Terms of use standard ticket

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Sales channels
  • Online (PDF, eID and SMS)
  • Ticket counter
  • Dispenser
  • On the train
Target group
No restriction
Area of validity
Journey between 2 Belgian stations/stops, not including border stations
Period of validity
All days. No limitation
Discounts None.
Surcharges Diabolo surcharge included in the total price. In the case of a round-trip ticket this surcharge is calculated twice. Once for the outward journey and once for the return journey. This is also the case for a ticket VIA Brussels Airport.
Via route
Only on demand, for a single journey
Class upgrade
Available at the ticket counter and on the train
Break in journey
Allowed only with Via ticket
Journey extension
Allowed
Changing route
Only possible if you buy another ticket on the train
Alternative return journey
  • Allowed if you buy a ticket at the ticket counter of on the train
  • If your destination is a coast station, you can start your return journey from any coast station
Refundable
  • Online tickets are not refundable
  • More info about refunds
In your name
Tickets in PDF-formaat and on eID
Transferable Only if tickets were bought at the ticket counter or the dispenser
Travel class
Available in 1st and 2nd class
Type journey Single journey or return journey

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* Notwithstanding the extreme care we devoted to this information, mistakes for which we cannot accept responsibility may have crept in. Should there be a discrepancy, the valid conditions are as indicated in the Terms and Conditions for Transport of NMBS/SNCB.

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