Christmas Market Breaks 2026 from UK and Irish Airports

Christmas market breaks for 2026 from the 23 UK and Irish airports we search, airport by airport: the cheapest market from each, its opening hours and how to get there. Flights from £27.

Rick Blyth

Written By Rick Blyth

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Published on 28/10/2026

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How cheaply can you get to a Christmas market this year? From Dublin, Christmas market breaks start at £27 in flights per person: five nights in Brussels, or six in Barcelona.

From Great Britain, they start at £28: Milan from London Stansted, Alicante from Bristol and Gran Canaria from Liverpool.

Every one of the 23 airports we search has its own section below. Each has its cheapest Christmas market, with the market's opening hours and how to get there from the airport, then more trips, and a link to search them all.

Want to know about the markets themselves? See our guide to the best Christmas markets in Europe.

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How Our Christmas Search Works 🔎

Our search has a Christmas Markets mode, and it's strict. It only counts a trip if you spend at least one night in a market city while that city's market is open.

A trip that lands the day after a market closes doesn't count, however close it is. Close isn't good enough.

Take Kraków from Newcastle: six nights for £33. It's in Newcastle's list below because at least one of those nights falls while Kraków's market is open.

On a multi-city trip, you choose how festive it is:

  • 🎄 Some Markets: at least one city's market is open while you're there.
  • 🎄🎄 All Markets: every city's market is open while you're there.

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Christmas Market Breaks from London Heathrow 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from London Heathrow is Bilbao, £58 for 6 nights.

Cheapest from London Heathrow
GABONART (Feria de Artesanía de Navidad de Bilbao)
Muelle del Arenal, Bilbao

Gabonart is Bilbao's Christmas crafts fair, on the Muelle del Arenal by the river, at the edge of the old town. Basque craftspeople sell pottery, wood, leather and jewellery, made by hand.

The Guggenheim is a pleasant walk along the river, and the old town's bars are full of pintxos, Basque snacks on bread, a few euros each.

✈️ Flights
£58 from London Heathrow
6 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Sun
11:00 - 14:30
🚶 → 🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 45 min from Bilbao airport
Bizkaibus A3247 to Plaza Moyua, then a 15 min walk to the Arenal
Every 15 min, about EUR 3

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Barcelona by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Paris by Bretwa (CC0 1.0); Seville by CarlosVdeHabsburgo (CC BY-SA 4.0); Bilbao by Zarateman (CC0 1.0); Madrid by Carlos M. M (CC BY 4.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from London Gatwick 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from London Gatwick is Gran Canaria, £32 for 5 nights.

Cheapest from London Gatwick
Mercado de Navidad
Plaza de Canarias, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Christmas in the sun. Las Palmas puts on its Christmas market on Plaza de Canarias, by the port, with crafts and food from across the islands.

A short walk away, on Las Canteras beach, the city builds a nativity scene out of sand every Christmas. Then have a swim: the sea's still warm enough for a dip.

✈️ Flights
£32 from London Gatwick
5 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Tue
Closed
Wed - Sat
11:00 - 21:00
Sun
11:00 - 18:00
🚶 → 🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 60 min from Gran Canaria airport
Bus 60 to Santa Catalina bus station, which sits under Plaza de Canarias
Every 30 min, EUR 2.95

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Palma de Mallorca by Travelinho (CC BY-SA 2.0); Madrid by Carlos M. M (CC BY 4.0); Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Barcelona by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Basel by Jim McDougall (CC BY 2.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Manchester Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trips from Manchester are Oslo and Alicante, £30 each. Here's Oslo: 5 nights for £30.

Cheapest from Manchester
Jul i Vinterland

Jul i Vinterland fills Spikersuppa, the square between Karl Johans gate and the Parliament, with wooden huts, a big wheel and an outdoor ice rink.

🍴 Try: gløgg, Norwegian mulled wine, and a waffle with brunost, the sweet brown cheese.

