2 daysSat, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 2
12
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 3–5 + Jan 7) for 9 days off (Jan 1 – 9).
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Long Weekends in Austria 2028
Austria has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Dec 23 – 26). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2028
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayThu, Jan 6
Epiphany — a lone day off, bridge it:
6
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 7) for 4 days off (Jan 6 – 9).
3 daysSat, Apr 15 – Mon, Apr 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 18–21) for 9 days off (Apr 15 – 23).
3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1
29301
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 2–5) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
1 dayThu, May 25
Ascension Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 26) for 4 days off (May 25 – 28).
3 daysSat, Jun 3 – Mon, Jun 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 6–9) for 9 days off (Jun 3 – 11).
1 dayThu, Jun 15
Corpus Christi — a lone day off, bridge it:
15
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 16) for 4 days off (Jun 15 – 18).
1 dayTue, Aug 15
Assumption — a lone day off, bridge it:
15
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 14) for 4 days off (Aug 12 – 15).
1 dayThu, Oct 26
National Holiday — a lone day off, bridge it:
26
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 27) for 4 days off (Oct 26 – 29).
1 dayWed, Nov 1
All Saints' Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Oct 30–31) for 5 days off (Oct 28 – Nov 1).
3 daysFri, Dec 8 – Sun, Dec 10
8910
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 4–7) for 9 days off (Dec 2 – 10).
4 daysSat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26
23242526
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 27–29) for 9 days off (Dec 23 – 31).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3d · Jan 3–5 | Jan 1 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 3–5 + Jan 7 | Jan 1 – 9 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 7 | Jan 6 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 18–21 | Apr 15 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · May 2–5 | Apr 29 – May 7 |
| 6 | 3d · May 22–24 | May 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · May 22–24 + May 26 | May 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · May 26 | May 25 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 6–9 | Jun 3 – 11 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 12–14 | Jun 10 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 12–14 + Jun 16 | Jun 10 – 18 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 16 | Jun 15 – 18 |
| 4 | 1d · Aug 14 | Aug 12 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 14 + Aug 16–18 | Aug 12 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 16–18 | Aug 15 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Oct 23–25 | Oct 21 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 23–25 + Oct 27 | Oct 21 – 29 |
| 4 | 1d · Oct 27 | Oct 26 – 29 |
| 7 | 3d · Oct 27 + Oct 30–31 | Oct 26 – Nov 1 |
| 5 | 2d · Oct 30–31 | Oct 28 – Nov 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 30–31 + Nov 2–3 | Oct 28 – Nov 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Nov 2–3 | Nov 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 4–7 | Dec 2 – 10 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 27–29 | Dec 23 – 31 |
Computed from Austria's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.