Travelling

Public transport card with discount for international students

Fontys UAS collaborates with Student Mobility to provide international students easy access to all forms of transport in the Netherlands. With Student Mobility you are able to receive a customized public transport card with special discounts for international students! You can use this card for train, tram, metro and bus.

Besides traveling by public transport you probably also want a bike. Student Mobility helps you to get the most suitable bike, leasing or buying.

Student Mobility Card/OV-chipkaart

In the Netherlands you need an OV-chipkaart to travel around with the train, tram, metro and bus. There are two possibilities offered by the NS (National Railway):

▪ An anonymous card without any discount

▪ A personal card, where you need a Dutch debit card and the buying process is written in Dutch

Both options are not ideal for international students. That is why Student Mobility created the “Student Mobility Card”, a custom-made OV-chipkaart for international students. You get the card for €15, - and can sign-up (optional) for services and discounts created for international students for a small monthly fee:

• 15% discount during off-peak hours on national railway (NS)
• A digital ISIC card, with the best discounts in the Netherlands and the rest of the world
• A customized application process for international students
• Automatic top-up option (no more topping op of balance)
• Travel data and customer service in the App
• Public transport bike (OV-fiets) and storage

You can reserve a card here, which includes the public transport card + the digital ISIC card. After confirmation the card will be sent to a (EU) postal address and in case there is a physical intro-event you can pick it up there.

Enjoy your stay in the Netherlands!

Sign up here!