Throughout 2023, many users have enjoyed the different plans that the Spanish government has made available to users to travel for free or almost as much by bus as by train throughout Spain. But, it is not the only way to do it if we want to travel around Europe.
The European Union launches the DiscoverEU plan every year, a plan focused within the Erasmus program that allows young people who are 18 years old the possibility of traveling to any of the countries that are part of the European Union. However, unlike free vouchers to travel around Spain, this plan is reduced to a specific number of users as long as they meet all the necessary requirements.
We can request the travel vouchers until next October 18 at 12 in the morning and they can be used between March 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025, so, if you were thinking of using it to plan your next Summer vacation is an interesting option to consider.
Requirements to travel for free in Europe
The first and fundamental requirement to be eligible for one of the bonuses that the European Union makes available to its citizens is to be 18 years old. It is not necessary to reside only in Spain, but we can also have residence in one of all the member states of the European Union.
If we have previously benefited from this plan, we do not have the possibility of requesting it again so that other people who have not done so can benefit. The deadline to request this bonus is October 18 at 12 noon.
How to request the bonus
To qualify for one of these bonuses, the first thing we must do is access the European Youth Portal and access its website through this link and click on the Submit your application button. It is not necessary to have a digital electronic certificate to access or register.
Next, we must specify the date of birth and our nationality to be able to pass the first filter and check if we can qualify for these bonuses and specify if we want to travel alone in a group. Next, we must establish the email address in which we will be informed of the steps to follow if we are lucky enough to get the bonus, an email that we must open to confirm it and follow the steps.
From the link, we must fill in our personal and contact information. In addition, we must also answer 5 general knowledge questions about the European Union. The questions are not difficult since they are about general culture, so it is necessary to be prepared to answer them correctly. We must also include the destination we want to travel to, although this information is not binding to be able to request the voucher.
Once we have completed the entire questionnaire, at the email address that we have established for communications, we will receive a notification with the application number and we will only have to wait for the selection process to finish, which will last until January 2024.
