The OV Travel Ticket (OV Reiskaart) and the Return Ticket (Retourkaart) are paper tickets. They are valid for a journey within a certain number of contiguous zones and within a certain period of time. Transfers are allowed within those time and zones. The price of the OV travel card and Return card is based on the number of zones you travel. Do you want to know how many zones you travel through? Then plan your trip here and make sure you tick the box with 'zones' at the top right. The OV travel card and Retourkaart can be purchased from the bus driver and you can only pay with PIN or credit card. Children up to 3 years old travel for free.
With the Returnticket you travel cheaply from Monday to Friday after 18:00. This card is available all day at the weekend. You buy this extra cheap return ticket from the driver.
Please note: buying a separate ticket is often more expensive than checking in and out with your contactless debit card, credit card or mobile phone.
Please note: buying a separate ticket is often more expensive than checking in and out with your contactless debit card, credit card or mobile phone.
The price of the OV travel card and Return card is based on the number of zones you travel. Do you want to know how many zones you travel through? Then plan your trip here and make sure you tick the box with 'zones' at the top right. The OV travel card and Retourkaart can be purchased from the bus driver and you can only pay with PIN or credit card.
OV Travel Ticket
| Price |
Number of contiguous zones |
Length of time |
| € 3,10 |
maximum 2 zones |
60 minutes |
| € 4,80 |
maximum 4 zones |
90 minuten |
| € 7,10 |
maximum 6 zones |
120 minutes |
| € 8,05 |
7> zones |
150 minutes |
Return Ticket
The Return Card is valid from Monday to Friday after 6:00 PM. This discount card is available all day at weekends.
| Price |
Number of contiguous zones |
Length of time |
| € 4,35 |
maximum 2 zones |
2 x 60 minutes |
| € 6,75 |
maximum zones |
2 x 90 minutes |
| € 9,90 |
maximum 6 zones |
2 x 120 minutes |
- This ticket is valid on all regular Syntus Utrecht buses.
- This ticket is not valid in the local bus (buurtbus), night bus and SyntusFlex.
- This ticket is accepted, but not sold on local bus line 524.
- The pinned ticket can also be transferred to all buses and trams of U-OV, within the stated number of zones and times stated on the ticket.
- When a Saturday or Sunday timetable is operated on a weekday (for example on Easter Monday), a Return ticket cannot be purchased.
For travelers without an OV chip card, who would still like to travel by bus. Note: traveling with the public transport chip card or
OVpay (checking in and out with your contactless debit card, credit card of mobile) is much cheaper.
The OV travel ticket and Return ticket can be purchased from the driver and you pay with PIN or credit;
Do you want to pay with cash? Then buy your OV travel card at one of our
retailers.
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