Christmas market trips from Pittsburgh
Mulled wine, lights and wooden stalls: Europe's best Christmas markets, with fares from Pittsburgh 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: Copenhagen $598 · Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse $795 · Zurich $797
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Fares observed October 8, 2026. USD for the travelers shown. Search a trip for current prices.
Where to go from Pittsburgh
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 | No matching fare saved | Dec 3 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Nuremberg (NUE) | Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt, Germany's most famous Christmas market | $921 (airline $972) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Strasbourg (SXB) | Strasbourg, the self-styled Capital of Christmas, with one of Europe's oldest markets | $841 (airline $889) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Munich (MUC) | Munich's Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz, an hour by train from Nuremberg's famous market | No matching fare saved | Dec 3 – Dec 7, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Prague (PRG) | Prague's Old Town Square market, open into early January | $890 (airline $939) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Berlin (BER) | Berlin's dozens of markets, from Gendarmenmarkt to Charlottenburg Palace | $924 (airline $977) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | Frankfurt's Römerberg market and an easy base for the Rhine Valley's markets | $882 (airline $933) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Budapest (BUD) | Budapest's Vörösmarty Square market and the lit-up St. Stephen's Basilica | $900 (airline $949) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Copenhagen (CPH) | Tivoli Gardens at Christmas and the stalls along Nyhavn | $598 (airline $631) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Zurich (ZRH) | Zurich's indoor market in the main station and its Christmas trams | $797 (airline $842) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse (BSL) | Basel's markets on Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz, among Switzerland's prettiest | $795 (airline $837) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Tallinn (TLL) | Tallinn's medieval Town Hall Square market | $1,035 (airline $1,091) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Brussels (BRU) | Brussels' Winter Wonders, with the Grand-Place light show and an ice rink | $806 (airline $850) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Edinburgh (EDI) | Edinburgh's market in Princes Street Gardens, then Hogmanay for New Year | $861 (airline $910) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
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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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