✈️ Flights
£30 from Manchester
5 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Thu
12:00 - 20:00
Fri
12:00 - 21:00
Sat
10:00 - 21:00
Sun
10:00 - 20:00
If it keeps its 2025 hours
🚌 → 🚆 → 🚶 Getting there
About 140 min from Oslo Torp airport
Shuttle bus to Torp station, Vy train to Nationaltheatret, then a 3 min walk
Train about hourly, shuttle timed to trains, about NOK 300

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Milan by Laurab1985 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Barcelona by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Turin by sailko (CC BY-SA 3.0); Poznań by Maksym Kozlenko (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from London Stansted 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from London Stansted is Milan, £28 for 7 nights.

Cheapest from London Stansted
Mercatino di Natale, Piazza Duomo

Milan's market fills Piazza del Duomo, below the white marble spires of the cathedral, with the city's giant Christmas tree in the middle.

Walk through the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II next door, all lit up for Christmas, and buy a panettone. Milan is where it comes from.

✈️ Flights
£28 from London Stansted
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Sun
09:00 - 21:00
If it keeps its 2025 hours
🚶 → 🚆 → 🚶 → 🚇 → 🚶 Getting there
About 70 min from Milan airport
Malpensa Express to Milano Cadorna, then metro M1 to Duomo
Every 30 min, about EUR 13 plus EUR 2.20 metro

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Szczecin by Szczecinolog (CC BY-SA 4.0); Bydgoszcz by Pit1233 (CC0 1.0); Turin by sailko (CC BY-SA 3.0); Poznań by Maksym Kozlenko (CC BY-SA 4.0); Aarhus by Ciara Ní Riain (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Dublin Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trips from Dublin are Brussels, Toulouse and Barcelona, £27 each. Here's Brussels: 5 nights for £27.

Cheapest from Dublin
Winter Wonders, Grand Place

Winter Wonders centres on the Grand-Place, with a Christmas tree in the middle and a light show on the old guildhalls in the evenings.

It runs on through the streets to Sainte-Catherine, with a big wheel along the way.

🧇 Eat: a hot waffle, a cone of frites, and a few Belgian chocolates to take home.

✈️ Flights
£27 from Dublin
5 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Sun
12:00 - 22:00
🚶 → 🚌 → 🚶 → 🚊 → 🚶 Getting there
About 85 min from Brussels Charleroi airport
Flibco shuttle to Brussels-Midi, then tram 3 or 4 to Bourse - Grand-Place
Every 20 min, about EUR 17 to 20

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Toulouse by David Monniaux (CC BY-SA 3.0); Barcelona by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Madrid by Carlos M. M (CC BY 4.0); Stockholm by Derbrauni (CC BY 4.0); Trieste by Andrek02 (CC0 1.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from London Luton 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from London Luton is Alicante, £29 for 5 nights.

Cheapest from London Luton
Mercado de Navidad
Paseo de Federico Soto, Alicante

Alicante's Christmas market is an evening one, on Paseo de Federico Soto in the city centre. It opens late in the afternoon and runs until late at night, Spanish style.

By day, walk the palm-lined Explanada by the sea, in the winter sun.

🍬 Try: turrón, Spain's Christmas almond nougat. The most famous is made in Jijona, just inland from Alicante.

✈️ Flights
£29 from London Luton
5 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Sun
17:00 - 23:00
If it keeps its 2025 hours
🚶 → 🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 40 min from Alicante airport
Bus C-6 to Luceros, then a 3 min walk to Paseo de Federico Soto
Every 15-20 min, about EUR 4.60

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Barcelona by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wrocław by Icodense (CC BY-SA 4.0); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria by Odynny (Public domain); Mestre (Venice) by Luca.favorido (CC0 1.0); Bydgoszcz by Pit1233 (CC0 1.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Edinburgh Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Edinburgh is Madrid, £31 for 7 nights.

Cheapest from Edinburgh
Mercado de Navidad de la Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor, Madrid

Madrid's market fills Plaza Mayor, the grand old arcaded square in the heart of the city, and has done since the 19th century.

