Booking shortly before departure

What to do if you want to leave in the coming days?

1. Print at home

Tickets to the following destinations can be bought online and printed at home:

• Belgium with Intercity Brussles and the Maastricht-Brussels Express
• All destinations in Germany
• Thalys (from the Thalys depature stations and with exception of the Hi-Life fare)
• Eurostar

Please note: during ticket control you may be asked for identification, so please make sure to also bring your passport or another form of identification with you.

2. Self-service ticket machines

There is a yellow self-service ticket machine at almost all train stations in the Netherlands, where you can buy tickets to most destinations in Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg, and a few in France. View the complete list of destinations.

You will travel without a seat reservation and if you travel after 09.00 hrs on weekdays or any time on the weekends, you can use your Off-peak Discount Pass.

3. Ticket collection machines

Are you planning on travelling within the next three days to a destination not available at a self-service ticket machine? We advise you to do the following:

• Select an international departure station* in the 'from' field in the online booking module.
• Book the ticket in the online booking module and during step 3 Summary, select “ticket (collection) machine” as the option for your delivery methode.
• Buy the ticket for your journey from your local station to the international departure station at a self-service ticket machine at your local station.
• Collect the ticket for your international journey when you arrive at the international departure station at the ticket collection machine in the Tickets & Service office.

* International departure stations have Tickets & Service offices which have ticket collection machines. An overview of international train stations and the Tickets & Service opening hours.

We wish you a pleasant journey!