Christmas market trips from Dublin
Mulled wine, lights and wooden stalls: Europe's best Christmas markets, with fares from Dublin for the first and second weekends of December, when every one of them is open.
Saved round trips for First weekend of December (Dec 3 – Dec 7, 2026) and Second weekend of December (Dec 10 – Dec 14, 2026).
Cheapest right now: Edinburgh $52 · Brussels $105 · Frankfurt $141
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Fares observed October 12 – 14, 2026. USD for the travelers shown. Search a trip for current prices.
Where to go from Dublin
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna (VIE) | Vienna's market in front of City Hall, and a dozen more across the city | $192 (airline $203) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Nuremberg (NUE) | Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt, Germany's most famous Christmas market | $165 (airline $174) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Strasbourg (SXB) | Strasbourg, the self-styled Capital of Christmas, with one of Europe's oldest markets | $840 (airline $887) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Munich (MUC) | Munich's Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz, an hour by train from Nuremberg's famous market | $160 (airline $169) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Prague (PRG) | Prague's Old Town Square market, open into early January | $180 (airline $190) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Cologne (CGN) | Cologne's markets beside the cathedral, among Germany's busiest | $279 (airline $295) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Berlin (BER) | Berlin's dozens of markets, from Gendarmenmarkt to Charlottenburg Palace | $165 (airline $174) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | Frankfurt's Römerberg market and an easy base for the Rhine Valley's markets | $141 (airline $149) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Budapest (BUD) | Budapest's Vörösmarty Square market and the lit-up St. Stephen's Basilica | $147 (airline $155) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Copenhagen (CPH) | Tivoli Gardens at Christmas and the stalls along Nyhavn | $169 (airline $178) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Zurich (ZRH) | Zurich's indoor market in the main station and its Christmas trams | $142 (airline $150) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse (BSL) | Basel's markets on Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz, among Switzerland's prettiest | $165 (airline $175) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Tallinn (TLL) | Tallinn's medieval Town Hall Square market | $202 (airline $213) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Brussels (BRU) | Brussels' Winter Wonders, with the Grand-Place light show and an ice rink | $105 (airline $110) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Edinburgh (EDI) | Edinburgh's market in Princes Street Gardens, then Hogmanay for New Year | $52 (airline $55) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | 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
Most markets open in late November and close around Christmas; a few run into January. Check each market's dates before you book.
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