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Plan vacation cleverly

Brückentage 2025

One well-placed vacation day quickly becomes four free. Here's how to squeeze the most out of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)'s 2025 public holidays.

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HOW MANY VACATION DAYS DO YOU HAVE?
between 0 and 30 days
9consecutive days off+ 12 more days off across 3 other bridges

Using 6 of 6 vacation days, 21 days off across 4 bridges — longest stretch 9 in a row.

1.–4. MayLabour Day · 1 day
29. May – 1. JunAscension Day · 1 day
19.–22. JunCorpus Christi · 1 day
20.–28. DecChristmas Day · 3 days

The five best bridges

HolidayVacation dayWeekend
Labour Day✓ in your plan
1.–4. May1 vacation day → 4 days off
Ascension Day✓ in your plan
29. May – 1. Jun1 vacation day → 4 days off
Corpus Christi✓ in your plan
19.–22. Jun1 vacation day → 4 days off
Christmas Day✓ in your plan
20.–28. Dec3 vacation days → 9 days off
New Year's Day
1.–5. Jan2 vacation days → 5 days off

All options

1.–4. MayLabour Day1 day4 days×4
29. May – 1. JunAscension Day1 day4 days×4
19.–22. JunCorpus Christi1 day4 days×4
20.–28. DecChristmas Day3 days9 days×3
1.–5. JanNew Year's Day2 days5 days×2.5
12.–21. AprGood Friday4 days10 days×2.5
18.–27. AprEaster Monday4 days10 days×2.5
7.–15. JunWhit Monday4 days9 days×2.3
27. Sep – 5. OctGerman Unity Day4 days9 days×2.3
26. Apr – 1. MayLabour Day3 days6 days×2
24.–29. MayAscension Day3 days6 days×2
14.–19. JunCorpus Christi3 days6 days×2
25. Oct – 2. NovAll Saints' Day5 days9 days×1.8

Other years

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