Travel unlimitedly on tram, bus and metro in the The Hague Rotterdam region with Regio Vrij for a fixed amount per month. Your monthly pass on your OV-pas or debit card for carefree travel within an area of your choice
Travel unlimitedly on tram, bus and metro in the The Hague Rotterdam region with Regio Vrij for a fixed amount per month. Your monthly pass on your OV-pas or debit card for carefree travel within an area of your choice
What is Regio Vrij?
With Regio Vrij, you can travel unlimited by tram, bus, and metro within your chosen area for a fixed monthly fee. This is useful if you often travel by public transport in the The Hague-Rotterdam region. You can travel easily with your OV-pas or debit card. Choose from more than 20 areas. You can easily link Regio Vrij to the card you use to check in and out.
🎥 See the video below to check how Regio Vrij works.
This subscription is a good option if you:
With Regio Vrij, you can travel unlimited on trams, buses, and metros with transport companies in the region, such as HTM, RET, EBS, and TransDev.
To determine the best subscription and price, it is important to know where you are traveling. You can travel freely within this area.
South Holland is divided into zones for public transport. Several zones together form a travel area. By working with travel areas, we ensure that you never pay too much. You can travel freely within the area you choose for your subscription.
Regio Vrij is a subscription based on OVpay.
OVpay is the new way to travel in the Netherlands. You use your OV-pas or debit or credit card to check in and out of public transport.
Get on and hold your card against the card reader at the door; you will hear one short beep. When you get off, do the same thing again and you will hear two beeps.
Yes, you can purchase multiple travel zones and link them to a single pass. However, each travel zone is a separate subscription, so you won’t receive a discount on the price. It’s usually more cost-effective to purchase the largest travel zone that covers all the routes you wish to travel on.
Absolutely! You must check in and out! Always check in and out when changing trains too.
Always check in and out using the exact same card to which you have added Regio Vrij, otherwise Regio Vrij will not be applied and you may end up paying extra.
The Regio Vrij pass can be used in the area you have purchased from the following transport operators:
Regio Vrij is not valid on night buses or with public transport operators other than those listed above. Furthermore, the P+R scheme for discounted parking cannot yet be used in combination with Regio Vrij (OVpay).
Zone numbers and star ratings were often unclear and complicated, resulting in many incorrect choices being made when purchasing a subscription. Offering areas makes the choice clearer.
Regio Vrij can be added to one (digital) debit card or credit card. Please note: a physical and digital debit card belonging to the same bank account (IBAN) are technically considered two different cards.
Regio Vrij is only available on debit cards or credit cards (OVpay and therefore cannot be added to an ov-chipkaart).
Regio Vrij is a personalised subscription. To verify this, we need your key personal details: name, date of birth and passport photo. You must enter or upload these personal details when purchasing the subscription. An email address is also required for this. We also use your date of birth to determine whether you are eligible for the reduced subscription rate.
Please note: if someone else is paying for the subscription (for example, in the case of a minor user), the user’s name, date of birth and passport photo are required; not those of the parent or carer paying for the subscription.
The start date of the monthly subscription determines which price is charged. It depends on your age on the start date.
When purchasing a Regio Vrij pass, a reduced subscription rate applies to the age categories Child (4 to 11 years) and Youth (12 to 18 years). This rate does not apply to the 65+ age group. When travelling with Regio Vrij, you receive a 100% discount within the selected area.
If you travel outside your chosen area using your balance, an age-related discount (34% reduction) applies to the kilometre and basic fare for the age groups 4 to 11 years and 65 years and over. The youth group (12 to 18 years) therefore does not receive a discount.
We have defined the Regio Vrij zones based on travel patterns using the current Regio season ticket on the OV-chipkaart. Regio Vrij zones that are exactly the same as those covered by the current Regio subscription have the same monthly price. Regio Vrij zones that are larger or smaller than those covered by the Regio subscription have a higher or lower price.
If you travel outside the valid area of your Regio Vrij pass, the fare for the distance travelled outside the valid area will be automatically deducted from your account (if travelling with a debit card) or from your balance (if travelling with a OV-pas).
You pay a per-kilometre rate (kilometre rate) plus the basic fare for the distance travelled outside the valid area. See htm.nl/tarieven for a fare overview with OVpay.
Please note: If the cost of the journey outside your zone cannot be debited from your account or balance, you will no longer be able to check in with Regio Vrij. You must therefore first settle your debt (debit card) or top up your balance (OV-pas) before you can check in again.
OVpay is the new way to check in and out on public transport. Check in with the new OV-pas, your debit card or credit card.
