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 Germany 2025
Germany has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 18 – 21). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 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 29
Ascension Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
29
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 30) for 4 days off (May 29 – Jun 1).
3 daysSat, Jun 7 – Mon, Jun 9
789
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 10–13) for 9 days off (Jun 7 – 15).
3 daysFri, Oct 3 – Sun, Oct 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 29 – Oct 2) for 9 days off (Sep 27 – Oct 5).
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28
25262728
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 22–24) 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 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 6 | 3d · May 26–28 | May 24 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · May 26–28 + May 30 | May 24 – Jun 1 |
| 4 | 1d · May 30 | May 29 – Jun 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 10–13 | Jun 7 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 29 – Oct 2 | Sep 27 – Oct 5 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 8 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 11 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 25 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Germany'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.