DiscoverEU 2025: Travel Across Europe for Free if You’re 18

DiscoverEU is an Erasmus+ initiative that offers 18-year-olds a free travel opportunity across Europe, primarily by train, along with a DiscoverEU European Youth Card for discounts on cultural activities and local transport. The programme allows individual or small-group travel within a defined window and aims to foster cultural exchange and European connectivity. Selected participants become DiscoverEU Ambassadors and share their experiences.

Free travel across Europe (train travel) and the DiscoverEU European Youth Card offering discounts on cultural activities, transport, accommodation, and food.

To apply, you must be 18 years old and a citizen or legal resident of an EU Member State or a country associated with Erasmus+.

Apply through the official DiscoverEU website during the application window; a short quiz may be part of the process.