Its stalls sell figures for the nativity scenes Spanish families build at home, and joke wigs and masks for Spain's own April Fools' Day, just after Christmas.

🍴 Try: a bocadillo de calamares, a squid roll, in a bar off the square. Then chocolate and churros round the corner.

✈️ Flights
£31 from Edinburgh
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Thu
10:00 - 21:00
Fri - Sat
10:00 - 22:00
Sun
10:00 - 21:00
🚶 → 🚇 → 🚇 → 🚇 → 🚶 Getting there
About 50 min from Madrid airport
Metro line 8 to Nuevos Ministerios, line 10 to Tribunal, line 1 to Sol, 5 min walk
Every 5-10 min, about EUR 5 (EUR 1.50-2 plus EUR 3 airport supplement)

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria by Odynny (Public domain); Porto by Josep Renalias (CC BY-SA 3.0); Brussels by charles lecompte (CC BY-SA 3.0); Poznań by Maksym Kozlenko (CC BY-SA 4.0); Madrid by Carlos M. M (CC BY 4.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Birmingham Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trips from Birmingham are Copenhagen and Alicante, £30 each. Here's Copenhagen: 7 nights for £30.

Cheapest from Birmingham
Tivoli Gardens

Tivoli Gardens, a pleasure garden in the middle of the city since 1843, turns into a Christmas market, with lights, stalls and the rides still running.

🍷 Drink: gløgg with almonds and raisins in the cup, and have it with æbleskiver, little round pancakes with jam and icing sugar.

✈️ Flights
£30 from Birmingham
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Thu
11:00 - 22:00
Fri - Sat
11:00 - 23:59
Sun
11:00 - 22:00
If it keeps its 2025 hours
🚶 → 🚆 → 🚶 Getting there
About 25 min from Copenhagen airport
Train to Copenhagen Central Station (København H), then a 4 min walk to Tivoli
Every 10 min, about DKK 30

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Milan by Laurab1985 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Poznań by Maksym Kozlenko (CC BY-SA 4.0); Porto by Josep Renalias (CC BY-SA 3.0); Bydgoszcz by Pit1233 (CC0 1.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Bristol Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Bristol is Alicante, £28 for 3 nights. For £2 more, there's Porto: 7 nights for £30.

Christmas market from Bristol
Mercado da Alegria - Natal (Mercado de Natal)
Praça da Batalha, Porto

Porto's Christmas market is on Praça da Batalha, at the top of the old town. Down the hill, a giant lit tree stands on the Avenida dos Aliados.

🍴 Try: bolo-rei, the Portuguese Christmas cake, and a glass of port in the cellars across the river in Gaia.

✈️ Flights
£30 from Bristol
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Thu
10:00 - 20:00
Fri - Sat
10:00 - 21:00
Sun
10:00 - 20:00
If it keeps its 2025 hours
🚶 → 🚇 → 🚶 Getting there
About 50 min from Porto airport
Metro line E to Bolhão (change at Trindade if needed), then a 7 min walk
Every 15 min, about EUR 3 plus card

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Bydgoszcz by Pit1233 (CC0 1.0); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria by Odynny (Public domain); Madrid by Carlos M. M (CC BY 4.0); Milan by Laurab1985 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Glasgow Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Glasgow is Kraków, £46 for 7 nights.

Cheapest from Glasgow
Rynek Główny

The market is on Rynek Główny, one of Europe's largest medieval squares, around the Cloth Hall and below St Mary's Basilica. Listen for the trumpet call from its tower every hour.

✨ Look for: the szopki, Kraków's glittering nativity scenes, a tradition UNESCO lists as living heritage.

🍴 Eat: oscypek, smoked mountain cheese, grilled and served with cranberry.

✈️ Flights
£46 from Glasgow
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Sun
10:00 - 20:00
🚶 → 🚆 → 🚶 Getting there
About 50 min from Kraków airport
Train to Kraków Główny, then a 12 min walk to Rynek Główny
Every 30 min, under PLN 20

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Wrocław by Icodense (CC BY-SA 4.0); Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Paris by Bretwa (CC0 1.0); Barcelona by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Geneva by Matt Kieffer (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Belfast Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Belfast is Alicante, £40 for 7 nights. For £11 more, there's Geneva: 7 nights for £51.

