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 The strippenkaart selection by rsilva
Although the name may sound strange it is just a ticket with several "strips" (lines/stripes), each valid for one "zone". Minimum is 2 strips.
In order to understand better how all this work and to understand how many strips you need for your trip (thus avoiding any fine), check out the OV-Info (Openbaar Vervoer - Public Transportation) website that has comprehensive information on the subject. It also has the latest fare information.
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 Ticket machine by Helga67
We only used the tramway 3 times during our 3-days stay, going from the train station to the hotel and back, and one more trip, and we only used 12 zones out of the 15 for the two of us.
You can buy your ticket at a ticket machine in the train station.
Your strip ticket must be validated at the beginning of your journey. You can do this yourself, in one of the yellow machines on trams and at metro stations, or ask the driver to do it (your best option). How many strips you need to stamp depends upon the number of zones you will be travelling through. You must, however, always stamp one strip more than the number of zones you are travelling. When you are staying in the centre stamp 2 zones. Leave a Comment
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 twee strips by jo104
I bought a strip of 15 strips for EUR6.70 (2007 Euro 6.80) which means a journey within central Amsterdam on the tram is 2 strips (ie 1 strip + 1 zone) which means I can use the trams for an hour from the time stamped. For example on 1st strip used within Amsterdam fold strip to no 2 strip & feed into the yellow machine to be stamped. If there is a conductor on board he will stamp the zones. There is a hefty of the spot fine for not travelling with a valid ticket
Strippenkaart are valid anywhere in Holland & if you still have strips left & plan to visit again within the year the old price is still valid for 12 months.
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 72 Uurskaart by johngayton
I bought mine from the main tourist office opposite Centraal Station but I think they can also be bought from GBV offices and tobacconists.
This time last year it cost only 13 euros which was a steal considering the use it got. Leave a Comment
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 fold it this way to stamo
on number2 by kilat
** You can buy a strippenkaart in the metrobuilding, about 7 euro voor 15 "strips" (in 2008). Also in a sigaretstore, a magazinestore, at trainstations and some other places.
** The place next to a number on the strippenkaart is called "strip". For every zone you travel in you have to stamp one strip extra. So: 1 zone is 2 strips, 2 zones is 3 strips. For the centre of Amsterdam, you only need 1 zone (2 strips).
** Every time you use the metro within one hour you need 2 strips per person. If you want to go further than the Amstelstation, you need more strips.
** You have to stamp in the building, before you use the escalator. There is a little yellow box. You have to fold your strippenkaart in a special way: the yellow box will stamp on top of the strippenkaart.
When you use your strippenkaart for the first time: you must fold it between number 1 and number 2. Then hold number 2 up and put it in the yellow box. There will be a stamp on number 2. For a second person, you stamp on number 4.
** At the stamp you can see till which time you may be in public transportation. If you stamp at 08.00 o'clock, you will see "8-" at the right sight of the stamp. Often, it will show "8 1/4" in stead, what means 08.15 o'clock.
** You may travel 1 hour after the time showed on the stamp. Within this hour, you may use the metro's, the trams and the busses in Amsterdam centre. That means you may also change from the metro to a tram or a bus, or another metro. You only have to stay in the centre. If the hour is passed, you have to stamp again, you are not allowed to stay in the metro, bus or tram anymore.
** If you step out of the metro, you have to do nothing.
** Do not buy a day-ticket: it is much more expensive!
If you buy a strippenkaart in the tram or the bus, you pay much more!
** For children or a bicycle you can buy a red strippenkaart in stead of a blue one, for a reduced price.
** More about transportation at my Amsterdam Travel guide. Theme: Subway/Metro
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 Strippenkaart 2008 for
bus/metro/tram by ATLC
Because the rules for public transportation are all the same nationwide, please see my Netherlands Tip for this here.
Daytickets
Mind you, a 8-strippenkaart (strip card) that is stamped off as day ticket is only valid in a certain area (such as Amsterdam inner city) for bus/metro/tram and some local trains. You need 2 8-strippenkaart for a nationwide day ticket.
For more information click here
You should note that especially for Amsterdam, you might not even need a day ticket because you can walk quite a lot.
If you're going to have more than 4 rides on a day, then it is better value to stamp off your 8-strippenkaart as a day ticket. If it's going to be less (which is probable), then just stamp off strips as needed.
Alternately, buy yourself a 15-strippenkaart for € 6,90 (not available in buses or trams or metros) and stamp off strips as needed. In my opinion you'll get more transportation for less money.
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 Strippenkaart! by PeterHolland
Try to buy a Strippenkaart before you travel, much cheaper as buying it from the driver!
You can buy Strippenkaarten at the Central Station and in certain shops (also selling cigaretes, sweets, magazines etc.). Each time you travel you need to stamp one strip for each journey PLUS one strip for each zone. Most tourists only travel within the central zone, so each time you travel it will cost you 2 zones. You can use the strippenkaarten in the Tram,Bus and Metro (tube). Stamp BEFORE you travel! Otherwise you´ll have a chance that you have to pay a fine when caught. In trams and busses the driver will stamp your strippenkaart, but you need to stamp in yellow machines on the platform for the metro. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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If anybody plans to take a lot of transport around Amsterdam, something that I did not do and genrally don't do, I walk around a lot, then a strippenkart is a must. That's the ticket for trams/buses, that i really don't know much about. I recommend visiting the Amsterdam page of pieter_jan_v for details. There's lot of homework to do. So I simply decided to walk as always. Theme: Other
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 Strip ticket by sabsi
You can get a day ticket for NLG 12. There are tickets for more than one day available as well but I don't know how much they are unfortunately.
Or buy a 'Nationale Strippen Kaart' with 15 units for NLG 12.15. You can use these strip tickets all over the Netherlands. The city is divided into zones, stamp two units when you travel within the city centre (one zone), if you go outside the centre it's normally three units (two zones). The strip tickets are not valid on the trains - and not in the red light district ;-) Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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