Paying the student travel debt

You must pay the student travel debt immediately after you have been notified of the debt. You will receive a payment request. There are 3 ways to pay your student travel debt:

• deducting from your student finance
• repaying in a single payment
• a instalment plan

Deducting from your student finance

If you are receiving student finance, we will deduct the debt from your student finance. In 2025, the maximum deduction is €208.65 per month.

Repaying in a single payment

If you no longer receive student finance, you can choose to pay the amount in a single payment. Please use the details on the payment request.

Have you lost your payment request? You can transfer the student travel debt to Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs, bank account number: NL45 INGB 0705 0019 03. Please mention your Dutch citizen service number (BSN).

Instalment plan

If you do not receive student finance anymore, you may also apply for a instalment plan. 

Not added to student debt

DUO collects the student travel debt on behalf of the public transport companies. It is therefore not possible to add the student travel debt to your regular student debt.