Get More Days · 🇦🇹 Austria · 2026
Austria: best days to take off in 2026
Austria has 20 public holidays in 2026. Book the right 5 vacation days in the rest of the year and they turn into 18 days off across 5 breaks.
Take 5 vacation days → enjoy 18 days off
The best remaining breaks in Austria in 2026
For 5 vacation days, spent for the most total days off.
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Long weekends & bridge days in Austria 2026
A "bridge day" is a vacation day taken between a public holiday and a weekend to stretch an ordinary week into a long weekend. In Austria, the best long weekend left in 2026 runs Fri, Oct 23 – Mon, Oct 26: book 1 vacation day to get 4 days off in a row — 4.0× the days you spend. Place your 5 vacation days well and they unlock 18 total days off across 5 breaks in 2026.
Austria public holidays 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | Thursday | Neujahr |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Tuesday | Heilige Drei Könige |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Thursday | Josefstag |
| Apr 5, 2026 | Sunday | Ostersonntag |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Monday | Ostermontag |
| May 1, 2026 | Friday | Staatsfeiertag |
| May 4, 2026 | Monday | Florianitag |
| May 14, 2026 | Thursday | Christi Himmelfahrt |
| May 24, 2026 | Sunday | Pfingstsonntag |
| May 25, 2026 | Monday | Pfingstmontag |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Thursday | Fronleichnam |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Saturday | Maria Himmelfahrt |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Thursday | Rupertitag |
| Oct 26, 2026 | Monday | Nationalfeiertag |
| Nov 1, 2026 | Sunday | Allerheiligen |
| Nov 11, 2026 | Wednesday | Martinstag |
| Nov 15, 2026 | Sunday | Leopolditag |
| Dec 8, 2026 | Tuesday | Mariä Empfängnis |
| Dec 25, 2026 | Friday | Weihnachten |
| Dec 26, 2026 | Saturday | Stefanitag |
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Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Austria have in 2026?
Austria has 20 public holidays in 2026. 6 of them fall on a weekend.
How many days off can I get with 5 vacation days in Austria in the rest of 2026?
Booking the right 5 days turns them into 18 total days off across 5 breaks, by bridging public holidays and weekends.
What is the best break in Austria in 2026?
Fri, Oct 23 – Mon, Oct 26: book 1 vacation day and get 4 consecutive days off — 4.0× the days you spend.
Which Austria public holidays fall on a weekend in 2026?
Ostersonntag (Apr 5), Pfingstsonntag (May 24), Maria Himmelfahrt (Aug 15), Allerheiligen (Nov 1), Leopolditag (Nov 15), Stefanitag (Dec 26).
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