EU city with the cheapest Christmas market revealed - it's just 2.5 hours from the UK

New probe from Post Office Travel Money has looked astatine the champion destinations for a festive European interruption this twelvemonth - with 1 precise astonishing metropolis coming retired connected apical for a bargain trip

Those looking to question overseas for a bargain Christmas market interruption should sojourn Bratislava. The Slovakian superior was recovered to person the lowest prices for a two-night bundle holiday for 2 radical retired of 14 European destinations analysed by Post Office Travel Money. Research took into relationship costs specified arsenic return flights, transfers, furniture and meal accommodation, meals and market-bought refreshments.

Bratislava's full of £510 was astir fractional that of Denmark's Copenhagen - the astir costly destination analysed - wherever the aforesaid items outgo £989. Nine of the 10 cheapest locations for a Christmas marketplace interruption were recovered to beryllium successful eastbound Europe, with Vilnius, Lithuania successful 2nd place, costing £511, and Latvia's Riga coming 3rd astatine £546 for the trip.

Sterling has grown successful worth implicit the past twelvemonth against each the currencies utilized successful the cities analysed, specified arsenic the Hungarian forint, up 12%, Czech koruna, 8% and euro, 4%. But increases successful the outgo of flights amid capableness constraints connected immoderate routes mean full vacation prices person fallen successful lone 3 of the 11 destinations besides surveyed successful 2023. Those are Krakow, Poland, down 20%, Budapest, Hungary, down 10%, and Prague, Czech Republic, down 5%.

Laura Plunkett, caput of question wealth astatine Post Office, said: "Sterling has risen successful worth against European currencies, which means that holidaymakers visiting a Christmas marketplace volition person much currency to spend.

"However, the terms variations revealed by the latest barometer amusement conscionable however important it is for radical readying trips to cheque prices and origin successful each the costs they are apt to incur. While emerging cities similar Bratislava and Vilnius connection outstanding value, Prague and Budapest are besides large options for bargain hunters due to the fact that of the terms falls we recovered successful these much established favourites."

14 destinations for Christmas markets ranked

1. Bratislava, Slovakia (£510)
2. Vilnius, Lithuania (£511)
3. Riga, Latvia (£546)
4. Gdansk, Poland (£596)
5. Prague, Czech Rep (£606)
6. Budapest, Hungary (£639)
7. Zagreb, Croatia (£649)
8. Krakow, Poland (£678)
9. Stockholm, Sweden (£737)
10. Tallinn, Estonia (£749)
11. Berlin, Germany (£885)
12. Lille, France (£886)
13. Vienna, Austria (£950)
14. Copenhagen, Denmark (£989)