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Bus Rotterdam
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. 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.
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 01:00 hrs 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.
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.
All buses stop at designated stops and you have to raise your hand if you want the bus driver to stop. The bus stops are very easy to spot and often have see-through shelters to protect waiting passengers from wind and rain. You board the bus at the front and get off through the middle or rear doors. When you board the bus you have to show your ticket to the driver.
Tickets for the buses can be bought at the RET sales offices or from the driver. You can use the the OV chipkaart to pay for your ride. More information about tickets for public transport can be found at the OV chipkaart page.
The regular buses operate between early in the morning (around 5:30 hrs) till late at night (around 01:00 hrs) when the night buses take over.REVIEWS Bus Rotterdam
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Donata de Reus Bude
11:48am on Thursday, January 28th, 2010
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 »
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