A train tour of Europe to celebrate his coming of age. The European Union is providing 35,000 Interrail guides worth €251 to enable its citizens who turn 18 in 2022 to discover all the wealth of the Old Continent. Since its launch in 2018, this annual competition has already enabled around 130,000 young people to cross the continent for free, from Portugal to Norway or from Italy to Estonia. It takes on its full significance in 2022, the European Year of Youth designated by the Commission.
Citizens of EU and non-EU countries associated with the Erasmus+ program (Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey) born in 2004 can participate in this competition. from January 1 to 2004 December 31. Applications can be submitted individually or in groups of up to five people at europa.eu between 12:00 on 11 October and 12:00 on Tuesday 26 October (Brussels time).
33 countries to discover by train or ferry
To validate their application, participants must answer “Five multiple choice general knowledge quiz questions about the European Union and other EU initiatives for young people” and describe their travel plan (how they will finance it, the planned itinerary, etc.), states the rules. Young people chose insteadare invited to share their travel experiences, for example on social networks […] or presenting in their school or district“.
The winners, ranked according to their points, will receive a ticket that will allow them to travel for a maximum of 30 days between March 1, 2023 and February 29, 2024 on trains and some ferries in 33 European countries. It should be noted that the selection will be made according to nationality, according to the number of tickets allocated to each country. a quota is set according to its population (2,612 for France). Winners will be notified by email in January 2023.
If the Interrail pass was first reserved for young people when it was created in 1972, now it can be used by all Europeans without age limit, starting from 4 years old. The Interrail Global Pass price varies depending on the validity period selected. For a 2nd class adult, calculate €335 for a seven-day trip in a month, or €443 for 15 consecutive days. Discounts of up to 25% are available for those under 27 and over 60. Something to console the losers or people who are not eligible to enter the competition.
Posted in October 2021, this article has been updated.
Source: Le Figaro
