GVB (2024)

FAQs

What does GVB do? ›

With more than 120 years of experience as the public transport company of Amsterdam, we are happy to take you everywhere by tram, the (night) bus, the metro and the ferry.

The network is owned by the City of Amsterdam and operated by municipal public transport company Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf (GVB), which also operates trams, free ferries and local buses.

The extensive network is operated by GVB and connects the city's neighbourhoods by train, tram, metro, bus and ferry. In addition there are trains operated by NS (Dutch Railways) which connect Amsterdam to Schiphol Airport and the rest of the Netherlands.

The GVB day or multi-day travel ticket provides you with unlimited travel through Amsterdam – day or night – by bus, tram, and metro, for exactly the number of hours that best suits your plans.

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The GVB day ticket provides you with unlimited travel on all GVB routes, regardless of distance, both day and night. The ticket becomes valid the first time you check in.

The annual revenue of the public transportation company in Amsterdam (Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf Amsterdam - GVB) reported an overall increase between 2016 and 2018, peaking at 482 million euros. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the revenue of the GVB dropped by three percent, reaching 462 million euros in 2020.

Buy an off-peak Holland Travel Ticket and travel with it from Monday to Friday before 06:30 and from 09:00 onwards. Valid all day at weekends.

GVB (often informally called de GVB or het GVB) is the municipal public transport operator for Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, operating metro, tram, bus and ferry services in the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. Gemeente Vervoerbedrijf Amsterdam.

The cheapest way to travel around Amsterdam is walking, as the city is one of the most walkable in the world. The Dutch National Rail (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) provides a 14-17 minute train ride from Schiphol Airport to Amsterdam Central Station, costing approximately €5.50 per person.

Does GVB include Sprinter? ›

GVB day ticket is for bus, tram and metro, for intercity & sprinter we need to buy single way ticket from station domestic counter itself.

Where can you travel: With all GVB trams, (night) buses and metros in Amsterdam, Diemen, Duivendrecht, Amstelveen, Schiphol and Weesp.

The use of the GVB ferries in Amsterdam is free. You don't need a ticket.

Entry fees to Amsterdam's top attractions can add up quickly, and the card eliminates these costs. If you plan on visiting at least three museums or attractions during your stay, the 24-hour card will have paid for itself.

R-net is an initiative of the collaborating provinces of Flevoland, Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland, the Metropolitan region of Rotterdam The Hague and the Vervoerregio Amsterdam. The carriers Allgobus, Arriva, Connexxion, EBS, GVB, HTM, NS, Qbuzz and RET operate R-net in their own concessions.

You can use a barcode ticket to check in and check out. Are you travelling by metro? Then use the metro gates to check in and out. To scan your barcode, hold your telephone (with the screen facing down) about 10 cm above the card reader.