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Plan your Christmas market trip

Real 2026 dates, real trains, and every market checked for the days you're there.

Which markets do you want to see?

Up to 6 cities

When are you going?

Tap your first day, then your last
November
December
January
Markets open
None openA fewAbout halfMostNearly all

No markets picked yet, so this shows how many markets are open each day. Tap your first day, then your last.

No dates yet

How are you getting there?

Pick a market first and we'll suggest the closest airports and stations.
Once you pick where you arrive, we assume you head home from the same place.
We plan for getting in at 14:00 and heading home at 11:00 until you know your times.

How do you like to travel?

Already set, change anything

Planning for the two of you, at a steady pace, about 4 markets a day, with train rides of up to 2h.

Your trip starts with a market.

Still to add: at least one market, your dates and where you arrive.

What a day in your plan looks like

This is a real day from a Vienna and Bratislava trip in mid-December. Every line was checked against our 2026 market data before it made it into the plan.

  • Open on your dayEvery market against its 2026 dates, including ones that close early or open only at weekends.
  • Hours that dayChristmas Eve and Christmas Day hours, late Fridays and short Sundays.
  • Checked trainsThe fastest checked journey for every leg, with the real departures on your date.
  • The right orderDaytime markets first, the lit-up squares after dark.
  • Sunset and darkFor every day and every town on your route.
  • Snow oddsHow often there's snow on the ground on market days.
  • What to bookWhat goes first, what to buy on the day, and what we couldn't check.
  • Where to sleepHotels for your exact nights in every base.
TUE
15
DEC

Day trip to Bratislava

Day 2 of 4 · sleep in Vienna

Markets10:00–22:00
Sunset15:58
Properly dark16:35
Snow on the ground8% of days
  • 09:30Wien Hbf to Bratislava hl.st.In Bratislava about 10:26. 56 min, direct. No need to book, buy it on the day, €10–15.Checked train
  • 10:36Bratislavské Vianoce, Main SquareThe main market, in front of the Old Town Hall. Open 10:00–22:00 today.Open on your day
  • 16:00After dark: Hviezdoslav SquareThe promenade market from the Park Inn to the National Theatre, saved for when the lights are on.The right order
  • 17:25Back to ViennaIn Vienna about 18:21. The latest weekday train leaves at 23:16 if you stay on.Checked train