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Salzburg Christmas markets day trip.
Best day to go is Friday.

4 markets in Salzburg, Austria, with confirmed 2026 dates.⁠‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌⁠ It is the only weekday all 4 markets are open.

Day trips to Salzburg while the markets are on

Salzburg
SalzburgLondon Luton, home to London Gatwick · Sat 12 Dec · Out with easyJet, back with British Airways
6.8 hoursin the city
07:00·10:4817:37·20:35
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 17:37 · Bus 2, 23 min, €3.00Bus 10 is faster at 15 min but does not run on Sundays.Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Luton.
from£165.05£116.00 flight + £49.05 groundChecked 23 Oct, 18:03See the day
Salzburg
SalzburgLondon Gatwick · Thu 31 Dec · Out with easyJet, back with British Airways
6.3 hoursin the city
07:00·10:5317:12·20:15
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 17:12 · Bus 2, 23 min, €3.00Bus 10 is faster at 15 min but does not run on Sundays.
from£177.05£128.00 flight + £49.05 groundChecked 20 Oct, 20:50See the day
Salzburg
SalzburgLondon Gatwick · Sat 26 Dec · Out with easyJet, back with British Airways
6.7 hoursin the city
07:00·10:5317:37·20:40
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 17:37 · Bus 2, 23 min, €3.00Bus 10 is faster at 15 min but does not run on Sundays.
from£181.05£132.00 flight + £49.05 groundChecked 21 Oct, 02:00See the day
Salzburg
SalzburgLondon Gatwick · Sat 19 Dec · Out with Jet2, back with British Airways
6.1 hoursin the city
07:40·11:3317:37·20:40
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 17:37 · Bus 2, 23 min, €3.00Bus 10 is faster at 15 min but does not run on Sundays.
from£182.05£133.00 flight + £49.05 groundChecked 23 Oct, 18:10See the day
Salzburg
SalzburgLondon Luton, home to London Gatwick · Sat 26 Dec · Out with easyJet, back with British Airways
7.3 hoursin the city
06:30·10:1817:37·20:35
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 17:37 · Bus 2, 23 min, €3.00Bus 10 is faster at 15 min but does not run on Sundays.Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Luton.
from£184.05£135.00 flight + £49.05 groundChecked 21 Oct, 02:00See the day
Salzburg
SalzburgLondon Gatwick · Sat 12 Dec · Out with easyJet, back with British Airways
6.7 hoursin the city
07:05·10:5817:37·20:40
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 17:37 · Bus 2, 23 min, €3.00Bus 10 is faster at 15 min but does not run on Sundays.
from£187.05£138.00 flight + £49.05 groundChecked 23 Oct, 18:03See the day

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Markets in Salzburg

4 with 2026 dates
Salzburg
Christmas market19 Nov 2026 - 1 Jan 2027

Salzburger Christkindlmarkt

Salzburg, Austria

Where: Domplatz and Residenzplatz

Open: Mon-Thu 10:00-20:30, Fri 10:00-21:00, Sat 09:00-21:00, Sun 09:00-20:30

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Any weekday, it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

8 Dec 09:00-20:30; 25-26 Dec 11:00-18:00; 27-30 Dec 10:00-20:30; 31 Dec from 10:00; 1 Jan 11:00-18:00. No closed days.

Official page

Hours, 24 Dec and day or night
Salzburg
Christmas market19 Nov - 31 Dec 2026

Weihnachtsmarkt am Mirabellplatz

Salzburg, Austria

Where: Mirabellplatz

Open: Sun-Thu 10:00-20:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-21:00

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Any weekday, it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

Official page

Hours, 24 Dec and day or night
Salzburg
Christmas market19 Nov 2026 - 6 Jan 2027

Salzburger Sternadvent

Salzburg, Austria

Where: Sternbräu courtyard

Open: Sun-Thu 11:00-19:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-20:30

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Any weekday, it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

Official page

Hours, 24 Dec and day or night
Salzburg
Christmas market27 Nov - 20 Dec 2026

Adventmarkt auf der Festung Hohensalzburg

Salzburg, Austria

Where: Hohensalzburg Fortress courtyard

Open: 11:00-19:00

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Friday, the only weekday it opens

Also open Mon 7 and Tue 8 Dec

Official page

Hours, 24 Dec and day or night

Dates checked 23 Oct 2026 against the official source on each card. Food and drink prices are not published by the organisers, so we do not show them.

