With smart advance planning, you can get a lot of free time with just a few days of vacation in 2024.
Because: the coming year is particularly employee-friendly. Instead of three in 2023, next year there will only be one regional holiday on a weekend. You can enjoy a lot of free time there.
More than double your vacation with bridging days
The number 1 holiday month in 2024 is May. In several federal states, four out of five weeks can be celebrated as a four-day week.
Depending on the federal state, different numbers of bridge days can be taken in 2024. Like the portal travelcircus.de calculated, is to get the maximum amount of vacation in Bavaria – smart employees here turn 30 vacation days into 69.
| public holidays | Date | days off (depending on the federal state) |
| New Year | 02.01 – 05.01 | 4 vacation days > 9 days off |
| Easter | 03/25 – 28.03 | 4 vacation days > 10 days off |
| Labor Day | 02.05 – 03.05 | 2 days vacation > 5 days off |
| Ascension of Christ | 09.05 | 1 vacation day > 4 days off |
| Pentecost | 21.05 – 24.05 | 4 vacation days > 9 days off |
| Corpus Christi | 27.05 – 29.05 & 31.05 | 4 vacation days > 9 days off |
| All Saints Day | 28.10 – 31.10 | 4 vacation days > 9 days off |
| Day of Prayer and Repentance | 21.11 – 22.11 | 2 days vacation > 5 days off |
| Christmas | 12/23 – 24.12 & 27.12 | 3 vacation days > 9 days off |
Web app helps with vacation planning
Because some public holidays are valid nationwide, others only in some federal states, we definitely recommend taking a look at the Bridge Days 2024 calendar when planning your vacation. The online application shows you in a table how many vacation days you need to plan for and at what time in order to have how many vacation days and tells you in which federal states this is possible.
For perfect scheduling for 2024: With the Holiday calendar 2024 to download, plan the coming year now. No matter whether it’s a short trip to the sea or the mountains or a well-deserved annual vacation – if you invest a little time in a little planning, you’ll not only outdo your colleagues, but you’ll also usually save a lot of money.
Bridge Days 2024 – Planning works with these tools:
Be quick and relax
If you submit your vacation early, you have a better chance of getting many bridge days and can start planning your trip for the coming year. However, be considerate of your colleagues and don’t block all long weekends for yourself – anything else would be pretty unfair.