'Any Dutch Station' ticket has disappeared

[atillathehunn]

Dear all,

Does anybody know what has happened to Eurostar's 'Any Dutch Station' ticket? I'm trying to book a train ticket home from university and I can't seem to find it anywhere.

 

[ChristopherJ]

Eurostar have removed the Any Dutch Station option from online bookings and it can now only be purchased by telephone, alternatively it can still be purchased online by using the NS High Speed website.

Quote from The Man in Seat Sixty-One website:
http://www.seat61.com/Netherlands.htm#How_to_buy_tickets_for_Eurostar_+_InterCity_train

Option 0: Buy online at www.eurostar.com. No longer possible!

Unfortunately, the option to buy 'Any Dutch Station' tickets online at the Eurostar website disappeared in late 2011, something to do with people buying them starting in Amsterdam without realising they couldn't collect the ticket there. Eurostar still sells these tickets by phone, but you can easily buy them online at the Dutch Railways website www.nshispeed.nl, even for journeys starting in London, see the next paragraph...

 

[atillathehunn]

Ah, thanks very much for that information! I didn't think to check the Man in Seat 61.

There are many UK students here in Maastricht travelling home by Eurostar who are grateful!