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Carnival trips in Europe, 2027

€250 per person with a cabin bag buys 2 flights through 3 countries, a carnival at every stop: from Stockholm on Thu 4 Feb. That trip's oldest price was seen 4 days ago and may be higher now. Each trip below leaves between Sat 16 Jan and Fri 12 Feb from anywhere in Europe, and at every place on it its carnival has a street event in its own programme the day after you land, and you stay two nights or more at each place before the last. One city per country, 2–4 nights in each, non-stop flights only. The start doesn't count as a stop. Updated every night.

Prices seen, not held: each says how old it is
Each total says what a cabin bag adds
Each flight is its own ticket
Ranked by price alone

We check the onward non-stop fares from each stop, for each number of nights you allow, and string the cheapest we find into a trip through several countries.

From Stockholm, 4–8 Feb €250per person in flights, with a cabin bag

€166 without bags, plus €84 in cabin bags: €24 at the airline's price on 1 flight, and the rest our estimate. We count €60 for the bag on 1 flight; check the airline's price. · prices seen up to 4 days ago, may be higher now

StockholmCologne4nLas Palmas (Gran Canaria)

Carnivals: Cologne until 9 Feb · Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) until 28 Feb

From Lisbon, 4–8 Feb €269per person in flights, with a cabin bag

€209 without bags. We count €60 for the bag on 1 flight; check the airline's price. · prices seen up to 6 days ago, may be higher now

LisbonZurich4nCologne

Carnivals: Lucerne until 9 Feb · Cologne until 9 Feb

From Lisbon, 4–8 Feb €274per person in flights, with a cabin bag

€214 without bags. We count €60 for the bag on 1 flight; check the airline's price. · prices seen up to 6 days ago, may be higher now

LisbonZurich4nDusseldorf

Carnivals: Lucerne until 9 Feb · Dusseldorf until 9 Feb

The carnivals, 2027

Dates from each carnival's own page, linked: the days it's on in the streets. Parades and balls each have their own day and time, so check its page before you go.

Austria

Graz (the carnival is in Ptuj, Slovenia, 80 km away): Kurentovanje3 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 7 Feb

Belgium

Brussels (the carnival is in Binche, 55 km away): Carnaval de Binche7 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 9 Feb

Croatia

Rijeka: Riječki karneval17 Jan to 10 Feb, main parade 7 Feb Its programme names these two parades' days so far. No non-stop fares to Rijeka seen lately.

10 more places, in 6 countries

France

Nice: Carnaval de Nice13 Feb to 27 Feb, main parade 13 Feb The programme may still change, its page says.

Germany

Cologne: Kölner Karneval4 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 8 Feb
Dusseldorf: Düsseldorfer Karneval4 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 8 Feb

Italy

Turin (the carnival is in Ivrea, 50 km away): Storico Carnevale di Ivrea7 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 7 Feb
Venice: Carnevale di Venezia23 Jan to 9 Feb Its day-by-day programme wasn't readable on 11 November, so no trip stops here yet.

Netherlands

Maastricht: Vastelaovend7 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 7 Feb

Spain

Las Palmas (Gran Canaria): Carnaval de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria22 Jan to 28 Feb, main parade 20 Feb From the organiser's early programme.
Tenerife: Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife19 Feb to 28 Feb, main parade 23 Feb

Switzerland

Basel: Basler Fasnacht15 Feb to 17 Feb, main parade 15 Feb The page gives 15 February 2027 as the Morgestraich and three days, Monday to Wednesday, for the years after.
Zurich (the carnival is in Lucerne, 40 km away): Luzerner Fasnacht4 Feb to 9 Feb, main parade 8 Feb

Plan your own carnival trip

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Type a city or a country, or pick “Anywhere in Europe” for the cheapest start. From Canada or the US, type your home airport (e.g. Calgary or BOS): trips start with a flight from the nearest of 11 big airports there (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and more), and the budget covers it.

Then fly on toFrom Vancouver, Los Angeles or San Francisco, or an airport near them: a few places in Europe, one long flight on to Southeast Asia, a few places there, and home. Three long-haul tickets, all in the budget.

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Prices go up to 12 Feb; later dates are added daily.

Trip2+ places, 2–4 nights each

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Total for all flightsUp to €400

Budget for all flights Only a small under-seat bag (leaves out the cabin bag)Only trips low for their dates (under what their flights usually cost)Leave it empty for no cap. Back home counts the flight home. With a cabin bag, each flight counts its airline's usual price for one, or €60 where we don't know it (€65 on a long flight).

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