Christmas market from Belfast
Noël au Quai

Noël au Quai lines the lakeside on the Quai du Mont-Blanc, with wooden chalets looking out over Lake Geneva to the mountains.

🧀 Try: a fondue or a raclette in one of the chalets, and a cup of vin chaud.

✈️ Flights
£51 from Belfast
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Wed
12:00 - 21:00
Thu
12:00 - 22:00
Fri
12:00 - 23:00
Sat
11:00 - 23:00
Sun
11:00 - 21:00
🚶 → 🚆 → 🚶 Getting there
About 25 min from Geneva airport
Train to Genève Cornavin, then a 9 min walk down to Quai du Mont-Blanc
Every 10 to 15 min, free with the airport transport ticket

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria by Odynny (Public domain); Paris by Bretwa (CC0 1.0); Kraków by Zala (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Newcastle Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Newcastle is Milan, £32 for 5 nights. For £6 more, there's Reykjavík: 4 nights for £38.

Christmas market from Newcastle
Jólaþorpið (Christmas Village)
Thorsplan, Hafnarfjörður

For something different, Reykjavík. Jólaþorpið, the Christmas Village, fills Thorsplan square in Hafnarfjörður, a harbour town just south of the city, with little wooden huts. It's open at weekends.

Hafnarfjörður calls itself the town of the elves and hidden people. Buy a hand-knitted Icelandic jumper, have a hot chocolate, and look up after dark: winter is Northern Lights season.

✈️ Flights
£38 from Newcastle
4 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Thu
Closed
Fri
17:00 - 20:00
Sat
13:00 - 20:00
Sun
13:00 - 18:00
🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 95 min from Reykjavík airport
Strætó bus 55 to Fjörður in Hafnarfjörður, then a 2 min walk to Thorsplan
Every 1-2 hours

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Milan by Laurab1985 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Kraków by Zala (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wrocław by Icodense (CC BY-SA 4.0); Copenhagen by Susanne Nilsson (CC BY-SA 2.0); Gdańsk by Schlaier (CC BY 3.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Liverpool Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Liverpool is Gran Canaria, £28 for 7 nights. For £2 more, there's Warsaw: 7 nights for £30.

Christmas market from Liverpool
Jarmark Warszawski
Plac Defilad, Warsaw

Warsaw's big market is on Plac Defilad, below the Palace of Culture and Science, Stalin's gift to the city. There's a second in the Old Town, rebuilt after the war and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

🍴 Eat: pierogi, and grilled oscypek cheese with cranberry. 🍷 Drink: grzaniec, Polish mulled wine.

✈️ Flights
£30 from Liverpool
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Thu
11:00 - 21:00
Fri - Sat
11:00 - 22:00
Sun
11:00 - 21:00
If it keeps its 2025 hours
🚶 → 🚆 → 🚶 Getting there
About 40 min from Warsaw airport
Train S2 or S3 to the city centre, then a 5 min walk to Plac Defilad
Every 15 min (S2, S3 and RL combined), about PLN 7

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria by Odynny (Public domain); Szczecin by Szczecinolog (CC BY-SA 4.0); Milan by Laurab1985 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wrocław by Icodense (CC BY-SA 4.0); Copenhagen by Susanne Nilsson (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Leeds Bradford Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Leeds Bradford is Alicante, £38 for 6 nights. For £1 more, there's Riga: 4 nights for £39.

Christmas market from Leeds Bradford
Old Town Christmas Market

Riga's market is on Dome Square in the Old Town, below the cathedral. Riga says the first decorated Christmas tree stood here in 1510; Tallinn says it was there first.

🥃 Try: Riga Black Balsam, the city's herbal liqueur, warm with blackcurrant juice, and gingerbread from the stalls.

