Tilburg has eight city buses, two district buses, and various regional buses that will transport you to various places. The city centre is more easily manageable on foot, however. With line 169 you have a direct connection to entertainment park De Efteling. And at night there are two 'nightliners' going through Tilburg from the Spoorlaan, which deposit people, more or less drunk, as the case may be, safely at various set places.The bus transportation is managed by Veolia Transport Brabant which starts to the right of the central train station. A large sign with place names and departure times can be found at the edge of the bus station, and the service office is located on the other side of the bus station in the apartment complex Tilburion.From this year onward you can pay using the ov chipkaart (public transport chip system); this is a small card that you swipe along a scanner when you get on and off the bus. For those who only make a brief visit to the 'textile city', the bus driver sells day tickets on the bus, that allow you to travel by bus in all of the province of Brabant for €3,- per person, all day long. They do appreciate it if you can provide exact change.If you are in Tilburg for more than a day, you can purchase a strippenkaart (a zone card, where a stamp by the bus driver indicates how many zones you have paid for) with 15 (€7.50) or 45 (€22.50) strippen (zones)at the Bruna bookshop at the train station. Smaller zone cards can be bought on the bus, but again, these are more expensive than those purchased in the shop. The bus driver marks the zone card depending on your final destination. Within Tilburg you pay two 'strippen' per journey. For all information about routes and exact departure times, you can go to www.9292ov.nl. When you enter your place of departure and destination, it will show you the fastest way to get there.
 
Tickets for the journey can be bought from the bus driver. In the Netherlands, bus tickets contain strippen (strips). These strips are stamped by the bus driver; the longer the distance of your journey, the more strips he will stamp. If you're planning on travelling solely within Tilburg, you'll need only one ticket with two strips which costs €1.60. This one-person ticket is valid for one hour. If you don't want to annoy the driver, you might want to pay with correct change. The driver also won't accept any bills larger than a 20 euro note. If you'd like to take the bus more often or intend to travel longer distances you'd better buy a large strippenkaart (strip card), which contains enough strips to last you a number of bus rides. Strip cards with 15 strips (€7.60) and 45 strips (€22.50) are available and are for sale at the aforementioned Arriva building. For more information visit www.9292ov.nl. Please note that the strippenkaart will soon be replaced by the ov-chipkaart, a digital version of this piece of paper.Then it is also possible in Tilburg and surroundings to travel with an OV-chipkaart. This card is an option if you stay longer in Holland. The card costs € 7,50, you have to put saldo on the card to travel with it. There are several pick up-points in the city and surroundings where you can top up your balance. These points are located in supermarkets, tobacconists, etc. (www.ov-chipkaart.nl/adresvinder) You can also top up your balance at NS vending machines. You can also find a yellow top-up machine on the green Connexxion buses, on which you can use your bank card to top up your OV chip card. Most machines only accept Dutch bank cards. You can also pay in cash at some of the NS vending machines and at the Information Kiosk by the Central Train Station.