VMR

VMR (Veerdienst Maassluis – Rozenburg) is a transport company in South Holland, the Netherlands, operating the ferry connection across the Scheur between Maassluis and Rozenburg. The service is a familiar and long-standing link for local residents, commuters, cyclists and motorists in the Rotterdam port region, providing an alternative to the longer road route around the waterway. The operation combines different vessel types across the day. Since 15 March 2024 VMR has run a combined timetable with the Blankenburg: from 06:00 to 19:00 a car ferry (autopont) operates, after which a bicycle-and-foot ferry, the Jorina, takes over from 19:00. On Sundays and public holidays departures begin at 07:00. This split schedule allows the service to match capacity to demand — carrying vehicles during the busy daytime hours and focusing on cyclists and pedestrians in the evening. VMR sells tickets through ticket machines at the terminal, with passengers required to buy a ticket before boarding and show it to the ticket seller when getting on. A Veerpas smart card, introduced for regular travellers, can be ordered online for a purchase cost of €4 and is delivered by post within five working days; holders can then top up their balance or buy a subscription at the ticket machines. The fare structure includes discounts, vehicle categories (trailers charged at the rate of the towing vehicle, scooters and mobility scooters treated as bicycles, microcars as cars, and agricultural vehicles as trucks or buses), and the driver is included in the vehicle price while other occupants pay the pedestrian fare. Schoolchildren travelled free until 2 March 2026, after which free travel no longer applied. New fares took effect from 1 March 2026, with existing discount rates remaining available under the new price list. As a small regional ferry brand, VMR is closely tied to the daily life of the Maassluis and Rozenburg communities and to the wider Rotterdam waterway network. Its identity rests on reliability, frequent crossings and practical ticketing rather than on a large corporate structure; public information about its ownership and founding is limited.

VMR operates the Veerdienst Maassluis – Rozenburg, a ferry service across the Scheur linking Maassluis and Rozenburg in South Holland, the Netherlands. The crossing is a long-established local link in the Rotterdam waterway area, valued by residents and commuters as a direct alternative to the longer road route around the water. A significant operational change came on 15 March 2024, when VMR began a combined timetable with the Blankenburg. Under this arrangement the car ferry (autopont) Blankenburg operates from 06:00 to 19:00, after which the bicycle-and-foot ferry Jorina takes over from 19:00. On Sundays and public holidays, departures start at 07:00. This division of labour lets the service carry vehicles during the day and focus on cyclists and pedestrians in the evening. Ticketing has also evolved. Passengers must buy a ticket in advance from the ticket machine and show it to the ticket seller when boarding, including subscription holders. A Veerpas smart card was introduced for regular travellers: from 16 February 2026 it could be ordered via the website's 'Bestel jouw Veerpas' option, costing €4 and delivered by post within five working days, after which holders can top up their balance or buy a subscription at the ticket machines. New fares took effect from 1 March 2026, with existing discount rates still available under the new price list. Schoolchildren had travelled free until 2 March 2026, after which free travel no longer applied. The fare system recognises several vehicle categories: a trailer is charged at the same rate as the towing vehicle; a scooter or mobility scooter is treated as a (moped) bicycle; a microcar is treated as a car; and agricultural vehicles are treated as trucks or buses. The driver is included in the vehicle price, while other occupants pay the pedestrian fare. Public information about VMR's founding, ownership and corporate structure is limited, and the company is best understood through its day-to-day ferry operation rather than through a large corporate history.

• VMR begins a combined timetable with the Blankenburg, with the car ferry operating 06:00–19:00 and the Jorina bicycle-and-foot ferry taking over from 19:00.

• Veerpas smart card becomes orderable online for €4, delivered by post within five working days.

• New fares take effect; existing discount rates remain available under the new price list.

• Free travel for schoolchildren ends.

Regional ferry operator providing a reliable, frequent water crossing for local commuters, cyclists and motorists in the Rotterdam port area.

• Car ferry crossing (autopont)

  Vehicle crossing operated during the day as part of the combined timetable with the Blankenburg.

• Bicycle-and-foot ferry crossing (Jorina)

  Evening crossing for cyclists and pedestrians from 19:00.

• Veerpas smart card

  Reloadable card for regular travellers, costing €4 and delivered by post; balance can be topped up or a subscription bought at ticket machines.

• Season tickets and subscriptions

  Subscription products available to Veerpas holders at ticket machines.

1. 1VMR official websiteveermaassluisrozenburg.nl
2. 2VMR on Wikidatawikidata.org