Rotterdam Metro...chip card?

[dheianevans]

I've been Googling around for ways to get from Rotterdam Centraal to the cruise terminal and the Metro seems like the fastest. Unless I'm reading incorrectly, do we need to buy the chip card they mention? We'd only be riding it twice...to and from the cruise terminal and Centraal.

 

What are the various public transit options, fares and travel times?

 

Thanks. BTW, just 4 people with carry-ons.

Edited June 16, 2014 by dheianevans

[lj77346]

If memory serves me correctly, there is a ticket good for 1 hour on the metro, bus or tram and it costs 3 Euros. There is a metro station at Rotterdam Central station and the station at the pier is about 3 stops away, just down the street from the pier. However, if there are 4 of you, a cab from the station would probably cost about the same with less schlepping of your carry ons.

[Ine]

Although I havenot been to Rotterdam for a while, I am almost sure you need a pin/chip on your card to get tickets.

[MADflyer]

http://9292.nl/en/fares-and-public-transport/train/single-train-tickets#

[KirkNC]

If memory serves me correctly, there is a ticket good for 1 hour on the metro, bus or tram and it costs 3 Euros. There is a metro station at Rotterdam Central station and the station at the pier is about 3 stops away, just down the street from the pier. However, if there are 4 of you, a cab from the station would probably cost about the same with less schlepping of your carry ons.

 

That's what we did.

[dheianevans]

Although I havenot been to Rotterdam for a while, I am almost sure you need a pin/chip on your card to get tickets.

 

Ine,

 

I'm actually talking about the chip transit cards Rotterdam uses. Not the chip-pin cards that everyone but the US seems to have.

[dheianevans]

Moving up the transit ladder a notch...what's the most frequent train to take from Schipol to Rotterdam Centraal? I've seen links to a few sites...

[Ine]

Ine,

 

I'm actually talking about the chip transit cards Rotterdam uses. Not the chip-pin cards that everyone but the US seems to have.

 

Then you probably mean the OV chipcard for one time use. You need that indeed for public transport.

[Ine]

Moving up the transit ladder a notch...what's the most frequent train to take from Schipol to Rotterdam Centraal? I've seen links to a few sites...

 

All trains (and prices) are mentioned on the NS site:

 

http://www.ns.nl/en/travellers/home

[HarR]

At the Rotterdam metro station you can buy the 1x 1 hour it 2x 1 hour cards from ticket machines. 1x 1 hour is eur 3.

You will need a cirrus bank card or credit card that has a pin code to pay the transaction at the machine.

 

Best connection from AMS airport to Rotterdam is the so called Intercity Direct service. It runs twice per our.

[dheianevans]

Thanks for the info.