Check Germany travel dates, closures and practical warnings.

Germany Travel Checker now has its own dedicated website for visitors to Germany. Use the new site to check public holidays, Sunday closures, school holiday crowds and practical travel warnings before or during a trip.

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Useful planning links

German holiday calendar Check school holidays and public holidays by federal state.

Travel planning guide Understand school holiday crowds, public holidays and Sunday closures.

Data sources See how Schulferienklar validates holiday and public holiday data.

Check today For travelers already in Germany who need to know whether shops, supermarkets, cafés, bakeries or pharmacies may be affected today.

Check trip dates For travelers planning Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Frankfurt or multi-city Germany trips around public holidays and busy periods.

What travelers often need to know

Are shops open in Germany on Sundays?

Can I buy water on a public holiday?

Can I buy cigarettes on Sundays or public holidays?

Are supermarkets open at major train stations?

Will my travel dates be busy because of school holidays?

Practical travel guidance, not opening-hour listings

Germany Travel Checker should not maintain exact opening hours for individual shops, supermarkets, cafés, bakeries, tobacco shops, pharmacies or vending machines. Those details change too often.

Instead, the product should explain stable travel patterns: regular supermarkets and many shops are usually closed on Sundays and public holidays, while major train stations, airports, gas stations, kiosks, cafés, bakeries, restaurants, hotels and vending machines may be useful fallback options.

Public holidays Some holidays are nationwide, while others only apply in certain federal states.

Sunday closures Regular shops and supermarkets are usually closed on Sundays.

Travel crowds School holiday periods may affect trains, hotels, attractions and prices.

Built on Schulferienklar data

Schulferienklar is the German-language calendar for school holidays, public holidays and free periods. Germany Travel Checker is the independent English-language companion for practical trip planning.

What Germany Travel Checker helps with

City to German federal state mapping
Date checks for Sundays, public holidays and school holiday periods
Simple trip risk levels for travel dates
City survival guides for Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt and more

Read the current travel guide View data sources

Planning note: Exact opening hours can change. Check the official business website or a current map listing before relying on a specific shop, café, pharmacy, station or attraction.