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Changing classes: 1st class upgrade

Feel like travelling in style today? Upgrade to 1st class. If you have an NS Flex season ticket, you can change classes every day. Your class change will also be valid for other carriers. Kids Vrij shares the same class as the parent or guardian.

Class change costs

Travelling 1st class costs more than 2nd class travel. Find out more about your fare here.

  • Costs for switching classes at an NS Flex season ticket
    • Weekend and weekday supplement: 70% over the full or discounted 2nd class fare
    • Travel 1st class for 1 month with a Vrij season ticket: supplement depends on your season ticket.
    • Travel 1st class for one day with a Vrij season ticket: supplement depends on your season ticket. For a full list of NS fares, please visit our Fares page.

  • Costs for switching classes at a season ticket on balance

    Vrij season tickets

    • Toeslag 2-1 Dag: 1st class travel all day long, for € 25.
    • Toeslag 2-1 Daluren: off-peak 1st class travel from Monday through Friday (before 6.30, from 9.00-16.00, and after 18.30), for € 10.
    • Toeslag 2-1 Weekenddag: 1st class travel all day long on the weekend, for € 6.

    Voordeel season tickets

    • Toeslag 2-1 Weekenddag: 1st class travel all day long on the weekend, for € 6.
    • Vandaag 1e klas: your train fare. Instead of paying the 2nd class fare, you pay the 1st class fare.

    Keuzedagen
    Travel 1st class all day long on your Keuzedag, for just € 6.

  • Without an NS season ticket

    See the rates for our individual tickets and supplements on our rates page.

Changing classes NS Flex season ticket

The NS Flex season tickets enable you to change class every day, up to 15 minutes after you have checked in. If you travel with a Vrij season ticket such as NS Flex Weekend Vrij or NS Flex Dal Vrij, then it is often more economical to upgrade your season ticket to first class for a month. Find out what applies to your season ticket.

  • How do you change at NS Flex: Basis, Dal Voordeel, Weekend Voordeel, Altijd Voordeel?

    You can switch classes in the NS app or in Mijn NS:

    1. Sign in to Mijn NS
    2. Switch to 1st class
    3. Choose for how long you would like to switch: today, up to a certain date, or open-ended
    4. Press ´Confirm´

    Prefer switching back to 2nd class? You can revert back to your original class in the NS app or in Mijn NS.

  • How do you change at NS Flex: Dal Vrij, Weekend, Vrij, Altijd Vrij, Traject Vrij?

    If you expect you will be travelling in 1st class more often, you can switch classes for one month or more. All you have to do is order one of our 1st-class NS Flex vrij season tickets in Mijn NS. After a month, you can switch back to a 2nd-class season ticket.

    1. Log in to Mijn NS
    2. Go to ´Products´
    3. Click on ´Change season ticket´
    4. Pick your current season ticket and select 'Standard 1st-class travel as an extra option´

    Prefer switching one or more days? You can upgrade to 1st class up to 15 minutes after checking in via the NS app or Mijn NS.

    1. Log in to Mijn NS
    2. Switch to 1st class
    3. Choose for how long you would like to switch
    4. Select ´Confirm´

    Please note: All travel outside your Vrij season ticket is 2nd class without a discount. With NS Flex Traject Vrij you get a 40% discount on off-peak travel beyond your fixed route in the same class as your season ticket. If you have NS Flex Traject Vrij 1st class, you can travel in 1st class on other routes as well.

    If you opted for an off-peak discount as an extra with your NS Flex Weekend Vrij season ticket, you get a 40% discount when travelling in 2nd class in off-peak hours. You can also opt to travel in 1st class.

  • Switching classes after a transfer

    If there is a transfer on your trip and you only want to spend the first or second part of your trip in 1st class, check out at the transfer station and check back in. Use the NS app or Mijn NS to switch classes before starting the 1st-class part of your trip.

Changing classes season ticket on balance

If you have a season ticket on balance, then changing class proceeds a little differently. You purchase a class change ('Toeslag' or surcharge) on the day on which you want to use it. Check which situation applies to your season ticket.

  • How do you change at Dal Vrij, Weekend Vrij, Altijd Vrij and Student travel product?

    For all on-balance season tickets , Dal Vrij, Altijd Vrij and the Student travel product, the following applies:

    1. Go to an NS ticket machine
    2. Scan your OV-chipkaart. On the display, select "Download miscellaneous products"
    3. Select 'Supplement 2 -1'
    4. Choose your preferred version
    5. Follow the payment instructions
    6. Scan your OV-chipkaart a second time

    Your 1st-class upgrade will take effect immediately and last until 4 am.

  • How do you change at Dal Voordeel on balance and Altijd Voordeel on balance?

    For on-balance season tickets, Dal Voordeel and Altijd Voordeel season ticket, the following applies:

    Weekdays

    1. Go to an NS ticket machine
    2. Scan your OV-chipkaart
    3. Select 'Change class' on the screen
    4. Select '1st class today'
    5. Follow the payment instructions
    6. Scan your OV-chipkaart again

    Your 1st-class upgrade will take effect immediately and last until 4 am.

    Weekend

    1. Go to an NS ticket machine
    2. Scan your OV-chipkaart
    3. Select 'Change class' on the screen and select 'Supplements 2-1'
    4. Select 'Supplement 2-1 weekend'
    5. Follow the payment instructions
    6. Scan your OV-chipkaart again

    Your 1st-class upgrade (2-1 weekend supplement) will take effect immediately and last until 4 am.

  • How do you change at Keuzedagen?

    Travelling 1st class on a Keuzedag costs € 6. Remember to download the Keuzedag to your OV-chipkaart before you change travel classes.

    To change travel classes on your Keuzedag ticket:

    1. Go to an NS Ticket Machine.
    2. Hold your OV-chipkaart against the card reader.
    3. Select 'Change travel class Current: 2nd' on the screen.
    4. Select the option 'Supplements 2-1'.
    5. Next, select: 'Supplement 2-1 Keuzedag'
    6. Follow the payment instructions.
    7. Hold your OV-chipkaart against the card reader again.

    Your upgrade to 1st class is valid immediately, and will remain valid until 04:00 in the morning.

Changing classes NS-Business Card

You can also change class on your NS-Business Card. Use the NS app, Mijn NS Zakelijk or the NS ticket machine to do this. You can opt to do so for one train journey, the whole day, for a fixed period or permanently.

Read how to change classes with NS-Business Card

Changing classes without an NS season ticket

Do you have a valid OV-chipkaart but no NS season ticket? You can still upgrade to 1st class. 

This is how you change classes:

  1. Head to an NS ticket machine
  2. Hold your OV-chipkaart against the card reader.
  3. Select 'Change class' on the screen
  4. Select '1st class today'
  5. Hold your OV-chipkaart against the card reader again.

Your 1st-class upgrade will take effect immediately and last until 4.00 am. When you check out, we'll calculate your fare automatically.

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