US EditionDiscoverEU Initiative Returns with 40,000 Passes for Young Travellers
Successful applicants will get free rail travel and discount cards for transport, culture and accommodation, officials said.
- Applications for DiscoverEU are open until April 22, offering more than 40,000 free travel passes for Young Europeans through the Erasmus+ initiative, which has received 1.9 million applications since launching in 2018.
- The program targets Young people born between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2008, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the Schengen area and enabling travel across 29 Schengen states, including Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
- Winners can travel by train for up to seven days within a one-month window between 1 July 2026 and 30 September 2027, with the option to travel solo or invite up to four friends to join.
- Successful applicants receive a discount card unlocking deals on transport and culture, and can explore the pre-planned DiscoverEU Culture Route featuring cities like Cork and Valletta recognized by the European Commission.
- Glenn Micallef, Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, stated the program allows participants to "experience Europe by rail, discovering new cultures and gaining a deeper understanding of our shared values.
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18-year-olds will have a new opportunity to travel around Europe for free thanks to a new edition of the DiscoverEU programme. The European Commission has offered 40,000 free train tickets on Wednesday to travel and discover the Old Continent for a month. The call was opened on 8 April and will close on 22 April at 12:00 hours. Persons born between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2008 will be eligible for these tickets, completing a questionnaire with f…
Young Europeans to be given free rail passes this summer... unless you're British
Thousands of young Europeans are set to explore the continent this summer with free rail passes funded by the European Union – but British teenagers will once again miss out. The latest round of the EU’s DiscoverEU programme will hand out around 40,000 travel passes to 18-year-olds, allowing them to journey across Europe by train for up to 30 days. Successful applicants can travel between July 2026 and autumn 2027, visiting multiple countries an…
Applications for the DiscoverEU grant, which will allow 41,000 young Europeans to travel for free for a month, are open from Wednesday.
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Young people born between 1 July 2007 and 30 June 2008 may apply for one of the more than 3,700 DiscoverEU bonds in Spain, to travel through Europe for a month between July 2026 and September 2027.
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