Cross-border Student Season Ticket
Are you studying or completing apprenticeship across the border? Are you under 26? Then think about a cross-border Student Season Ticket!
- unlimited return journeys on your chosen route
- for students under 26 travelling to and from their school, university or apprenticeship location
- validity of 1, 3 or 12 months (annual season ticket = travel 12 months for the price of 10)
- in 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 Student Season ticket for commuting between the chosen Belgian station and one of the following cross-border destinations:
- 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 Student 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. During the process, you'll also be asked to upload a digital version of your school certificate.
- At the ticket counter at a station of choice with:
- your electronic ID card
- your MoBIB card (if you already have one)
- your completed school certificate if you are 18+ (no school certificate required if you are under 18)
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 SNCB-NMBS/NMBS account (or create an account)
- choose the season ticket option, which you would like to renew and renew it!
- you will receive the validation ticket by post within 10 days
In station:
- at the ticket office
- at the ticket machines
To purchase or renew a Student Season Ticket and/or a Student Multi, a school certificate is required if you reach the age of 18 during the validity of your subscription.
What is a valid school certificate?
This certificate must contain the same data as your subscription (first and last name, date of birth, school period and train station corresponding to your school or traineeship) and must be signed by your school.
The following documents are accepted:
- A proof of enrolment form, completed and signed by your school
- Certificate from your school proving that you are attending that school or place of traineeship during the validity of your subscription
- Certificate of enrolment (after payment of the enrolment fee) is valid as a school certificate
The following documents are not accepted:
- School certificate from a school far from one of the train stations of your subscription
- School certificate whose dates of attendance do not correspond to the dates of validity of your subscription
- pre-registration form with payment slip
- Student card
If the proof of enrolment is invalid, you will be informed by email. We will cancel your validation and your season ticket will be deleted from your MoBIB card. You will be refunded the full amount if the validation period has not yet begun. If the validation period has already begun, a €10 administration fee will be retained.
How to obtain a valid school certificate?
There are 2 possibilities:
- You can ask your school’s administration to fill in our template of proof of enrolment
- Your school provides you directly with a valid certificate that corresponds to your subscription (first and last name, address, date of birth and school period for which you are registered)
