Summer vacation 2025: The best tips for relaxed trips in Germany!

Erfahren Sie, wann die besten Zeiten für Ihren Sommerurlaub 2025 in Deutschland sind, um überfüllte Strände zu vermeiden.
Find out when the best times for your summer vacation 2025 are in Germany to avoid overcrowded beaches. (Symbolbild/ER)

Summer vacation 2025: The best tips for relaxed trips in Germany!

In 2025, Germany expects a special challenge for travelers during the summer vacation. According to Web.de there will be only two weeks without school holidays in the months of July and August. This leads to overcrowded beaches and high prices in the popular holiday regions.

For relaxing vacation days, the time from June 21 to 28, 2025 is recommended. This week, no students from German federal states have vacation. This phase is considered the ideal time for a relaxed summer vacation as soon as the main travel time is approaching.

Main travel time and best travel times

The main travel time in the summer of 2025 will be between mid -July and mid -August. During this period, most federal states have summer vacation. The first week of August in particular should be avoided, since all schools are closed nationwide.

After the main season, a quiet vacation time is available from September 15th to 21st, 2025, as all students then have to go back to school. During this time, vacationers can travel more relaxed and benefit from lower prices.

Regional Ferientermine 2025

In order to get an overview of the school holidays in Germany, the dates for 2025 are essential. These are staggered by federal states:

federal state Ferientermine
Baden-Württemberg 14.04. - 26.04., 10.06. - June 20, July 31. - 13.09., 27.10. - 30.10. + 31.10., 22.12. - 05.01.
Bavaria 03.03. - 07.03., 14.04. - 25.04., 10.06. - June 20, 01.08. - 15.09., 03.11. - 07.11. + 19.11., 22.12. - 05.01.
Berlin 03.02. - 08.02., 14.04. - 25.04. + 02.05. + 30.05., June 10th, 24.07. - 06.09., 20.10. - 01.11., 22.12. - 02.01.
Brandenburg 03.02. - 08.02., 14.04. - 25.04. + 02.05. + 30.05., June 10th, 24.07. - 06.09., 20.10. - 01.11., 22.12. - 02.01.
Bremen 03.02. - 04.02., 07.04. - April 19th, April 30th. + 02.05. + 30.05. + June 10th, 03.07. - 13.08., 13.10. - 25.10., 22.12. - 05.01.
Hamburg 31.01., 10.03. - 21.03., 02.05. + 26.05. - 30.05., 24.07. - 03.09., 20.10. - October 31, 17.12. - 02.01.
Hessen 07.04. - April 21st, July 7th. - 15.08., 06.10. - October 18, 22.12. - 10.01.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 03.02. - 14.02., 14.04. - 23.04. + 30.05., 06.06. - June 10th, July 28th. - 06.09., 02.10. + 20.10. - 25.10. + 03.11., 22.12. - 05.01.
Lower Saxony 03.02. - 04.02., 07.04. - 04/19 + 30.04., 02.05. + 30.05. + June 10th, 03.07. - 13.08., 13.10. - 25.10., 22.12. - 05.01.
North Rhine-Westphalia 14.04. - 26.04., June 10th, July 14th. - 26.08., 13.10. - 25.10., 22.12. - 06.01.
Rhineland-Palatinate 14.04. - 25.04., 07.07. - 15.08., 13.10. - 24.10., 22.12. - 07.01.
Saarland 24.02. - 04.03., 14.04. - 25.04., 07.07. - 14.08., 13.10. - 24.10., 22.12. - 02.01.
Sachsen 17.02. - 01.03., April 18. - 25.04. + 30.05., June 28th. - 08.08., 06.10. - October 18, 22.12. - 02.01.
Saxony-Anhalt 27.01. - January 31, 07.04. - April 19th, May 30th, June 28th. - 08.08., 13.10. - 25.10., 22.12. - 05.01.
Schleswig-Holstein 11.04. - 25.04., 30.05., 28.07. - 06.09., 20.10. - 30.10., 19.12. - 06.01.
Thuringia 03.02. - 08.02., 07.04. - April 19th, May 30th, June 28th. - 08.08., 06.10. - October 18, 22.12. - 03.01.

Additional information indicates that travel outside of holiday season is cheaper. For example, November offers three weeks of vacation -free time, which is particularly useful for travelers. In southern Europe, the temperatures in November are usually still pleasantly warm, while at the same time the tourist flows lose weight. So this time could prove to be an attractive option for short trips, as Schulferien.org emphasized.

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