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Christmas market trips in Europe, 2026

€122 per person with a cabin bag buys 3 flights through 4 countries, a Christmas market at every stop: from Milan on Thu 10 Dec. That trip's oldest price was seen 5 days ago and may be higher now. Each trip below leaves between Sun 15 Nov and Sun 20 Dec from anywhere in Europe, and every place on it has its Christmas market open the day you land and the day after. 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 Milan, 10–17 Dec €122per person in flights, with a cabin bag

€50 without bags · prices seen up to 5 days ago, may be higher now

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Markets: Warsaw until 6 Jan · Budapest until 28 Dec · Copenhagen until 3 Jan

From Milan, 14–20 Dec €123per person in flights, with a cabin bag

€51 without bags · prices seen up to 5 days ago, may be higher now

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Markets: Budapest until 28 Dec · Gdansk until 23 Dec · Stockholm until 23 Dec

From Milan, 10–16 Dec €134per person in flights, with a cabin bag

€49 without bags · prices seen up to 4 days ago, may be higher now

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Airport change in Warsaw

Markets: Bratislava until 3 Jan · Warsaw until 6 Jan · Stockholm until 23 Dec

From Milan, 10–15 Dec €150per person in flights, with a cabin bag

€65 without bags · prices seen up to 2 days ago

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Markets: Berlin until 31 Dec · Budapest until 28 Dec · Basel until 23 Dec

From Vilnius, 10–18 Dec €162per person in flights, with a cabin bag

€64 without bags · prices seen up to 5 days ago, may be higher now

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Markets: Tallinn until 6 Jan · Gdansk until 23 Dec · Hamburg until 23 Dec

From Warsaw, 13–21 Dec €167per person in flights, with a cabin bag

€59 without bags, plus €108 in cabin bags: €48 at the airlines' prices on 2 flights, and the rest our estimate. We count €60 for the bag on 1 flight; check the airline's price. · prices seen up to 8 days ago, may be higher now

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Markets: Stockholm until 23 Dec · Riga until 3 Jan · Copenhagen until 3 Jan

The markets, 2026

Dates from each market's own page, linked. Hours vary by day and some markets shut over the Christmas days themselves: check its page before you go.

Austria

Graz: Christkindlmarkt vor dem Rathaus (Hauptplatz)20 Nov to 24 Dec
Klagenfurt: Christkindlmarkt am Neuen Platz14 Nov to 24 Dec
Linz: Linzer Christkindlmarkt am Hauptplatz21 Nov to 24 Dec
Salzburg: Salzburger Christkindlmarkt (Dom- und Residenzplatz)19 Nov to 1 Jan
Vienna: Wiener Christkindlmarkt (Rathausplatz)13 Nov to 26 Dec

Belgium

Bruges: Christmas markets (Wintergloed)20 Nov to 3 Jan
Brussels: Plaisirs d'Hiver27 Nov to 3 Jan

Croatia

Zagreb: Advent u Zagrebu28 Nov to 7 Jan

35 more places, in 18 countries

Czech Republic

Brno: Vánoce Brno13 Nov to 31 Dec
Prague: Vánoční trhy Staroměstské náměstí28 Nov to 6 Jan

Denmark

Copenhagen: Jul i Tivoli13 Nov to 3 Jan

Germany

Berlin: WeihnachtsZauber Gendarmenmarkt23 Nov to 31 Dec
Bremen: Bremer Weihnachtsmarkt23 Nov to 23 Dec
Dortmund: Weihnachtsstadt Dortmund19 Nov to 30 Dec, closed 22 Nov, 25 Dec
Dresden: Striezelmarkt25 Nov to 24 Dec
Dusseldorf: Düsseldorfer Weihnachtsmarkt19 Nov to 30 Dec, closed 22 Nov, 25 Dec
Erfurt: Erfurter Weihnachtsmarkt24 Nov to 22 Dec
Frankfurt: Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt23 Nov to 22 Dec
Hamburg: Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt auf dem Rathausmarkt23 Nov to 23 Dec
Hannover: Weihnachtsmarkt Hannover (Altstadt)23 Nov to 22 Dec
Leipzig/Halle: Leipziger Weihnachtsmarkt24 Nov to 23 Dec
Munich: Christkindlmarkt am Marienplatz20 Nov to 24 Dec, closed 22 Nov
Nuremberg: Christkindlesmarkt27 Nov to 24 Dec
Stuttgart: Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt25 Nov to 23 Dec

Hungary

Budapest: Vörösmarty téri karácsonyi vásár (Vörösmarty Classic Xmas)13 Nov to 28 Dec

Italy

Bolzano: Mercatino di Natale di Bolzano27 Nov to 6 Jan, closed 25 Dec

Latvia

Riga: Riga Christmas Market (Dome Square)27 Nov to 3 Jan

Lithuania

Vilnius: Christmas Market in Cathedral Square28 Nov to 27 Dec

Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Marchés de Noël (Winterlights)20 Nov to 3 Jan

Netherlands

Amsterdam: Christmas Village Amsterdam (Museumplein)3 Dec to 27 Dec

Poland

Gdansk: Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy w Gdańsku20 Nov to 23 Dec
Poznan: Betlejem Poznańskie (Plac Wolności)20 Nov to 6 Jan
Warsaw: Jarmark Warszawski (Plac Defilad)20 Nov to 6 Jan, closed 24 Dec
Wroclaw: Wrocławski Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy (Rynek)20 Nov to 7 Jan, closed 24 Dec, 25 Dec, 1 Jan

Romania

Bucharest: Târgul de Crăciun București (Piața Constituției)27 Nov to 27 Dec

Slovakia

Bratislava: Christmas markets Bratislava (Main Square, Hviezdoslav Square)26 Nov to 3 Jan, closed 24 Dec, 25 Dec

Slovenia

Ljubljana: Praznični sejmi (December v Ljubljani)27 Nov to 3 Jan

Sweden

Stockholm: Julmarknaden på Stortorget (Gamla stan)21 Nov to 23 Dec

Switzerland

Basel: Basler Weihnachtsmarkt (Barfüsserplatz, Münsterplatz)26 Nov to 23 Dec

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