Every Salzburg market in full

Salzburger Christkindlmarkt

Held on the cathedral and Residenz squares in the old town.

Where
Domplatz and Residenzplatz
Dates
19 Nov 2026 - 1 Jan 2027
Open
Mon-Thu 10:00-20:30, Fri 10:00-21:00, Sat 09:00-21:00, Sun 09:00-20:30
24 Dec
Shuts 15:00 on 24 Dec
Entry
Entry price not published
Note
8 Dec 09:00-20:30; 25-26 Dec 11:00-18:00; 27-30 Dec 10:00-20:30; 31 Dec from 10:00; 1 Jan 11:00-18:00. No closed days.
Day or night

Works as a day trip

On Sundays with the 17:25 home to London Stansted: you're in Salzburg 11:13 to 15:22 and the market is open all of it. All of that is in daylight.

Official page

Weihnachtsmarkt am Mirabellplatz

Crafts and regional food in front of Mirabell Palace, with brass bands on Wednesdays and weekends.

Where
Mirabellplatz
Dates
19 Nov - 31 Dec 2026
Open
Sun-Thu 10:00-20:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-21:00
24 Dec
Shuts 15:00 on 24 Dec
Entry
Entry price not published
Day or night

Works as a day trip

On Sundays with the 17:25 home to London Stansted: you're in Salzburg 11:13 to 15:22 and the market is open all of it. All of that is in daylight.

Official page

Salzburger Sternadvent

Courtyard market in the old town that stays open into early January.

Where
Sternbräu courtyard
Dates
19 Nov 2026 - 6 Jan 2027
Open
Sun-Thu 11:00-19:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-20:30
24 Dec
Shuts 15:00 on 24 Dec
Entry
Entry price not published
Day or night

Works as a day trip

On Sundays with the 17:25 home to London Stansted: you're in Salzburg 11:13 to 15:22 and the market is open all of it. All of that is in daylight.

Official page

Adventmarkt auf der Festung Hohensalzburg

Weekend market inside the fortress walls high above the old town.

Where
Hohensalzburg Fortress courtyard
Dates
27 Nov - 20 Dec 2026
Open
11:00-19:00
24 Dec
Closed by 24 Dec (last day 20 Dec)
Entry
Entry price not published
Note
Also open Mon 7 and Tue 8 Dec
Day or night

Works as a day trip

On Sundays with the 17:25 home to London Stansted: you're in Salzburg 11:13 to 15:22 and the market is open all of it. All of that is in daylight.

Official page

Getting to Salzburg and back in a day

1 UK airport
London Stansted
Sat, Sun
Out from 07:25, home as late as 17:50 on Sat (local time)
Whole day from £215.05, checked 23 Oct

Airport to the centre, Bus 2, 23 min, €3.00.

Getting around, 24h €5.20 in advance, €6.40 on board.

How the day-or-night answer works. We take the latest flight home, minus 23 minutes back to the airport, minus 90 minutes at the airport. The 90 minutes is our assumption. Flight times are the saved winter timetable, not a booking.

Cost of the day, per person
Bus to city centre and back
£6.00
Local transport
£4.00
Lunch
£12.80
Dinner
£26.25
Coffee or a pint, each
£4.16
On the ground
£49.05

Before flights, and without the optional drink. Rough guide prices from our destination data, not a quote.

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Salzburg Christmas Market Day Trip: Is Three Hours Enough?

Salzburg's Christkindlmarkt on Domplatz opens 19 November 2026. A Saturday day trip from Stansted was £83 return, but you only get about three hours in town. Here's whether it's worth it.

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