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Bus service in Rotterdam
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Buses in Rotterdam take you through the city , the suburbs and the surrounding cities. They go to places where the metro doesn’t operate or to cities where the train doesn’t go.

Different bus companies
There are 3 different bus companies that operate bus lines in and around Rotterdam. The buses within Rotterdam are operated by Rotterdam’s transport company RET. You can recognize them by their white and green colours. These buses run very frequently, some of them even every 10 minutes within rush hour. A lot of buses run in the south of Rotterdam at places where the metro and tram doesn’t run. There’s a special express bus line between Rotterdam Central Station and Rotterdam Airport.

Night buses
There are also a number of night routes that serve the city centre, the suburbs and surrounding cities. These buses are called BOB-bus and most of them run from 1 am to 06:00 hrs when the regular buses take over. These night bus lines start with a B (e.g. B12) and you need a special ticket for these buses. The main stations for night buses are Central Station and Zuidplein mall.

Surrounding cities
When you want to travel to or from surrounding cities you can take a bus from the Arriva or Connexion company. Most of their buses leave from the Central Station or the Zuidplein and Alexandrium shopping malls. The Arriva and Connexion buses run between Rotterdam and surrounding cities like Ridderkerk, Vlaardingen, Schiedam, Spijkenisse, Hoogvliet, Capelle aan den Ijssel, Barendrecht, Papendrecht, Strijen and Numansdorp .Some of these cities don’t have a train station and the bus is the only way to get there by public transport. There are also express buses called Interliner that take you quickly and with very few stops to The Hague or Zierikzee.
Tickets Rotterdam Bus

Overview of Rotterdam Bus tickets
Bus tickets must be purchased before entering the bus. For public transport in Rotterdam, a wide range of tickets is being offered. The bottom line is that for occasional trips, the so called 'disposable OV-chip card' is the most convenient and cheapest choice. All metro / tram / bus transport in Rotterdam is operated by the 'RET' company. You can choose from the following chip cards: 2 hours RET travel, 2 metro journeys and 1, 2 or 3 full days. However, if you consider one of the full day tickets and wish to visit some Rotterdam museums or Rotterdam attractions, the Rotterdam Welcome Card would be the best choise! Detailed information on the public transport tickets at the OV-Chipkaart page on this website.

Rotterdam Bus ticket sales locations
Vending machines are located at many locations in Rotterdam, for example in metro and railway stations, in some buses and in supermarkets or newspaper stands. You can also purchase chip cards online at the Rotterdam public transport company RET through www.retwebshop.nl. Some specific transport chipcards are also valid in Amsterdam, by the way!
timetable bus rotterdam

Timetable Bus Rotterdam
The buses in Rotterdam run from early in the morning (around 05:30 hrs) till late in the evening (around 00:30 hrs). During the night there are special night buses. During the weekend and public holidays the buses run at a reduced capacity. For a detailed and up-to-date specific metro time table please refer to www.ret.nl. Furthermore, the website www.9292.nl is a public transport trip planner for the Netherlands, that offers a door to door itinerary also using the Rotterdam bus.
MORE INFORMATION Bus in Rotterdam

More information can be found at the website of Rotterdam's transport company RET or by visiting one of their sales offices.

Website RET: www.ret.nl

At www.9292.nl you can find a great journey planner for public transport including the Rotterdam bus.

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Poor	28 Jan 2010, Donata de Reus, Bude
Nice summing up of the bus system, but out of date information. Trying to find a bus timetable from Rotterdam Zuidplein to Numansdorp there is no link to bus timetables and the information about Strippenkaarts is out of date. Strippenkaarts are not u... read more » Check out the brand new revision of this page!