According to a 2024 analysis of 14 European cities to visit during the Christmas markets, Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, was the most budget-friendly destination. The combined cost of a Christmas market's visit in Bratislava, accommodation, and transport totaled an average of roughly 510 British pounds in 2024. Vilnius in Lithuania recorded the second-cheapest deal for a similar experience that year, at just under 511 British pounds.
Cheapest cities to visit for the Christmas markets in Europe in 2024
(in GBP)
figures are based on exchange rates related to online purchases of 500 to 999 British pounds as of November 11, 2024
Supplementary notes
Prices for each category were compiled using information obtained from the tourist offices of participating cities and online research (apart from Lille, whose prices were exclusively researched online).
The source specified that prices for the following services were found from online websites: B&B accommodation (Hotels.com, Bookings.com), flights/train travel (British Airways, easyJet, Eurostar, Ryanair, and Wizz Air).
The full study investigated costs in the following European cities: Bratislava (Slovakia), Vilnius (Lithuania), Riga (Latvia), Gdansk (Poland), Prague (Czechia), Budapest (Hungary), Zagreb (Croatia), Krakow (Poland), Stockholm (Sweden), Tallinn (Estonia), Berlin (Germany), Lille (France), Vienna (Austria), Copenhagen (Denmark).
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Post Office. (November 11, 2024). Cheapest cities to visit for the Christmas markets in Europe in 2024 (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446817/cheapest-cities-christmas-markets-europe/
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