🇩🇪 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

Regional holiday — not observed everywhere in this country

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

Only in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland · parts of Saxony and Thuringia

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

Only in Saxony

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

Only in Saxony

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Bridge Days Summary — Germany 2025

Best deal

Labour Day — 1 day off gets you 4 days off

Total opportunities

7 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 — Nationale Feiertage ↗ · Dates verified annually. · Report an error

Only 3 October is set federally. Every other German holiday is state law, which is why the totals differ by Land.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best bridge day in Germany in 2025?+

The best bridge day is around Labour Day — take 1 leave day and get 4 consecutive days off.

How many bridge day opportunities are there in Germany in 2025?+

There are 7 bridge day opportunities in Germany in 2025, ranked by how many days off you get per leave day used. 4 of these are built on a holiday that is only observed in certain regions, and they are marked as such below — check it applies where you live before booking leave.

How many leave days do I need for the best bridge day deal in Germany?+

Just 1 leave day turns the Labour Day holiday into 4 consecutive days off in 2025.

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