Products and fares

Travel with balance

Want to travel flexibly? Just use your bank card! You don’t need an OV-chip card or to top up balance. You pay per trip by checking in and out.

Balance travel
Regular
34% discount
Per km rate
€ 0.201 
€ 0.132 
Boarding fee
€ 1.16 
€ 0.77 


Is your child between 4 and 11 years old, or are you 65 or older? Then you can travel with 34% discount on balance. Here’s how it works:

  • Debit card, credit card, mobile, and the newer OV card (OVpay). Read more here.
  • Personal OV-chip card: The discount is automatically applied when you check in and out during your trip. The discount starts from the day you turn 65. 

Children up to 11 travel free on all U-OV buses and trams, as long as accompanied by a paying adult (18+). Each adult can take three children free. They don’t need a ticket or pass – convenient, right?! Read more

Daily price:
never more than €6.50 or €10

Travel with your debit card, credit card, or mobile (OVpay)? Then you never pay more than €10 per day for all your bus and tram trips with U-OV. No sign-up needed: just check in and travel!

Are you between 12 and 18 years old? Register via this website. After that, you pay a maximum of €6.50 per day.

Monthly price:
pay max €65 or €100

Want to travel even cheaper? Activate U-OV Max free of charge. You then never pay more than €100 per month when traveling with your debit card, credit card, or mobile (OVpay). Travel less? Then pay less. Reach the monthly cap? Then travel free for the rest of the month! 

Are you between 12 and 18 years old? Then after activating U-OV Max you pay up to €65 per month.

Register here for free U-OV Max Monthly

Unlimited off-peak travel with U-OV Dal Vrij

Do you travel often outside rush hours? Then U-OV Dal Vrij is for you! For just €30 per month, travel unlimited by bus and tram during off-peak hours. You can easily arrange it soon via this website.

When are off-peak hours? 

  • Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM and 6:30 PM–6:30 AM 
  • Weekend: from Friday 6:30 PM till Monday 4:00 AM  

Note: the time you check in determines whether you travel during off-peak hours.

Buy U-OV Dal Vrij here

Ster subscription: your monthly pass on the OV-chip card

Prefer a monthly pass on your OV-chip card? Then a ster subscription is a good choice. Which subscription suits you best depends on the number of zones you travel.
 
Are you between 4 and 18 years old, or 65 or older? Then you get a discount on your ster subscription.

U-OV Ster Subscriptions
Regular34% age discount
1 star
€ 61.80
€ 40.80
2 stars
€ 99.60
€ 65.70
3 stars
€ 146.50
€ 96.70
4 stars
€ 186.80
€ 123.30
5 stars
€ 232.60
€ 153.50
6 stars
€ 278.90
€ 184.10


Read more about the U-OV Ster Subscription

Night bus: always €5.00

Check in and out with your debit card, credit card, or mobile (OVpay). Prefer your OV-chip card? You can also! The price is clear: every U-OV night bus ride costs just €5.00. Read more

Day Ticket via the U-OV app

You can easily buy an affordable day ticket in the U-OV app. If you buy for multiple people, your discount increases. After activating in the app, you can travel with it for 24 hours. 

Download the U-OV app here.

Day Ticket (quantity) 
Total Price 
Price per Person  

€ 10.00  
 € 10.00

€ 18.00  
€ 9.00  

€ 24.00  
€ 8.00  

€ 28.00  
€ 7.00  

€ 30.00  
€ 6.00 

Free travel to Stadsschouwburg Utrecht

Do you have a ticket for a performance at Stadsschouwburg Utrecht? Show your theater ticket and travel free on all U-OV buses and trams, before and after the show. 

The scheme applies:

  • For evening shows: from three hours before start until the end of service. 
  • For afternoon shows: from three hours before start until four hours after start.
  • Only for performances in Utrecht, not elsewhere. 
  • Not valid on neighborhood bus, U-flex, or night buses. 
  • Only during theater season 2025/2026

Free travel to theater Flint

On the day of your performance, travel free on all U-OV buses and trams. Show your ticket when boarding. 

The scheme applies: 

  • Only for visitors of Theater Flint. 
  • Not valid on neighborhood bus, U-flex, or night buses. 
  • Only during theater season 2025/2026