World Youth Day 2027

Departs Sunday 1st August

Returns Monday 9th August

Please note that, for those wanting to travel in Korea or South East Asia before or after the pilgirmage, you can book a ground package with us and arrange your own flights.

Cost and Booking Information

The cost of the pilgrimage is expected to be approximately £3,000.

This is in line with projected costs from other UK dioceses.

The price is expected to include:

• Flights
• Accommodation (shared rooms) in a 3* hotel in central Seoul. Likely hotel:
  Hotel Skypark Myeongdong 2
• Meals vouchers
• Local transport
• World Youth Day registration

Please note: for those who want to continue exploring Korea or South East Asia prior to or after the pilgrimage, you can book a ground package with us, and arrange your own flights. Email youth@rcaos.org.uk for details.

Final costs will be confirmed once flights and accommodation are released, which is expected to be around 11 months before travel.

Important Information

Please note the following:

• This deposit secures your priority access to booking, but does not yet guarantee a place.
• Places will be allocated once travel arrangements are confirmed, primarily in order of deposits received.
• The deposit is fully refundable until 31 May 2026.
• After this date, deposits will become non-refundable, except if we are unable to offer you a place or if there is a change to the overall cost.
• Once flights and accommodation are released, we will confirm how many pilgrims we are able to take and invite those with allocated places to proceed to the next stage of booking.

Commitment Deposit

To help us understand who is seriously intending to take part, we are now asking for a £200 commitment deposit, payable by 31 May 2026.

Please register your interest and pay your deposit here.

Important Information

Please note the following:

• This deposit secures your priority access to booking, but does not yet guarantee a place.
• Places will be allocated once travel arrangements are confirmed, primarily in order of deposits received.
• The deposit is fully refundable until 31 May 2026.
• After this date, deposits will become non-refundable, except if we are unable to offer you a place or if there is a change to the overall cost.
• Once flights and accommodation are released, we will confirm how many pilgrims we are able to take and invite those with allocated places to proceed to the next stage of booking.

We are doing everything we can to make this pilgrimage possible for as many young people as possible and will keep you updated as plans develop.

Details of how to fundraise are available on our website here.

We suggest a simple, open, and fair process. It would be good to announce to the parish that two places are available and invite any interested young adults to come forward by a clear date, either through a short conversation or brief expression of interest. This gives everyone a fair opportunity to be considered.

From there, the clergy, perhaps with one or two suitable parish leaders, could discern who of these is already engaged in parish life, who is most likely to benefit from the experience, and who may return encouraged to contribute positively to the parish afterwards.

If several equally suitable candidates emerge, a simple draw could then be used as a fair and transparent way of making the final decision. If nobody comes forward initially, you could then approach suitable individuals directly. 

World Youth Day Korea 2027

Join Archbishop John for the Archdiocesan pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Korea from 2 to 9 August 2027 for young adults aged 18 to 35.

World Youth Day is a unique opportunity to deepen your faith, meet young Catholics from across the world, and experience the joy of the universal Church.

The expected cost is approximately £3,000. A £200 commitment deposit is requested by 31 May 2026 to secure priority access to booking.

For full details, fundraising information, and to register your interest using the booking link, please visit www.tinyurl.com/wydhome1