Sunday, 3 May 2009

Holland Train Pass

We decided to invest in a Holland Train Pass recently, at a price of 55 euros. This pass will entitle us to a 40% discount on all train rides within Holland. So, for example, a train ride to Amsterdam will cost about 30 euros, but after the discount, we just pay 18 euros. The pass holder is allowed to take 3 other passengers along with him during the travel and all 3 friends will also get the 40% discount. We shared the pass and just one of us (preferably the one that travels most frequently) will be the pass holder. Work out your maths and you will realise that just 1 trip to Amsterdam will help yourecover your investment.

So... Exchange students who are intending to come to Holland next semester, do keep a look-put for this pass. In fact, you should buy this pass the moment you land in Amsterdam airport. Just ask the counter staff for the Holland Train Pass and they will assist you.

With this pass, taking a plane ride from airports in Holland becomes more affordable. Nearby airports include Eindhoven and Brussels's Charleroi and Brussels International. If lets say you wanna go London, you can only choose Eindhoven and the train pass will proves its value when getting the tickets. You just pay 9 euros instead of 15 to get to Eindhoven. There is actually an airport in Maastricht, but that only gets you to Pisa, Italy and the travel dates are rather limited. So, the airport is as good as nothing.

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