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ÖBB also offers seat selection for the EC Transalpin, which consists for a large part of Swiss rolling stock.

Another one that just came to mind today: route 38 from Basel Bachgraben (CH) to Wyhlen Siedlung (D) is jointly operated by DB Südbadenbus and Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB).

The Belgian conductors perform that procedure in the Netherlands as well, on the Arriva trains from Maastricht to Liège at least. Which is somewhat funny to watch as those trains are not designed for such a procedure. So the conductor has to shout to the driver to close the doors, then the...

Another one in that area: 44 from Aachen (Germany) to Heerlen (Netherlands) is jointly operated by Arriva Netherlands and ASEAG. Quote a complicated one regarding ticketing, see https://wiki.ovinnederland.nl/wiki/Lijn_44_Heerlen_Station_-_Aachen_Hauptbahnhof

Already within my province (Utrecht) in the Netherlands a few come to mind: 295 Utrecht - Rotterdam; - Keolis (provincie Utrecht franchise) - Qbuzz (Zuid-Holland Noord franchise) 90 Utrecht - Gelkenes; - Qbuzz (DMG franchise, with green buses) - Qbuzz/U-OV (Regio Utrecht franchise, with yellow...

It was a bit of a search (as most of the unions only published on their website when they organised information sessions), but apparently the voting closes on the 11th of July. Depending on the results they'll make a decision if strikes continue or not.

Dutch subscriptions can be used towards Leer, Gronau, Emmerich and Aachen; but only on the Dutch regional cross border service. Together with an international ticket they online give discount until the border tariff point. And towards Aachen it's only allowed to use the OV-chipkaart when making...

According to articles in the media, the Dutch government has caused a lot of grief in Brussels by avoiding the ban on direct awarding as of January 1st, 2025 by awarding the concession to NS in December 2024. Competitors state the Ministry of Infrastructure has misunderstood the rules: instead...

No, I'm using the DB Navigator as well You don't have to indeed, that option "book for another person" is to book for someone else when you are not travelling yourself. In your case you just need a ticket for two persons. You'll get one ticket indeed, but it will say "2 erwachsene" somewhere at...

Where do you have to fill in the date of birth? When I do a trial booking in the app I'm able to click on "passengers/bicycles" on the home screen, then click the pencil next to "1 person" and increase the number of persons to 2. When continuing the booking I then just get a page where I have to...

No, you can only pay for it monthly. The discount was just spread out over 12 months to improve acceptance of the new system (as former yearly paying customers were not suddenly paying more) The advantage is that with NS Flex you can change your subscription at any time of the year. So for...

Yes, in the Netherlands the network wide train season ticket (AltijdVrij) is now only available as subscription in NS Flex. With the introduction of these rolling subscriptions the 1/12th of the discount for paying the entire year in advance was deducted from the monthly fare. There also used to...

I presume having a driver is more a limiting factor as all NS International staff is based in Amsterdam. So wherever the depot is, Amsterdam Eurostars can't run as the drivers are on strike.

Basel is actually one of the cheaper places in Switzerland to stay, but heard from someone else it's expensive at this moment due to a large arts fair.

No, all regional operators have other collective agreements. NS is obliged to offer a reduced service there indeed. With the 36 hour notice requirement, it will be known on Sunday if strikes will happen on Monday or Tuesday. On Wednesday you'll be able to reach the ferry anyway. Getting from...

The Amsterdam - Berlin Intercity is still loco hauled this summer (will become ICE3neo from the autumn) And I believe the ECs towards Poland as well.

The unions have now announced they will strike in regions North and South on Friday.

The strike on Thursday has been cancelled according to an NS spokesperson as the unions haven't yet issued a strike notice, which they should do 36 hours in advance.

At the moment all strikes are planned for weekdays and also from the past I can't remember any strikes on weekends. From what I heard a guard saying yesterday the unions also wanted to have the strikes now because they'll have more impact than a strike during the quieter holiday season.

That's a fast option appearing in journey planners, so wouldn't advise that one. I'd advise the only route that doesn't appear in the journey planners: the 361 bus from Schiphol to Noordwijk, exit at Parallel Boulevard stop. From the same stop take the 385 bus to The Hague Central. Bus 361 is...