Christmas flights to Europe from Ottawa
Going home for the holidays, or just going? Fares from Ottawa to Europe for December 18, 2026 to January 3, 2027, the busiest weeks of the year to fly, covering Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's.
Saved round trips for Christmas and New Year's (Dec 18 – Jan 3, 2027).
Cheapest right now: Amsterdam $1,254 · Paris $1,359 · Prague $1,485
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Fares observed October 15, 2026. USD for the travelers shown. Search a trip for current prices.
Where to go from Ottawa
Round-trip totals · Economy · USD · 1 adult unless shown. "From" is a starting total: you pick the return in Axel. Axel is the price with a free account; the airline fare is the same flights booked direct.
| Destination | Why go | Axel | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London (LHR) | London's Regent Street lights, Boxing Day sales and New Year's Eve fireworks over the Thames | $1,515 (airline $1,596) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Dublin (DUB) | Dublin's Grafton Street carolers, Christmas Eve in the pub and the Forty Foot swim on Christmas morning | $1,537 (airline $1,623) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Paris (CDG) | Paris's Champs-Élysées lights, réveillon dinner on Christmas Eve and the Boulevard Haussmann store windows | $1,359 (airline $1,433) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | Frankfurt's Römerberg market in the run-up, then Heiligabend at home, with the whole of Germany by train | $1,735 (airline $1,826) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Munich (MUC) | Munich's Marienplatz Christkindlmarkt, Christmas Eve Mass at the Frauenkirche and snow in the Bavarian Alps | $1,579 (airline $1,671) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Rome (FCO) | Rome's Piazza Navona market, Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's and the Pope's Christmas Day blessing | $1,808 (airline $1,909) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Milan (MXP) | Milan's Duomo and Galleria lights, panettone from the city that invented it, and trains to the Alps for snow | $1,527 (airline $1,616) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Madrid (MAD) | Madrid's Nochebuena dinner, twelve grapes at midnight in Puerta del Sol and the Three Kings parade on January 5 | from $1,829 (airline $1,935) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Lisbon (LIS) | Lisbon's Consoada supper on Christmas Eve, bacalhau on the table and New Year's fireworks at Praça do Comércio | $1,714 (airline $1,809) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Warsaw (WAW) | Warsaw's Wigilia supper on December 24, twelve dishes and a spare seat at the table, with the Old Town lit up | $1,756 (airline $1,849) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Krakow (KRK) | Krakow's Rynek Główny market and szopka nativity displays, with Wigilia at home in Małopolska | $1,797 (airline $1,898) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Athens (ATH) | Athens's Syntagma Square tree, kalanta carols on Christmas Eve and the vasilopita cut on New Year's Day | $1,964 (airline $2,071) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Vienna (VIE) | Vienna's Rathausplatz market, Silent Night on Christmas Eve and the Silvesterpfad street party on December 31 | $1,777 (airline $1,875) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Zurich (ZRH) | Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse lights, fondue nights and a train to snow in the Alps in under two hours | $1,496 (airline $1,581) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Amsterdam Light Festival on the canals, oliebollen stands before New Year's and fireworks over the Amstel | $1,254 (airline $1,320) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Budapest (BUD) | Budapest's Vörösmarty Square market, fish soup on Christmas Eve and New Year's on the Danube embankment | $1,496 (airline $1,583) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Prague (PRG) | Prague's Old Town Square market and tree, carp for Christmas Eve dinner and New Year's crowds on Charles Bridge | $1,485 (airline $1,568) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Bucharest (OTP) | Bucharest celebrates Christmas on December 25, with colindători carolers and sarmale at the family table | $1,610 (airline $1,699) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Belgrade (BEG) | Belgrade keeps Orthodox Christmas on January 7, with the badnjak burned on January 6; book a later return to stay | $1,777 (airline $1,873) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Sofia (SOF) | Sofia's Christmas on December 25, the meatless Budni Vecher table on the 24th and survakane taps on New Year's | $1,787 (airline $1,881) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Stockholm (ARN) | Stockholm's Gamla Stan market, julbord dinners and glögg in the darkest, coziest weeks of the year | $1,756 (airline $1,853) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Oslo (OSL) | Oslo's Spikersuppa ice rink, ribbe on Christmas Eve and the Holmenkollen ski jump in the snow | $1,568 (airline $1,657) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
| Copenhagen (CPH) | Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens at Christmas, flæskesteg dinners and æbleskiver with gløgg along Nyhavn | $1,704 (airline $1,800) | Dec 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 | Check prices |
The prices shown are what a free account pays, and most travelers book that way. Membership is optional and takes the same flights lower. Live search shows the same free-account price.
About these places
Fares are for December 18, 2026 to January 3, 2027. Spain's Three Kings parades are on January 5 and Serbia's Orthodox Christmas on January 7, so pick a later return if you are staying for them. See Christmas market trips for early-December weekends.
Facts checked October 8, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia: Wigilia (Polish Christmas Eve supper, December 24) · Wikipedia: Cavalcade of Magi (Spain's Three Kings parades, January 5) · Wikipedia: Serbian Christmas traditions (January 7, Julian calendar) · Wikipedia: Revised Julian calendar (Romania and Bulgaria keep December 25)
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