1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Czechia 2025
Czechia has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 5 days (Dec 24 – 28). Placed well, 2 days of leave stretches a break to 9 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 5 days
- Best bridge
- +2 → 9 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
4 daysFri, Apr 18 – Mon, Apr 21
18192021
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) for 10 days off (Apr 12 – 21).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
1 dayThu, May 8
Liberation Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
8
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 9) for 4 days off (May 8 – 11).
2 daysSat, Jul 5 – Sun, Jul 6
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day · Jan Hus Day
56
2 daysSat, Sep 27 – Sun, Sep 28
St. Wenceslas Day (Czech Statehood Day)
2728
1 dayTue, Oct 28
Independent Czechoslovak State Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
28
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 27) for 4 days off (Oct 25 – 28).
3 daysSat, Nov 15 – Mon, Nov 17
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 18–21) for 9 days off (Nov 15 – 23).
5 daysWed, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 28
Christmas Eve · Christmas Day · Boxing Day
2425262728
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 22–23) for 9 days off (Dec 20 – 28).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 21 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 22–25 | Apr 18 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 8 | 4d · May 2 + May 5–7 | May 1 – 8 |
| 6 | 3d · May 5–7 | May 3 – 8 |
| 9 | 4d · May 5–7 + May 9 | May 3 – 11 |
| 4 | 1d · May 9 | May 8 – 11 |
| 4 | 1d · Oct 27 | Oct 25 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 27 + Oct 29–31 | Oct 25 – Nov 2 |
| 6 | 3d · Oct 29–31 | Oct 28 – Nov 2 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 18–21 | Nov 15 – 23 |
| 9Best value | 2d · Dec 22–23 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 24 – Jan 1 |
| 12 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 24 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Czechia'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.