Park and continue by public transport

Park your car on the outskirts of the city and continue into the city center by public transport! This is possible with the P+R locations of the municipality of Amsterdam. We have special P+R tickets that allow you to easily travel back and forth on public transport and park at a reduced rate.

How does Park + Ride work at the official P+R locations of the municipality of Amsterdam?

If you park your car at a P+R location on the outskirts of the city and then travel by public transport to the center zone of Amsterdam, you can get a reduced parking rate. Read how it works and what the current parking rates are on the Municipality of Amsterdam website.

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P+R locations in Amsterdam

Before you go any further

A barcode ticket via the GVB app or other apps cannot be used for a discount on the parking rate. It is also not possible to use OVpay, which means traveling with your debit or credit card on public transport, for a reduced parking rate.

Which public transport tickets give you a reduced parking rate?

You are eligible for the affordable parking rate with:

  • GVB P+R card

  • OV-chipkaart

  • paper chip card

The P+R card for transport with GVB is only available in a P+R machine at the P+R locations Johan Cruijff ArenA, Bos en Lommer and RAI.


You can buy a paper ticket from the conductor on the tram or on a ticket vending machine at the metro station. Buying a ticket from the tram driver or bus driver is no longer possible.

How does the P+R ticket work?

The GVB P+R ticket from the P+R machine allows you to make two trips (back and forth) with a GVB tram, bus or metro from the P+R locations of the municipality of Amsterdam. After checking in at the bus, tram or metro, the P+R ticket is valid for a maximum of one hour. Within this hour you can make unlimited transfers between the different vehicles and lines. The second hour starts when you check in again after the first hour has expired.  

View the P+R ticket rates

Good to know

The P+R tickets are:

  • valid on the GVB bus, tram and metro

  • valid for the lines that run during the day

  • not valid on the GVB night buses

  • not valid in the vehicles of Connexxion, EBS, Arriva and NS

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