Trips from£27*
Christmas markets 2026
Christmas Market Breaks from the UK and Ireland
We found Christmas market trips from £27 in flights: 5 nights in Barcelona, leaving Southend. They leave from 23 airports in the UK and Ireland. Every one has a night in a market city while its market is open.
- Trips from£27*
- UK & Irish airports23
- Leaving inNov–Jan
- Nights away1–7
Cheapest Christmas Market Trips
The cheapest trip we found to each city, or each run of cities, from any of our airports. Free search shows trips leaving in the next 14 days; the rest of the season is unlocked for Premium members.
🎄 Christmas Market Break£27
Barcelona5 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From SouthendSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£29
Stockholm2 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From DublinSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£30
Milan4 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From BirminghamSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£30
Bydgoszcz7 nights in November 2026 · ✈️ From BristolSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£30
Oslo5 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From London StanstedSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£30Venice6 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From London StanstedSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£30
Ostrava2 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From London StanstedSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£30Turin3 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From London StanstedSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£30
Aarhus6 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From London StanstedSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£30
Brussels2 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From ManchesterSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£31
Porto6 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From DublinSearch trips 
🎄 Christmas Market Break£31
Toulouse7 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From DublinSearch trips
Europe's Best Christmas Markets
18 markets worth the trip, by region, each with the cheapest trip we found that has a night there while its market is open. Market dates change every year, so we never print them: the search checks each market's own.
Germany and Austria, Where It All Began
🎄 Christmas Market
CologneBeside the cathedral and its two great spires, with more markets through the old town down to the Rhine.Cologne city breaks →Search trips 
🎄 Christmas MarketNurembergThe Christkindlesmarkt, one of Germany's oldest, on the main square below the old town's churches.Eat: Nuremberg sausages, three to a roll, and take home some Lebkuchen.Nuremberg city breaks →Search trips 
🎄 Christmas MarketBerlinDozens of markets. Start on the Gendarmenmarkt, between two domed churches and the concert hall.More markets: By Charlottenburg Palace and along Unter den Linden.Berlin city breaks →Search trips 
🎄 Christmas MarketMunichThe Christkindlmarkt fills Marienplatz, in front of the New Town Hall.Look for: Wooden toys and nativity figures, then mulled wine in the city's own mugs.Munich city breaks →Search trips 
🎄 Christmas Market
ViennaThe biggest fills Rathausplatz, in front of the City Hall, with the park strung with lights.Try: Punsch, the city's hot fruit punch. More markets at Schönbrunn and in Spittelberg.Vienna city breaks →Search trips 
🎄 Christmas MarketSalzburgOn Domplatz and Residenzplatz, between the cathedral and the old palace, below the fortress.Fun fact: Silent Night was first sung in Oberndorf, just north of the city.Salzburg city breaks →Search trips
Central Europe, for Old Squares and Low Prices
🎄 Christmas MarketPragueOn Old Town Square, between the Týn Church and the Astronomical Clock, round a giant tree.Try: Trdelník, a sugared pastry cooked on a spit. A second market runs along Wenceslas Square.Prague city breaks →Search trips 
🎄 Christmas Market£39KrakówOn Rynek Główny, one of Europe's largest medieval squares, round the Cloth Hall.Look for: The szopki, glittering nativity scenes on UNESCO's list of living heritage.✈️ Cheapest: 6 nights in November 2026, from NewcastleKraków city breaks →Search trips 
🎄 Christmas Market£51
BudapestOn Vörösmarty Square, with a second in front of St Stephen's Basilica.Eat: Lángos with sour cream and cheese, then a chimney cake turned over the coals.✈️ Cheapest: 5 nights in November 2026, from East MidlandsBudapest city breaks →Search trips 
🎄 Christmas Market£33WrocławFills the Rynek, the city's huge market square, round the Gothic town hall.While you're there: Count the little bronze dwarfs hidden all over the old town.✈️ Cheapest: 5 nights in December 2026, from NewcastleWrocław city breaks →Search trips 
🎄 Christmas Market£34GdańskIn the old town, among the tall merchants' houses of an old Hanseatic trading port.✈️ Cheapest: 5 nights in November 2026, from NewcastleGdańsk city breaks →Search trips
France, Switzerland and Belgium
🎄 Christmas MarketStrasbourgIt calls itself the Capital of Christmas: one of Europe's oldest markets, round the cathedral on the island old town.Strasbourg city breaks →Search trips 
🎄 Christmas Market
BaselOn Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz, beside the red sandstone cathedral above the Rhine.Basel city breaks →Search trips - 🎄 Christmas Market£30BrusselsWinter Wonders: a tree in the middle of the Grand-Place, and stalls on through the streets to Sainte-Catherine.✈️ Cheapest: 2 nights in December 2026, from ManchesterBrussels city breaks →Search trips
Scandinavia and the Baltic
🎄 Christmas MarketCopenhagenTivoli Gardens, a 19th-century pleasure garden, turns into a market with the rides still running.Drink: Gløgg, Danish mulled wine, with almonds and raisins in the cup.Copenhagen city breaks →Search trips - 🎄 Christmas Market£29StockholmFills Stortorget, the oldest square in Gamla Stan, with tall painted houses all around.✈️ Cheapest: 2 nights in December 2026, from DublinStockholm city breaks →Search trips
🎄 Christmas Market
TallinnOn the Town Hall Square of a walled medieval old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Tallinn city breaks →Search trips
And One in the Sun
- 🎄 Christmas Market£27BarcelonaThe Fira de Santa Llúcia, in front of the cathedral since the 18th century, sells nativity figures and moss to go with them.Look out for: The caganer, a Catalan Christmas figure you'll have to see for yourself.✈️ Cheapest: 5 nights in December 2026, from SouthendBarcelona city breaks →Search trips
Two Markets in One Trip
Why stop at one? Fly to one market city and stay, then fly on to the next instead of home, with a night or more in each. Choose All Markets in the search and every city on the trip has its market open while you're there.
