Christmas market trips from Richmond
Mulled wine, lights and wooden stalls: Europe's best Christmas markets, with fares from Richmond for the first and second weekends of December, when every one of them is open.
Fares for First weekend of December (Dec 3 – Dec 7, 2026) and Second weekend of December (Dec 10 – Dec 14, 2026) when saved; other dates are marked.
Cheapest right now: Zurich $796 · Edinburgh $819 · Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse $840
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Fares observed October 2 – 8, 2026. USD for the travelers shown. Search a trip for current prices.
Where to go from Richmond
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 | Not priced yet | See flights | |
| 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 | from $851 (airline $901) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Munich (MUC) | Munich's Christkindlmarkt on Marienplatz, an hour by train from Nuremberg's famous market | $914 (airline $967) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Prague (PRG) | Prague's Old Town Square market, open into early January | $891 (airline $940) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Cologne (CGN) | Cologne's markets beside the cathedral, among Germany's busiest | $1,121 (airline $1,184) | Dec 10–14, 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 3–7, 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 | $857 (airline $903) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Zurich (ZRH) | Zurich's indoor market in the main station and its Christmas trams | $796 (airline $839) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Basel, Switzerland/Mulhouse (BSL) | Basel's markets on Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz, among Switzerland's prettiest | $840 (airline $887) | Dec 3–7, 2026 | Check prices |
| Brussels (BRU) | Brussels' Winter Wonders, with the Grand-Place light show and an ice rink | $849 (airline $897) | Dec 10–14, 2026 | Check prices |
| Edinburgh (EDI) | Edinburgh's market in Princes Street Gardens, then Hogmanay for New Year | $819 (airline $866) | Dec 3–7, 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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