Check the RET website for further information about routes and stops. The RET provides several bus routes which connect the centre with several city districts, neighbourhoods and the greater metropolitan area. All trams converge at Central Station, the perfect place to get on the tram. Tram lines 8, 7, 21, 23, 21, 23, 24 and 25 all travel through the centre.

Line E (RandstadRail) connects Rotterdam with The Hague. Beurs station is the biggest metro hub, where all the lines intersect. There are five lines (routes), each marked with their own letter (A-E), their own colour and with their final destinations. The metro system lets you travel quickly and easily in Rotterdam and the surrounding areas.

RET Tourist Day Ticket: One day unlimited travel throughout South Holland (bus, tram, metro & waterbus): for sale at RET service shops and service centres, Rotterdam Tourist Information (Coolsingel, Central Station and Hoek van Holland) or vending and recharging machines in metro stations.Ĭheck the prices of the public transport card on the RET website.

RET 2 hours: for sale at Rotterdam Tourist Information, sales desks, ticket machines in metro stations, for sale from the bus driver (only pin, no cash) and for sale in the trams (pin and cash).

RET 1 day: for sale at RET service shops and service centres, Rotterdam Tourist Information ( Coolsingel, Central Station and Hoek van Holland).

There are various types of public transport cards:

In order to travel by public transport, use a valid public transport card. You can get all over the city by bus, tram and metro.

Rotterdam has an excellent public transport system, provided by the RET.

Metro bus