✈️ Flights
£39 from Leeds Bradford
4 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Thu
11:00 - 21:00
Fri - Sat
10:00 - 22:00
Sun
10:00 - 21:00
🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 45 min from Riga airport
Bus 22 to Grēcinieku iela, then an 8 min walk through the Old Town to Dome Square
Every 10 to 20 min, about EUR 1.50 to 2

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Gdańsk by Schlaier (CC BY 3.0); Kraków by Zala (CC BY-SA 4.0); Warsaw by Qkiel (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wrocław by Icodense (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from East Midlands Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from East Midlands is Wrocław, £34 for 5 nights. For £16 more, there's Budapest: 5 nights for £50.

Christmas market from East Midlands
Vörösmarty Square

The main market is on Vörösmarty Square, beside the grand old Gerbeaud café, and its stalls are picked for Hungarian crafts: leather, lace, ceramics and painted wood. A second stands in front of St Stephen's Basilica.

🍴 Eat: lángos, fried bread with sour cream and cheese, then kürtőskalács, a chimney cake turned over hot coals.

✈️ Flights
£50 from East Midlands
5 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Thu
11:00 - 21:00
Fri - Sat
11:00 - 22:00
Sun
11:00 - 21:00
🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 50 min from Budapest airport
Bus 100E to Deák Ferenc tér, then a 4 min walk to Vörösmarty tér
Every 10-20 min, HUF 2,500 (about EUR 6)

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Wrocław by Icodense (CC BY-SA 4.0); Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Kraków by Zala (CC BY-SA 4.0); Budapest by Jorge Franganillo (CC BY 2.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Aberdeen Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Aberdeen is Alicante, £44 for 3 nights. For £11 more, there's Paris: 7 nights for £55.

Christmas market from Aberdeen
Marché de Noël Paris La Défense

Paris's biggest Christmas market is at La Défense, the business district just west of the city, with hundreds of chalets among the towers below the Grande Arche. It's a straight run in on the RER A.

🍴 Try: vin chaud and a raclette, then head back into Paris for the lights on the Champs-Élysées.

✈️ Flights
£55 from Aberdeen
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Thu
11:00 - 21:00
Fri
11:00 - 23:00
Sat
10:00 - 23:00
Sun
11:00 - 21:30
🚶 → 🚆 → 🚶 → 🚆 → 🚶 Getting there
About 70 min from Paris airport
RER B to Châtelet-Les Halles, then RER A to La Défense
Every 10 to 15 min, about EUR 14 (airport ticket, includes the change)

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Geneva by Matt Kieffer (CC BY-SA 2.0); Kraków by Zala (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from London Southend 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trips from Southend are Gran Canaria and Barcelona, £30 each. For £12 more, there's Berlin: 7 nights for £42.

Christmas market from Southend
Weihnachtszauber am Gendarmenmarkt

Berlin has dozens of markets. The Weihnachtszauber on the Gendarmenmarkt is the grandest, on a square framed by two domed churches and the concert hall.

Its white tents are full of craftspeople at work: glassblowers, woodcarvers and potters, with singers on the stage most evenings.

✈️ Flights
£42 from Southend
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Thu
11:00 - 22:00
Fri - Sat
11:00 - 23:00
Sun
11:00 - 22:00
🚶 → 🚆 → 🚶 → 🚇 → 🚶 Getting there
About 45 min from Berlin airport
FEX train to Potsdamer Platz, U2 to Stadtmitte, then a 5 min walk
Every 15 min, EUR 5.00 (ABC ticket)

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria by Odynny (Public domain); Barcelona by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0); Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Lyon by Florian Pépellin (CC BY-SA 4.0); Geneva by Matt Kieffer (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Bournemouth Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trips from Bournemouth are Wrocław and Gran Canaria, £32 each. Here's Wrocław: 7 nights for £32.

Cheapest from Bournemouth
Wrocławski Jarmark Bożonarodzeniowy
Rynek, Wrocław

The market fills the Rynek, Wrocław's huge market square, around the Gothic town hall. It's one of the biggest in Poland, with a giant tree and a fairy-tale corner for children.

