Bridge Days in Netherlands 2026

By taking just 1 bridge days, you can get 4 total days off this year.
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Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
4.0x return
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Take off:Dec 24Free from Dec 24 to Dec 27
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Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
4.0x return
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Take off:Dec 28Free from Dec 25 to Dec 28
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Take 2 days off → Get 5 days free
2.5x return
Wed
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Take off:Dec 23Dec 24Free from Dec 23 to Dec 27
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Take 2 days off → Get 5 days free
2.5x return
Fri
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Take off:Dec 28Dec 29Free from Dec 25 to Dec 29
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Take 2 days off → Get 5 days free
2.5x return
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Take off:Dec 24Dec 28Free from Dec 24 to Dec 28
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Take 4 days off → Get 9 days free
2.3x return
Sat
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Take off:Dec 21Dec 22Dec 23Dec 24Free from Dec 19 to Dec 27
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Take 3 days off → Get 6 days free
2.0x return
Tue
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Take off:Dec 22Dec 23Dec 24Free from Dec 22 to Dec 27
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Take 3 days off → Get 6 days free
2.0x return
Fri
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Wed
Take off:Dec 28Dec 29Dec 30Free from Dec 25 to Dec 30
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Take 3 days off → Get 6 days free
2.0x return
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Take off:Dec 24Dec 28Dec 29Free from Dec 24 to Dec 29
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Take 3 days off → Get 6 days free
2.0x return
Wed
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Take off:Dec 23Dec 24Dec 28Free from Dec 23 to Dec 28
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Take 4 days off → Get 7 days free
1.8x return
Fri
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Mon
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Wed
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Take off:Dec 28Dec 29Dec 30Dec 31Free from Dec 25 to Dec 31
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Take 4 days off → Get 7 days free
1.8x return
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Take off:Dec 24Dec 28Dec 29Dec 30Free from Dec 24 to Dec 30
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Take 4 days off → Get 7 days free
1.8x return
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Take off:Dec 23Dec 24Dec 28Dec 29Free from Dec 23 to Dec 29
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Take 4 days off → Get 7 days free
1.8x return
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Take off:Dec 22Dec 23Dec 24Dec 28Free from Dec 22 to Dec 28
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What are bridge days?

Bridge days ("Brückentage" in German) are regular working days that fall between a public holiday and a weekend. By taking just one or two vacation days on these "bridge" days, you can turn a scattered holiday into a long stretch of consecutive days off.

For example, if a public holiday falls on a Thursday, the Friday between it and the weekend is a bridge day. Take that single Friday off and you get a four-day weekend — from Thursday through Sunday — using only one vacation day. That's a 4x return on your time off.

The concept is especially popular in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, where strategic use of Brückentage is practically a national sport. Our calculator finds all bridge day opportunities for your country and ranks them by efficiency — the ratio of total days off to vacation days spent.