Cross-border Standard Season Ticket
The best option for commuting just across the Belgian border
Do you frequently travel across the Belgian border by train? Opt for a Cross-border Standard Season Ticket!
- unlimited return journeys on your chosen route
- validity of 1, 3 or 12 months (annual season ticket = 12 months for the price of 10)
- in 1st or 2nd class
- on your personal MoBIB card
- can be combined with a season ticket for STIB/MIVB, De Lijn or LETEC
- preferential rate for SNCB car parks
There's a Cross-border Season ticket for commuting between a chosen Belgian station and:
- Luxembourg (any Luxembourg station)
- Lille Flandres + intermediate stops Tourcoing, Roubaix, Croix l'Allumette, Croix-Wasquehal, Baisieux, Ascq, Annappes, Pont de Bois, Hellemmes and Lezennes (not valid on TGV INOUI and Eurostar)
- Maubeuge
- Aachen (not valid on ICE and Eurostar)
- Maastricht + intermediate stops Eijsden and Maastricht Randwijck
- Breda
- Roosendaal
Practical info
To buy your first Standard Season Ticket, you've got two options :
- Online via My SNCB-NMBS. Click 'Buy new subscription' and follow the steps up to the payement screen.
- At the ticket counter at a station of choice with:
- your electronic ID card
- your MoBIB card (if you already have one)
Don't have a MoBIB card yet? No problem! You'll get one online or at the counter for a processing fee of € 5 when buying your first season ticket.
Online:
- log into your My NMBS/SNCB-NMBS account (or create an account)
- choose the season ticket option that you would like to renew and renew it!
In station:
- at the ticket office
- at the ticket machines
- If you are a cross-border employee with a Belgian employer in the private sector (subject to Belgian labour law), then your employer is required to cover the cost of your season ticket for commuting. However, the 80/20 third-party payment system (offering free travel to employees) does not apply to cross-border season tickets.
- Contact your HR or mobility manager to find out what is possible.
- Are you an employer? Check our mobility solutions for companies.
Take a look at the overview of our season tickets or calculate the price according to your itinerary, your age and the frequency of your train journeys.
Where can I buy it?
Make sure you stick to the route marked on your season ticket via the recommended border-crossing point.