- 🎄🎄 Two Market Cities£65Kraków and Budapest4 nights in December 2026 · ✈️ From East MidlandsSearch trips
Search two-market trips Budapest and Prague Kraków and Prague Copenhagen and Stockholm
From Your Airport
The cheapest Christmas market trip we found from each airport. Pick yours to search them all.
Aberdeen AirportAlicante
Belfast AirportGran Canaria
Birmingham AirportMilan
Bournemouth AirportGran Canaria
Bristol AirportBydgoszcz
Cardiff AirportAlicante
Dublin AirportStockholm
East Midlands AirportAlicante
Edinburgh AirportGran Canaria
Exeter AirportAlicante
Glasgow AirportWrocław
Glasgow Prestwick AirportTurin
Leeds Bradford AirportAlicante
Liverpool AirportGran Canaria
London Gatwick AirportPalma de Mallorca
London Heathrow AirportBarcelona
London Luton AirportGran Canaria
London Stansted AirportMilan
Manchester AirportBrussels
Newcastle AirportWrocław
Norwich AirportAlicante
Southampton AirportParis
Southend AirportBarcelona
How the Christmas Search Works
- A trip only counts when you have a night in a market city while its market is open.
- Market dates change, so check before you book.
- Add a second city: on a multi-city trip you fly on to the next one, with a night or more in each.
- You book each flight directly with the airline.
Before You Book
- Check the market's opening times. The search knows each market's dates, but times can change, so confirm with the market.
- Check which airport you land at. Some of the cheapest trips use a city's second airport, a bus ride from the centre.
- Book a refundable room until all your flights are booked, then firm it up.
- Pack for the cold and travel light. A small bag is easier on busy market streets, and each airline has its own bag rules.
More Ways to Find a Trip
- City breaks by price →The cheapest city break to every city, from every airport.
- Multi-city trips →Two or three cities in one trip, a night or more in each.
- Weekend breaks →Out on Friday or Saturday, home on Sunday or Monday.
- Last-minute city breaks →Every trip leaving in the next 14 days, free to search.
- February half term →City breaks that fit inside the half term, home before school starts.
- Every destination on a map →Every city we search and every airport, on one map.
Christmas Market Breaks: Questions
- How Much Is a Christmas Market Break from the UK?
- The cheapest we found was £27 per person in flights for 5 nights in Barcelona, leaving Southend. Fares move, so search for the latest. Prices are for flights only; where you stay is up to you.
- Which Airports Have Christmas Market Trips?
- We found Christmas market trips from 23 airports in the UK and Ireland: Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Glasgow Prestwick, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Luton, London Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Southampton and Southend.
- When Do the Christmas Market Trips Leave?
- The trips we found leave in November 2026, December 2026 and January 2027. Market dates change, so check before you book.
- Which Is the Best Christmas Market in Europe?
- There's no single answer. For the classic German market, Nuremberg or Cologne. For old town squares, Prague, Kraków or Tallinn. For grand squares and palaces, Vienna, and for something a bit different, Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens. You can fly direct to all of them from the UK or Ireland.
- How Does the Search Know a Market Is Open?
- The search's Christmas Markets mode only counts a trip when you have a night in a market city while its market is open.
- Can I Add a Christmas Market to a Multi-City Trip?
- Yes. For example Turin and Málaga, 6 nights in all, leaving Glasgow Prestwick, from £53 in flights. On a multi-city trip you fly on to the next city instead of flying home in between, with a night or more in each city you stay in.
- Is the Christmas Market Search Free?
- Yes, for trips leaving in the next 14 days, with no account needed. Trips later in the season are unlocked for Premium members.
Read More
The Best Christmas Markets in Europe, and How Cheaply You Can Fly to Them from the UKEighteen of Europe's best markets, from Cologne to Kraków, and the cheapest flights to each.
Christmas Market Breaks 2026 from UK and Irish AirportsThe cheapest Christmas market from each of our 23 airports, with its opening hours and how to get there.
Two Christmas Markets in One Trip: The Pairs You Can Fly Between This WinterTwo markets, a night or more in each while both are open, in four nights or fewer.
Photos, cropped and framed: Aberdeen Airport by Colin Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0); Belfast Airport by ThameslinkConnect (CC BY-SA 4.0); Birmingham Airport by Thomas Nugent (CC BY-SA 2.0); Bournemouth Airport by Chris Downer (CC BY-SA 2.0); Bristol Airport by Captain Galaxy (CC BY 4.0); Cardiff Airport by Lewis Clarke (CC BY-SA 2.0); East Midlands Airport by Stephen McKay (CC BY-SA 2.0); Edinburgh Airport by Thomas Nugent (CC BY-SA 2.0); Exeter Airport by M J Richardson (CC BY-SA 2.0); Glasgow Airport by DaHuzyBru (CC BY-SA 4.0); Glasgow Prestwick Airport by Billy McCrorie (CC BY-SA 2.0); Leeds Bradford Airport by Mtaylor848 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Liverpool Airport by Andrzej Otrębski (CC BY-SA 4.0); London Heathrow Airport by Nick-D (CC BY-SA 4.0); London Luton Airport by Thomas Nugent (CC BY-SA 2.0); Newcastle Airport by Richard Vince (CC BY-SA 2.0); Norwich Airport by Sdlkjj (CC BY-SA 4.0); Southampton Airport by Richard Rogerson (CC BY-SA 2.0); Southend Airport by william (CC BY-SA 2.0)