🇩🇪 Germany Bridge Days 2025
Take 1 extra day off and turn a public holiday into a long weekend. Here are the best opportunities in 2025.
Best dealLabour Day
1 leave day4 days off
Take 2 May 2025 off → 1 May 2025 to 4 May 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 1 May 2025 · Take off: 2 May 2025
Liberation Day
1 leave day4 days off
Take 9 May 2025 off → 8 May 2025 to 11 May 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 8 May 2025 · Take off: 9 May 2025
Ascension Day
1 leave day4 days off
Take 30 May 2025 off → 29 May 2025 to 1 Jun 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 29 May 2025 · Take off: 30 May 2025
Corpus Christi
1 leave day4 days off
Take 20 Jun 2025 off → 19 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 19 June 2025 · Take off: 20 June 2025
New Year's Day
2 leave days5 days off
Take 30 Dec 2024 + 31 Dec 2024 off → 28 Dec 2024 to 1 Jan 2025 (5 days off, 2 leave days)
Holiday date: 1 January 2025 · Take off: 30 December 2024
New Year's Day
2 leave days5 days off
Take 2 Jan 2025 + 3 Jan 2025 off → 1 Jan 2025 to 5 Jan 2025 (5 days off, 2 leave days)
Holiday date: 1 January 2025 · Take off: 2 January 2025
Repentance and Prayer Day
2 leave days5 days off
Take 17 Nov 2025 + 18 Nov 2025 off → 15 Nov 2025 to 19 Nov 2025 (5 days off, 2 leave days)
Holiday date: 19 November 2025 · Take off: 17 November 2025
Repentance and Prayer Day
2 leave days5 days off
Take 20 Nov 2025 + 21 Nov 2025 off → 19 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 (5 days off, 2 leave days)
Holiday date: 19 November 2025 · Take off: 20 November 2025
Bridge Days Summary — Germany 2025
Best deal
Labour Day — 1 day off gets you 4 days off
Total opportunities
8 bridge day opportunities in 2025
What is a bridge day?
A bridge day (Brückentag) is a working day between a public holiday and a weekend. By taking this one day off, you connect the holiday to the weekend and get several consecutive days off using minimal annual leave.
Source: Bundesministerium des Innern ↗ · Dates verified annually. · Report an error