Yoalin (Youth Alpine Interrail)

Since 2018, 100 to 150 people aged between 18 and 27 were invited to apply for a Yoalin ticket every year. Equipped with an Interrail Global Pass, they are able to discover the Alps in a climate-friendly way using public transport. They also become part of the active community, which is constantly growing.

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75 percent of CO2 emissions in Alpine tourism are related to transport, especially travelling to and from the destination. Sustainable mobility is therefore a key to climate protection. Train tickets are often expensive, especially for fast and cross-border connections. Young people therefore usually choose cheaper transport options and travel by plane or car on holiday. In order to raise awareness of climate-friendly means of transport, an affordable offer must be created. This is the only way to increase the use of sustainable means of transport in the long term. The YOALIN project aims to make climate-friendly travel mainstream.
YOALIN was initiated by the CIPRA Youth Council (CYC) in 2016. Its members are still actively involved, as are former YOALIN travellers - so-called "Ambassadors".

Funding
YOALIN is a project of the CIPRA Youth Council and CIPRA International, promoted by the signatory States of the Alpine Convention. It is financially supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK), the the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), the Slovenian Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning and the Swiss Federal Office for Spatial Development.

Further information on the project can be found on www.yoalin.org