Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Thu, 1 Jan – Sun, 4 Jan
Independent Czech State Restoration Day · New Year's Day
Leave days: Fri, 2 Jan
Public holidays · 2026
Bridge days in Czechia 2026
Take a few days of annual leave next to a public holiday and get a much longer break. These plans use only nationwide public holidays and the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in Czechia.
Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off
Fri, 3 Apr – Tue, 7 Apr
Good Friday · Easter Monday
Leave days: Tue, 7 Apr
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Fri, 1 May – Mon, 4 May
Labor Day
Leave days: Mon, 4 May
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Fri, 8 May – Mon, 11 May
Victory Day
Leave days: Mon, 11 May
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, 4 Jul – Tue, 7 Jul
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day · Jan Hus Day
Leave days: Tue, 7 Jul
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, 26 Sept – Tue, 29 Sept
Statehood Day
Leave days: Tue, 29 Sept
Take 2 days of leave and get 5 days off
Sat, 24 Oct – Wed, 28 Oct
Independent Czechoslovak State Day
Leave days: Mon, 26 Oct, Tue, 27 Oct
Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off
Sat, 14 Nov – Tue, 17 Nov
Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day and International Students' Day
Leave days: Mon, 16 Nov
Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off
Thu, 24 Dec – Mon, 28 Dec
Christmas Eve · Christmas Day · Second Day of Christmas
Leave days: Mon, 28 Dec
Plans give at least four days off in a row and at least two more days off than the leave they cost. Check your employer's rules and any bridge days your government decrees; those are not included.
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What are the best bridge days in Czechia in 2026?
Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off: Fri, 3 Apr – Tue, 7 Apr (Good Friday · Easter Monday); Take 1 day of leave and get 5 days off: Thu, 24 Dec – Mon, 28 Dec (Christmas Eve · Christmas Day · Second Day of Christmas); Take 1 day of leave and get 4 days off: Thu, 1 Jan – Sun, 4 Jan (Independent Czech State Restoration Day · New Year's Day).