🔍 While you're there: count the little bronze dwarfs hidden all over the old town. 🍷 Mulled wine here comes in a mug shaped like a boot.

✈️ Flights
£32 from Bournemouth
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Sun
10:00 - 21:00
🚶 → 🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 50 min from Wrocław airport
Bus 106 to Pl. Orląt Lwowskich, then a 12 min walk along ul. Ruska to the Rynek
Every 20 min, about PLN 5

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria by Odynny (Public domain); Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Malta by Godwin Borg (CC BY-SA 4.0); Kraków by Zala (CC BY-SA 4.0); Geneva by Matt Kieffer (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Cardiff Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Cardiff is Alicante, £42 for 6 nights.

Cheapest from Cardiff
Mercado de Navidad
Paseo de Federico Soto, Alicante

Cardiff's one Christmas market trip is to Alicante, whose market opens in the evening on Paseo de Federico Soto. By day, there's winter sun on the seafront.

🍬 Try: turrón, the almond nougat made in Jijona, just inland.

✈️ Flights
£42 from Cardiff
6 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Sun
17:00 - 23:00
If it keeps its 2025 hours
🚶 → 🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 40 min from Alicante airport
Bus C-6 to Luceros, then a 3 min walk to Paseo de Federico Soto
Every 15-20 min, about EUR 4.60

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife) by Wolf Meusel (Public domain); Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Milan by Laurab1985 (CC BY-SA 4.0); Rome by Mitravabanerjee (CC BY-SA 3.0); Porto by Josep Renalias (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Glasgow Prestwick 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Glasgow Prestwick is Alicante, £36 for 4 nights. For £4 more, there's Turin: 7 nights for £40.

Christmas market from Glasgow Prestwick
Natale è Reale Mercatino di Natale
Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi (Nichelino), Turin

Turin's Christmas market, Natale è Reale, is held at Stupinigi, a royal hunting lodge just outside the city, built for the House of Savoy in the 18th century and now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's open at weekends.

☕ Try: a bicerin, Turin's layered drink of coffee, chocolate and cream, and gianduja, the city's hazelnut chocolate.

✈️ Flights
£40 from Glasgow Prestwick
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Fri
Closed
Sat - Sun
10:00 - 19:30
🚶 → 🚆 → 🚶 → 🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 85 min from Turin airport
Train to Torino Lingotto, then bus 41 to Stupinigi and a 5 min walk
Train 2 to 3 an hour, bus 41 about every 20 to 30 min, about EUR 6

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Turin by sailko (CC BY-SA 3.0); Málaga by Ltwikipe (CC BY-SA 4.0); Porto by Josep Renalias (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Southampton Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Southampton is Barcelona, £51 for 4 nights.

Cheapest from Southampton
Fira de Santa Llúcia
Avinguda de la Catedral, Barcelona

The Fira de Santa Llúcia, in front of the cathedral, has been held since 1786. It sells nativity figures, and moss, bark and greenery to build the scene.

😄 Look out for: the caganer, a Catalan Christmas figure you'll have to see for yourself.

✈️ Flights
£51 from Southampton
4 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Sun
10:00 - 21:00
If it keeps its 2025 hours
🚶 → 🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 55 min from Barcelona airport
Aerobús to Plaça de Catalunya, then a 10 min walk to the Cathedral
Every 5-10 min, about EUR 7.50

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Photos, resized and cropped: Paris by Bretwa (CC0 1.0); Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Geneva by Matt Kieffer (CC BY-SA 2.0); Barcelona by Enric (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Exeter Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Exeter is Alicante, £56 for 7 nights.

Cheapest from Exeter
Mercado de Navidad
Paseo de Federico Soto, Alicante

Exeter's one Christmas market trip is to Alicante: an evening market on Paseo de Federico Soto, and winter sun on the seafront by day.

🍬 Try: turrón, the almond nougat made in Jijona, just inland.

