Bridge days 2026 in Austria: what is left before New Year
For the rest of 2026 the Monday before the Immaculate Conception is the one to book. The planner lists every bridge of the year and works with your remaining leave.
Vienna 2026: using 5 leave days
18 days off
On average one leave day buys 3.6 consecutive days off.
| Thu 1 January – Tue 6 January | 2 → 6 days |
| Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May | 1 → 4 days |
| Thu 4 June – Sun 7 June | 1 → 4 days |
| Sat 5 December – Tue 8 December | 1 → 4 days |
| Take leave | Leave days | Off in a row | Days off | Thanks to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 January – Mon 5 January | 2 | Thu 1 January – Tue 6 January | 6 | New Year's Day, Epiphany |
| Fri 15 May | 1 | Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Fri 5 June | 1 | Thu 4 June – Sun 7 June | 4 | Corpus Christi |
| Mon 7 December | 1 | Sat 5 December – Tue 8 December | 4 | Immaculate Conception |
| Take leave | Leave days | Off in a row | Days off | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 January | 1 | Thu 1 January – Sun 4 January | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 5 January | 1 | Sat 3 January – Tue 6 January | 4 | Epiphany |
| Fri 15 May | 1 | Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Fri 5 June | 1 | Thu 4 June – Sun 7 June | 4 | Corpus Christi |
| Mon 7 December | 1 | Sat 5 December – Tue 8 December | 4 | Immaculate Conception |
| Mon 28 December – Thu 31 December | 4 | Fri 25 December – Sun 3 January | 10 | Christmas Day, St Stephen's Day, New Year's Day |
| Tue 7 April – Fri 10 April | 4 | Sat 4 April – Sun 12 April | 9 | Easter Monday |
| Mon 27 April – Thu 30 April | 4 | Sat 25 April – Sun 3 May | 9 | Labour Day (Staatsfeiertag) |
| Tue 26 May – Fri 29 May | 4 | Sat 23 May – Sun 31 May | 9 | Whit Monday |
| Tue 27 October – Fri 30 October | 4 | Sat 24 October – Sun 1 November | 9 | National Day, All Saints' Day |
| Mon 21 December – Thu 24 December | 4 | Sat 19 December – Sun 27 December | 9 | Christmas Day, St Stephen's Day |
| Wed 7 January – Fri 9 January | 3 | Tue 6 January – Sun 11 January | 6 | Epiphany |
| Mon 11 May – Wed 13 May | 3 | Sat 9 May – Thu 14 May | 6 | Ascension Day |
| Mon 1 June – Wed 3 June | 3 | Sat 30 May – Thu 4 June | 6 | Corpus Christi |
| Wed 9 December – Fri 11 December | 3 | Tue 8 December – Sun 13 December | 6 | Immaculate Conception |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · laws checked on RIS on 28 October 2026
2026 had 5 true bridge days in Austria: 2 January 2026, 5 January 2026, 15 May 2026, 5 June 2026 and 7 December 2026. By late October all but one are behind us. Still ahead is Monday, 7 December 2026: the Immaculate Conception falls on a Tuesday, so one leave day on the Monday gives four days off from 5 to 8 December. All Saints' Day falls on a Sunday in 2026 and adds nothing. At Christmas, Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day are a Friday and a Saturday. Taking the four working days from 28 to 31 December off keeps you at home for 10 days, from 25 December 2026 to 3 January 2027. If your employer gives Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve off, 3 leave days are enough. Two days in January 2027, the 4th and 5th, connect to Epiphany, but they come out of the new year's leave. Over the whole of 2026, ten leave days would have bought 28 days off.
The 2026 bridge days at a glance
The table lists every true bridge day of the year, past ones included. They are the same in every province because the 13 statutory holidays are set nationally.
| Bridge day | Weekday | Off in a row | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January 2026 | Friday | Thu 1 January – Sun 4 January | 4 |
| 5 January 2026 | Monday | Sat 3 January – Tue 6 January | 4 |
| 15 May 2026 | Friday | Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May | 4 |
| 5 June 2026 | Friday | Thu 4 June – Sun 7 June | 4 |
| 7 December 2026 | Monday | Sat 5 December – Tue 8 December | 4 |
December 2026: two chances
The best value is 7 December: one leave day, four days off. For a longer break, take Monday the 7th plus Wednesday to Friday, 9 to 11 December, and four leave days give nine days off.
Christmas 2026 has no true bridge day, but the calendar is kind: Christmas Day is a Friday, St Stephen's Day a Saturday and New Year's Day 2027 a Friday. The four working days in between join two long weekends into 10 days off. January 2027 then has one more bridge: 2 leave days on 4 and 5 January extend the break to Epiphany, 6 days off from New Year's Day.
| Take leave | Leave days | Off in a row | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 January | 1 | Thu 1 January – Sun 4 January | 4 |
| Mon 5 January | 1 | Sat 3 January – Tue 6 January | 4 |
| Fri 15 May | 1 | Thu 14 May – Sun 17 May | 4 |
| Fri 5 June | 1 | Thu 4 June – Sun 7 June | 4 |
| Mon 7 December | 1 | Sat 5 December – Tue 8 December | 4 |
| Mon 28 December – Thu 31 December | 4 | Fri 25 December – Sun 3 January | 10 |
Carrying leave into next year
Leave does not lapse at New Year in Austria; under section 4 of the Leave Act it is only time-barred two years after the end of the leave year. Keeping a few days for 2027 can pay: that year has bridge days after Ascension Day, after Corpus Christi and before National Day. The 2027 planner shows what a carried-over day is worth there.
Vienna 2027: using 5 leave days
Vienna 2027: using 5 leave days
18 days off
| Fri 1 January – Wed 6 January | 2 → 6 days |
| Thu 6 May – Sun 9 May | 1 → 4 days |
| Thu 27 May – Sun 30 May | 1 → 4 days |
| Sat 23 October – Tue 26 October | 1 → 4 days |