Trams and Buses in The Hague, Rotterdam, Maastricht

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Trams and Buses in The Hague, Rotterdam, Maastricht

Holland has four types of bus service for travel throughout the country.

• City bus: serves large towns
• Regional bus: covers main cities and their nearby towns
• Express Service: runs in and around the main cities with fewer stops than a regional bus
• Interliner: long distance connection between selected towns (makes very few stops)

Buses and trams run generally from 06:00-00:00 although on Sundays and public holidays, transport services may start a little later. 

Tickets are available from the drivers or can be bought in advance (this is usually cheaper). Ticket strips (strippenkaarten) can be bought at post offices, railway stations, and local shops displaying the strippenkaarten sign in the window and are valid on buses, trams, metros and some rail routes. The Netherlands is divided into zones for bus and tram travel, and crossing one zone will cost one strippen.

• Public transport travel information
  Tel: 0900 9292
• Interliner information
  Tel: 0900 899 8998

Buses and Trams in The Hague

Buses and trams in The Hague and some of the surrounding areas are run by HTM. This covers the following areas: The Hague, Delft, Rijswijk, Voorburg, Leidschendam, Nootdorp and Wateringen. HTM has an interactive route map Lijnennetkaart, providing an overview of all routes, with street names.

HTM buses allow small pets to travel free of charge, provided they are in a suitable basket or bag.

Bus and Tram Routes and Tickets

The fares can be paid using a strippenkaart. Crossing one zone for bus and tram travel, will cost one strippen. A season ticket is available for the various zones in the region. Annual season tickets are also available and allow twelve months travel for the price of ten. Season tickets can be bought at any time of the year and users will receive a reminder before their ticket expires.

• For information on the tickets, zones and other factors such as lost and found in English: Click here

• To use the map or plan a route: Click here

HTM offices Strippenkaarten and other tickets:

• HTM Klantenservice, Wagenstraat 35 (centre of The Hague)
• HTM Klantenservice, Den Haag Centraal Station
• HTM Klantenservice, Hollands Spoor Station

Buses and Trams in Rotterdam

Public transport in the Rotterdam area is run by RET

• RET
  At: Vasteland 80, 3011 BN Rotterdam
  Tel: 010 447 6911
  Fax: 010 447 5215
• To use the interactive route map for the Rotterdam area: Click here
• For contact details and addresses where tickets and strippenkkarten can be bought, along with office hours: Click here

Buses in Maastricht

The Maastricht City bus service is run by SBM (Stadsbus Maastricht)

• Stadsbus Maastricht
  At: Parallelweg 59, 6201 BM Maastricht
  Tel : 043 350 5700
  Website

Buses in South Holland and Zeeland

Connexxion is the largest public transport company in the Netherlands and serves most of Holland including South Holland and Zeeland.
The Connexxion website gives information on departure times and schedules, provides a travel planner and also supplies maps for the walking routes between specified addresses and their stops. Maps of the various lines can be found at bus stops and can also be obtained from some information offices.

• For further information: Click here

Further Information

• See AnfloINFO INFOrmation page on Trains & Railways in the Netherlands
• See AnfloINFO INFOrmation page on Airports Contacts Southern Holland
• Information about Interliner from Wikipedia