Bridge days 2028 in Austria: an unusually good year
In 2028 almost every public holiday falls on a weekday. The planner shows how to spread your leave and lists every bridge day of the year with its date.
Vienna 2028: using 10 leave days
35 days off
On average one leave day buys 3.5 consecutive days off.
| Thu 6 January – Sun 9 January | 1 → 4 days |
| Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May | 1 → 4 days |
| Thu 15 June – Sun 18 June | 1 → 4 days |
| Sat 12 August – Tue 15 August | 1 → 4 days |
| Thu 26 October – Sun 29 October | 1 → 4 days |
| Wed 1 November – Sun 5 November | 2 → 5 days |
| Take leave | Leave days | Off in a row | Days off | Thanks to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 January | 1 | Thu 6 January – Sun 9 January | 4 | Epiphany |
| Fri 26 May | 1 | Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Fri 16 June | 1 | Thu 15 June – Sun 18 June | 4 | Corpus Christi |
| Mon 14 August | 1 | Sat 12 August – Tue 15 August | 4 | Assumption Day |
| Fri 27 October | 1 | Thu 26 October – Sun 29 October | 4 | National Day |
| Thu 2 November – Fri 3 November | 2 | Wed 1 November – Sun 5 November | 5 | All Saints' Day |
| Wed 27 December – Fri 29 December | 3 | Sat 23 December – Mon 1 January | 10 | Christmas Day, St Stephen's Day, New Year's Day |
| Take leave | Leave days | Off in a row | Days off | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 January | 1 | Thu 6 January – Sun 9 January | 4 | Epiphany |
| Fri 26 May | 1 | Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May | 4 | Ascension Day |
| Fri 16 June | 1 | Thu 15 June – Sun 18 June | 4 | Corpus Christi |
| Mon 14 August | 1 | Sat 12 August – Tue 15 August | 4 | Assumption Day |
| Fri 27 October | 1 | Thu 26 October – Sun 29 October | 4 | National Day |
| Wed 27 December – Fri 29 December | 3 | Sat 23 December – Mon 1 January | 10 | Christmas Day, St Stephen's Day, New Year's Day |
| Mon 30 October – Tue 31 October | 2 | Sat 28 October – Wed 1 November | 5 | All Saints' Day |
| Thu 2 November – Fri 3 November | 2 | Wed 1 November – Sun 5 November | 5 | All Saints' Day |
| Tue 18 April – Fri 21 April | 4 | Sat 15 April – Sun 23 April | 9 | Easter Monday |
| Tue 2 May – Fri 5 May | 4 | Sat 29 April – Sun 7 May | 9 | Labour Day (Staatsfeiertag) |
| Tue 6 June – Fri 9 June | 4 | Sat 3 June – Sun 11 June | 9 | Whit Monday |
| Mon 4 December – Thu 7 December | 4 | Sat 2 December – Sun 10 December | 9 | Immaculate Conception |
| Mon 3 January – Wed 5 January | 3 | Sat 1 January – Thu 6 January | 6 | New Year's Day, Epiphany |
| Mon 22 May – Wed 24 May | 3 | Sat 20 May – Thu 25 May | 6 | Ascension Day |
| Mon 12 June – Wed 14 June | 3 | Sat 10 June – Thu 15 June | 6 | Corpus Christi |
| Wed 16 August – Fri 18 August | 3 | Tue 15 August – Sun 20 August | 6 | Assumption Day |
| Mon 23 October – Wed 25 October | 3 | Sat 21 October – Thu 26 October | 6 | National Day |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · laws checked on RIS on 28 October 2026
For bridge days, 2028 is one of the best years of the decade in Austria. 12 of the 13 statutory holidays fall between Monday and Friday; only New Year's Day is a Saturday. There are 5 true bridge days: 7 January 2028, 26 May 2028, 16 June 2028, 14 August 2028 and 27 October 2028. The Friday after Epiphany, the Fridays after Ascension Day and Corpus Christi, the Monday before Assumption Day and the Friday after National Day each turn one leave day into four days off. In autumn, National Day on a Thursday and All Saints' Day on the following Wednesday are so close that five leave days give eleven days off from 26 October to 5 November. Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day are a Monday and a Tuesday, so three leave days up to New Year's Eve give 10 days off. Ten leave days buy 35 days off in 2028, five buy 20. For comparison, ten days buy 29 in 2027. If you plan for 2028, put your requests in early.
The 2028 bridge days
| Bridge day | Weekday | Off in a row | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2028 | Friday | Thu 6 January – Sun 9 January | 4 |
| 26 May 2028 | Friday | Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May | 4 |
| 16 June 2028 | Friday | Thu 15 June – Sun 18 June | 4 |
| 14 August 2028 | Monday | Sat 12 August – Tue 15 August | 4 |
| 27 October 2028 | Friday | Thu 26 October – Sun 29 October | 4 |
Each of these turns one leave day into four days off. Assumption Day on Tuesday 15 August is especially handy in summer: the Monday before extends the weekend without touching the school holidays. The Immaculate Conception falls on a Friday and gives a long weekend without any leave.
Longer breaks in 2028
Three periods suit a longer break. The week after Easter Monday (18 April 2028 to 21 April 2028) costs four leave days for nine days off. The autumn around National Day and All Saints' Day gives eleven for five. At Christmas, Christmas Day is a Monday, St Stephen's Day a Tuesday and New Year's Day 2029 a Monday; three leave days from 27 to 29 December give 10 days off.
| Take leave | Leave days | Off in a row | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 January | 1 | Thu 6 January – Sun 9 January | 4 |
| Fri 26 May | 1 | Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May | 4 |
| Fri 16 June | 1 | Thu 15 June – Sun 18 June | 4 |
| Mon 14 August | 1 | Sat 12 August – Tue 15 August | 4 |
| Fri 27 October | 1 | Thu 26 October – Sun 29 October | 4 |
| Wed 27 December – Fri 29 December | 3 | Sat 23 December – Mon 1 January | 10 |
| Mon 30 October – Tue 31 October | 2 | Sat 28 October – Wed 1 November | 5 |
| Thu 2 November – Fri 3 November | 2 | Wed 1 November – Sun 5 November | 5 |
| Tue 18 April – Fri 21 April | 4 | Sat 15 April – Sun 23 April | 9 |
| Tue 2 May – Fri 5 May | 4 | Sat 29 April – Sun 7 May | 9 |
Your allowance comes from the Leave Act: 25 working days on a five-day week, 30 from the 26th year of service. The planner above does the rest; for one chosen day there is the personal holiday.
Leave under the Austrian Leave Act
Leave under the Austrian Leave Act
25 working days
| Statutory, in working days (Mon–Sat) | 30 |
| In your working days | 25 |
| Already accrued (first year) | full entitlement |
| Days off in a row with it, Vienna 2028 | 67 |