Maximise your leave
Maximise your 2025 annual leave in Germany
Germany’s 2025 public holidays create 9 long-weekend opportunities — 5 free, 4with a single bridge day. Here’s exactly when to book.
The best long weekends to book in Germany, 2025
- Karfreitag — 2025-04-18 (Friday). 3 days off for no leave.
- Ostermontag — 2025-04-21 (Monday). 3 days off for no leave.
- Pfingstmontag — 2025-06-09 (Monday). 3 days off for no leave.
- Tag der Deutschen Einheit — 2025-10-03 (Friday). 3 days off for no leave.
- Zweiter Weihnachtstag — 2025-12-26 (Friday). 3 days off for no leave.
- Tag der Arbeit — 2025-05-01 (Thursday). Take 1 leave day for 4 days off.
- Christi Himmelfahrt — 2025-05-29 (Thursday). Take 1 leave day for 4 days off.
- Erster Weihnachtstag — 2025-12-25 (Thursday). Take 1 leave day for 4 days off.
- Neujahr — 2025-01-01 (Wednesday). Take 2 leave days for 5 days off.
Get your full optimised year
The plays above are the obvious wins. The planner combines public holidays, weekends and your whole leave budget into the most efficient plan — including the long Easter and Christmas stacks.