks like i finally lost that argument from 1st year so

thanks micro

monument

I was only joking

AlanMacK

Well.. tbh u dont need a ticket, ull not get asked, majority of ppl dont buy tickets.. its pretty similar in most parts of europe, a "trust" system. Erm paris u have to pay.. they have these push thru things, but u can just wait for someone to come out and then go thru before it closes

koneko

Originally posted by AlanMacK
Well.. tbh u dont need a ticket, ull not get asked, majority of ppl dont buy tickets.. its pretty similar in most parts of europe, a "trust" system. Erm paris u have to pay.. they have these push thru things, but u can just wait for someone to come out and then go thru before it closes

BS, tbh. If you're on a tram during the day, there is a good chance you'll be asked for a ticket. If you don't have one, you'll get a fine. No biggie, but the tram tickets are cheap anyway.

flywheel

used a Strippenkaart on the first day and all was well as i'd comitted MiCr0s formula to memory - didn't even need a cog note

ended up getting an Amsterdam Passes - with entry to most cultural places, a couple of discounts and a pass on all public transport for 3 days

if you don't have a ticket you pay around Eur 30 on the spot - the inspectors came through on one tram I was on

BrianG

growler

tbh , the best defence in case of being stopped by an inspector (and i never have been in amsterdam) is to speak only in gaelic , recite the poems you learnt in 2nd class ;-)

confuses the f@*k out of everyone as they struggle to work out what it is you are speaking , i find it particularly useful in london on the odd occassion when i have (drunkenly) gone past my intended stop.