Austria’s KlimaTicket will be free for one year for all 18 year olds from 1 July.

Anyone who has celebrated their 18th birthday since 1 January 2024 and is registered in the country will be able to get one. Young people will be able to choose when to start their year long ticket between their 18th and 21st birthdays. Around 88,000 people will be eligible each year.

“We want to get even more young people excited about public transport in the long term,” Austria’s climate minister Leonore Gewessler said on social media site X.

“Because once you notice how good public transport is, you’ll stick with it.”