During July and August 2026, travellers can benefit from unlimited summer train travel throughout the Netherlands for just €49 per month. Tickets must be bought in advance, and conditions apply.
The Dutch government and the Dutch railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen are gathering their forces this summer in order to offer customers a train promotion that is hard to resist. For two months only, travellers can benefit from an unlimited rail subscription for just €49 per month, which can be used on all trains except for Eurostar, Nightjet, ICE Frankfurt, and ICE Berlin services.
“For €49 per month, you can travel endlessly throughout the Netherlands during off-peak hours. From Groningen to Middelburg and from Maastricht to Den Helder, the Netherlands lie at your feet,” the Nederlandse Spoorwegen said in a statement.
The special subscription is called Nederland Dal Vrij and allows travellers to take a train during off-peak hours. This includes Mondays to Fridays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and from 6:30 pm to 6:30 am, as well as during weekends from 6:30 pm on Fridays until 4:00 am on Mondays. The Nederlands Dal Vrij offer normally amounts to €127.95 a month but is thus temporarily discounted to €49.
However, travellers who want to take advantage of the full two months will need to hurry up. Only subscriptions purchased before 1 July 2026 can benefit from two full months at the discounted tariff. Afterwards, the offer stands for one month before being upgraded to the normal €127.95 price. For example, when purchasing the Nederland Dal Vrij on 15 July 2026, travellers enjoy the €49 offer until 14 August. Afterwards, the €127.95 applies. A one-month subscription can be bought until 31 July 2026 at the latest.
The subscription can only be combined with a so-called personal OV-chipkaart, a smartcard that needs to be used when entering and leaving the train station and which allows travellers to either use a pre-paid subscription or to travel with a pay-and-go formula. The card can be ordered at the same time as the Nederland Dal Vrij offer and will be delivered within five working days. When doing so, customers can choose when the subscription starts.
When travelling with kids, it is good to know that children up to 11 years old travel for free with the Nederlandse Spoorwegen using a so-called Kids Vrij subscription.
Moreover, travellers who want to combine rail travel with a car journey can take advantage of the summer offer at one of the Nederlandse Spoorwegen’s 270 Park & Ride locations. From 21 June 2026 until 31 August 2026, parking amounts to a maximum of €2 a day. The promotion only applies when travelling with the Nederlandse Spoorwegen using a personal OV-chipkaart.
The Netherlands aren’t the only European country to offer discounted fares during the summer of 2026. Germany has installed the Super Sparpreis Last Minute initiative, while the Spain Rail Pass and the BritRail Great Britain Pass offer alternative ways to discover the countries’ numerous sights.
