Maastricht's compact centre is walkable end-to-end in 20 minutes. For longer trips, the Arriva regional buses, NS Dutch Railways and the cross-border Liège trains all accept leashed dogs.
Arriva operates the Limburg regional bus network, city services in Maastricht and direct buses to Heerlen, Roermond and the border crossing at Vaals. Small dogs in carriers travel free; medium and large dogs need a 3.10 € day ticket and must be on a short leash.
💡 Buy the dog day ticket via the Arriva app, paper tickets at peak hours can hold up boarding.
NS operates direct trains from Maastricht to Amsterdam (2h30), Eindhoven (1h), Den Haag (2h45) and the cross-border IC to Liège-Guillemins (33 min). Small dogs in carriers travel free; larger dogs need a Hond Dagkaart (3.10 €) and must be on a leash.
💡 The IC Brussels-Maastricht-Eindhoven runs hourly and is wheelchair-accessible, comfortable for medium and large dogs without the muzzle requirement of German trains.
The Maastricht-Aachen IC operated by Arriva crosses the German border at Heerlen-Herzogenrath, direct connection to Aachen Hbf in 50 min for ICE links to Cologne, Frankfurt and Berlin. Same dog rules as NS.
💡 Aachen is 50 min away, useful for accessing the German ICE network from Maastricht for big-dog trips (no muzzle required on Dutch trains).
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