Bridge days 2028: where your leave goes furthest
The 2028 bridge days are two Fridays; the best deal of the year is Christmas: 3 leave days for 10 days off.
2028: using 3 leave days
10 days off
One leave day buys on average 3.3 days off in a row.
Counted as days off: New Year's Day, Easter Monday, King's Day, Ascension Day, Whit Monday and both Christmas days. Whether you are actually off is in your collective agreement or contract. — change any figure to see your own result
| Sat 23 December – Mon 1 January | 3 → 10 |
| Take leave | Leave days | Off in a row | Days off | Thanks to | Overlap with school holidays, Central |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 27 December – Fri 29 December | 3 | Sat 23 December – Mon 1 January | 10 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day (Second Christmas Day), New Year's Day | 10 days |
| Take leave | Leave days | Off in a row | Days off | Thanks to | Overlap with school holidays, Central |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 28 April | 1 | Thu 27 April – Sun 30 April | 4 | King's Day | 2 days |
| Fri 26 May | 1 | Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May | 4 | Ascension Day | – |
| Wed 27 December – Fri 29 December | 3 | Sat 23 December – Mon 1 January | 10 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day (Second Christmas Day), New Year's Day | 10 days |
| Tue 18 April – Fri 21 April | 4 | Sat 15 April – Sun 23 April | 9 | Easter Monday | – |
| Tue 6 June – Fri 9 June | 4 | Sat 3 June – Sun 11 June | 9 | Whit Monday | – |
| Mon 24 April – Wed 26 April | 3 | Sat 22 April – Thu 27 April | 6 | King's Day | – |
| Mon 22 May – Wed 24 May | 3 | Sat 20 May – Thu 25 May | 6 | Ascension Day | – |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · checked on 13 November 2026
There are 2 true bridge days in 2028, both Fridays: 28 April 2028, after King's Day on Thursday 27 April 2028, and 26 May 2028, after Ascension. The first Friday is also Liberation Day: if 5 May is off for you, that long weekend costs no leave. The end of the year gives most. Christmas Day and Boxing Day fall on Monday and Tuesday; take Wednesday to Friday off, Wed 27 December – Fri 29 December, and 3 leave days give 10 days off, through New Year's Day 2029. Across the year, 3 leave days give 10 days off, 5 give 18 and 9 give 27. 2028 is a leap year, with one extra weekday in February; that does not change the bridges, which all sit around fixed holidays.
Bridge days 2028 in a nine-day leave plan
| Take leave | Leave days | Off in a row | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 18 April – Fri 21 April | 4 | Sat 15 April – Sun 23 April | 9 |
| Fri 28 April | 1 | Thu 27 April – Sun 30 April | 4 |
| Fri 26 May | 1 | Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May | 4 |
| Wed 27 December – Fri 29 December | 3 | Sat 23 December – Mon 1 January | 10 |
The Christmas bridge tops the list because three leave days link two weekends, both Christmas days and New Year's Day. Next come the two Fridays and the week after Easter. Easter is late in 2028, on 16 April 2028, and the May break runs 29 April – 7 May 2028.
King's Day and 5 May on Thursday and Friday
King's Day on Thursday, 27 April 2028 and 5 May the day after: if Liberation Day is off for you, that is already a four-day weekend. If you work, it costs one leave day. Whether 5 May is off depends on your agreement.
Are you off on 5 May?
Example for an employee at a company — change any figure to see your own result
Liberation Day 2027
Depends on your agreement
| DateWednesday, 5 May 2027 | |
| Civil servantDepends on your agreement | |
| Pupil, student or parent | Usually off |
According to the government’s question-and-answer pages; your agreement decides.
The holidays themselves are on public holidays 2028; school breaks on school holidays 2027-2028.