Cheapest Christmas markets' cities Europe 2023

According to a 2023 analysis of 12 European cities to visit during the Christmas markets, Riga, the capital of Latvia, was the most budget-friendly destination. The combined cost of a Christmas market's visit in Riga, accommodation, and transport totaled an average of roughly 506 British pounds in 2023. Stockholm in Sweden recorded the second-cheapest deal for a similar experience that year, at just under 560 British pounds.

Cheapest cities to visit for the Christmas markets in Europe in 2023 (in GBP)

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November 2023

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Europe

Survey time period

2023

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figures are based on exchange rates related to online purchases of 500 to 999 British pounds as of November 6, 2023

Supplementary notes

Prices for each category were compiled using information obtained from the tourist offices of participating cities and online research (apart from Lille and Salzburg, 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, Norwegian, Ryanair, Wizz).

The full study investigated costs in the following European cities: Riga (Latvia), Stockholm (Sweden), Zagreb (Croatia), Prague (Czech Republic), Tallinn (Estonia), Budapest (Hungary), Lille (France), Krakow (Poland), Berlin (Germany), Salzburg (Austria), Copenhagen (Denmark), and Vienna (Austria).

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