✈️ Flights
£56 from Exeter
7 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Sun
17:00 - 23:00
If it keeps its 2025 hours
🚶 → 🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 40 min from Alicante airport
Bus C-6 to Luceros, then a 3 min walk to Paseo de Federico Soto
Every 15-20 min, about EUR 4.60

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

More Christmas market trips from Exeter:

Photos, resized and cropped: Alicante by Jesús Alenda (CC BY 2.0); Palma de Mallorca by Travelinho (CC BY-SA 2.0); Málaga by Ltwikipe (CC BY-SA 4.0); Porto by Josep Renalias (CC BY-SA 3.0); Ibiza by Alex Kulikov (CC BY 3.0)

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Christmas Market Breaks from Norwich Airport 🎄

The cheapest Christmas market trip from Norwich is Alicante, £44 for 2 nights.

Cheapest from Norwich
Mercado de Navidad
Paseo de Federico Soto, Alicante

Norwich's Christmas market trip is two nights in Alicante: an evening market on Paseo de Federico Soto, and winter sun by day.

🍬 Try: turrón, the almond nougat made in Jijona, just inland.

✈️ Flights
£44 from Norwich
2 nights, flights only, per person, the cheapest we found
🕒 Opening hours
Mon - Sun
17:00 - 23:00
If it keeps its 2025 hours
🚶 → 🚌 → 🚶 Getting there
About 40 min from Alicante airport
Bus C-6 to Luceros, then a 3 min walk to Paseo de Federico Soto
Every 15-20 min, about EUR 4.60

An approximate daytime journey by public transport, waiting included. Check the timetable on the day.

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Two Markets in One Trip 🗺️

Christmas is a good time to try a multi-city trip. You fly to one market city and stay. Then, instead of going home, you fly on to the next.

✈️ A real one: from East Midlands, Kraków then Budapest costs £76 in flights, for 4 nights: 2 in Kraków, then 2 in Budapest. You get a night in each city while its market is open.

PolandHungaryKraków and BudapestFrom East Midlands · 4 nights in allSearch trips from£76

Every city you stay in gets a night or more, and at least 12 hours on the ground. So you're never racing from one market to the next airport.

To see only trips where every city has a market, choose Multi-City and All Markets in the search.

Before You Book ✅

  • ⏰ Check the market's opening times. Our search knows each market's dates, but times can change. Confirm with the market before you go.
  • 🏨 Book a refundable room until all your flights are booked. Then firm it up.
  • 🛬 Check which airport you land at. Several of the cheapest trips use a city's second airport, and some are a long way out: Oslo Torp is over two hours from the market.
  • 🧣 Pack for the cold and travel light. A cabin bag is easier to manage between cities. Each airline has its own size rules, so check them before you go.

📌 Key points

  • From Dublin, Christmas market breaks start at £27: Brussels, Toulouse or Barcelona.
  • From Great Britain, they start at £28: Milan from Stansted, Alicante from Bristol, Gran Canaria from Liverpool.
  • Every one of the 23 airports we search has at least one Christmas market trip.
  • Every trip has at least one night in a market city while that city's market is open.
  • You book each flight directly with the airline.

Questions People Ask 💬

When Do the Christmas Markets Open?

It depends on the city, and the dates change every year, so we don't give them here.

Our search knows each market's dates. It only shows trips with a night in a market city while its market is open.

What's the Cheapest Christmas Market Break This Year?

From Great Britain, the cheapest we found was £28 in flights per person: seven nights in Milan from London Stansted, three in Alicante from Bristol, or seven in Gran Canaria from Liverpool.

From Dublin, it was £27, to Brussels, Toulouse or Barcelona. Fares move, so check the search for today's.

Can I See the Whole Season for Free?

Free search shows trips leaving in the next 14 days. Premium members see about six months ahead, which covers the whole Christmas market season. See Premium for what's included.

Do the Prices Include a Hotel?

No. They're for flights only, per person. Each trip shows how many nights you'll spend in each city, so you know exactly what to book.

Ready to Find Your Market? 🎄

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Prices were found between the 25th of October and the 1st of November 2026: flights only, per person, rounded up to the next pound. Fares change every day, so search for today's.

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