OV-chipkaart or GVB day pass for within Amsterdam travel?
I have read Can I use the OV-chipkaart to get from Schiphol to the center by train? and Is it possible to recharge an OV-chipkaart without a Dutch banking card? and Train and tram tickets in Amsterdam? but I am still a bit confused as to which kind of card I need.
I'll be coming to Amsterdam for 4 days (only Amsterdam) and need to move about the city to go from my hotel to the conference location.
As per Bart's comment from the airport to Amsterdam central, I can get a 4 EUR ticket for the train:
An addition about the train tickets: you can indeed still buy paper tickets. The price for a ticket from Schiphol to Amsterdam CS is €4.
However within the city if I am to use the tram or bus, do I need to buy the ov-chipkaart or the GVB day pass?
Best Answer
One way out of the 'need €20 on the OV chip card for the train journey' on the way back to Schiphol is using a bus. I recently researched and found that there is a bus from Leidseplein which does not take more time than traveling from Leidseplein to Centraal station and on to the airport. Bus 197 which costs € 3.09 on your chip card. I used http://9292.nl/en to get you the details.
There is also a multi day pass that covers travel from the airport to the city center as well as city bus and tram travel. I do not know how the price compares to the other options: https://www.ns.nl/producten/en/uitleg-overige-producten/p/amsterdam-travel-ticket At this time it costs €15 for a one day pass, €20 for two days, €25 for three days, including one return ticket from the airport to the city.
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The GVB day pass costs 21 euros for 4 days (96 hours). You can use it in the tram, bus, metro of the GVB public transport company.
See http://www.gvb.nl/ovinmamsterdam/Pages/bestdeal.aspx
However if you want to use the OV-chipkaart you will have to have at least 20 euros on the card to travel with it.
For example; You have 20 euros on the OV-kaart, and you travel from A to B using the train/bus/tram/metro. The cost of this journey is 5 euros. When you reach your destination, you will have 15 euros left. On your way back, you will have to charge your OV-kaart again to 20 euros.
So the question for you is, how much will you be traveling by train? If you only use the train to go from Schiphol to Amsterdam (and back, after 4 days), it would be better to use the GVB day pass and buy a ticket from Schiphol to Amsterdam. That way you will spend;
- 4 euros for the train ticket from Schiphol to Amsterdam
- 21 euros for the GVB daypass
- 4 euros for the train ticket from Amsterdam to Schiphol
Total = 29 euros.
But when you use the OV-Kaart;
- 7,50 OV-kaart itself
- 20 euros to be able to use the card
- Going forth and back between schiphol and Amsterdam might cost about 6 - 7 euros.
- Costs of other travels.
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