By taking just 10 bridge days, you can get 38 total days off this year.
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Take 1 day off → Get 6 days free
6.0x return
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Take off:Dec 23Free from Dec 23 to Dec 28
Take 1 day off → Get 6 days free
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Take off:Dec 29Free from Dec 24 to Dec 29
Take 2 days off → Get 9 days free
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Take off:Dec 22Dec 23Free from Dec 20 to Dec 28
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Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
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Take off:Jan 3Free from Jan 3 to Jan 6
Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
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Take off:Jan 7Free from Jan 4 to Jan 7
Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
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Take off:Apr 18Free from Apr 18 to Apr 21
Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
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Take off:Apr 22Free from Apr 19 to Apr 22
Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
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Take off:May 2Free from May 1 to May 4
Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
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Take off:Jun 20Free from Jun 19 to Jun 22
Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
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Take off:Aug 14Free from Aug 14 to Aug 17
Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
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Take off:Aug 18Free from Aug 15 to Aug 18
Take 1 day off → Get 4 days free
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Take off:Nov 10Free from Nov 8 to Nov 11
Take 2 days off → Get 7 days free
3.5x return
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Take off:Dec 29Dec 30Free from Dec 24 to Dec 30
Take 2 days off → Get 7 days free
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Take off:Dec 23Dec 29Free from Dec 23 to Dec 29
Take 3 days off → Get 10 days free
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Take off:Dec 22Dec 23Dec 29Free from Dec 20 to Dec 29

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.