Saudi Arabia · 2026
Bridge days 2026 in Saudi Arabia
Bridge days are workdays squeezed between public holidays and weekends. Take those few days as PTO and short gaps become long consecutive breaks. Based on the 10 public holidays in Saudi Arabia in 2026, here are the 4 best opportunities.
11
PTO days
32
days off
Taking every bridge day below turns 11 PTO days into 32 consecutive days off across the year.
Feb 20 – Feb 28, 2026
4 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Founding Day (Sun, Feb 22).
Take PTO on: Mon, Feb 23Tue, Feb 24Wed, Feb 25Thu, Feb 26
Mar 13 – Mar 22, 2026
4 PTO days → 10 days off
Built around Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Thu, Mar 19), Eid al-Fitr (Fri, Mar 20), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Sat, Mar 21) and Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Sun, Mar 22).
Take PTO on: Sun, Mar 15Mon, Mar 16Tue, Mar 17Wed, Mar 18
May 22 – May 30, 2026
2 PTO days → 9 days off
Built around Arafat Day (Tue, May 26), Eid al-Adha (Wed, May 27), Eid al-Adha Holiday (Thu, May 28) and Eid al-Adha Holiday (Fri, May 29).
Take PTO on: Sun, May 24Mon, May 25
Sep 23 – Sep 26, 2026
1 PTO day → 4 days off
Built around Saudi National Day (Wed, Sep 23).
Take PTO on: Thu, Sep 24
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