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How to Buy and Use your eTicket for Dutch Trains

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The Dutch National Railways (NS) website sell etickets.  1 - Click on the ‘Menu’ tab for a drop-down menu 2 - Click on ‘Tickets and Supplements'. 3 - Choose single ticket or other options for example day return) enter your details and purchase your ticket. Rules to Remember Before Buying Your eTicket 1. Remember when entering your details that they must be the same as the ID you will travel with. (as an aside - by law everyone in the Netherlands is obliged to have ID when asked by officials such as police). The eticket is sold under the condition that you can show your ID to prove your identity. The name and date of birth on the eticket and ID must match (I must say however mine has never actually been checked). 2. You must download (or print) your etickets.  3. You do not need to check in like with a OV-card however you may need to use the barcode on the eticket to get through the barrier Using your eTicket You can use these etickets