Sat 7 – Mon 9 Nov 2026

Deepavali long weekend 2026

Deepavali lands on a Sunday, so Monday is off in lieu. That makes a clean three-day weekend.

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With a reminder six weeks ahead to apply for leave.

Free
3days
With 4 leave
9days

Ways to take it

Each extra leave day, and how many days off in a row it gets you.

  • Public holiday
  • Take leave
  • Weekend
  • Workday
  1. No leave3 days offSat 7 – Mon 9 Nov
    1. F6Friday, 6 November: workday
    2. S7Saturday, 7 November: weekend
    3. S8Sunday, 8 November: public holiday
    4. M9Monday, 9 November: public holiday
    5. T10Tuesday, 10 November: workday
  2. 1 leave4 days offFri 6 – Mon 9 Nov
    1. T5Thursday, 5 November: workday
    2. F6Friday, 6 November: take leave
    3. S7Saturday, 7 November: weekend
    4. S8Sunday, 8 November: public holiday
    5. M9Monday, 9 November: public holiday
    6. T10Tuesday, 10 November: workday
  3. 2 leave5 days offThu 5 – Mon 9 Nov
    1. W4Wednesday, 4 November: workday
    2. T5Thursday, 5 November: take leave
    3. F6Friday, 6 November: take leave
    4. S7Saturday, 7 November: weekend
    5. S8Sunday, 8 November: public holiday
    6. M9Monday, 9 November: public holiday
    7. T10Tuesday, 10 November: workday
  4. 3 leave6 days offWed 4 – Mon 9 Nov
    1. T3Tuesday, 3 November: workday
    2. W4Wednesday, 4 November: take leave
    3. T5Thursday, 5 November: take leave
    4. F6Friday, 6 November: take leave
    5. S7Saturday, 7 November: weekend
    6. S8Sunday, 8 November: public holiday
    7. M9Monday, 9 November: public holiday
    8. T10Tuesday, 10 November: workday
  5. 4 leave9 days offSat 7 – Sun 15 NovBest trade
    1. F6Friday, 6 November: workday
    2. S7Saturday, 7 November: weekend
    3. S8Sunday, 8 November: public holiday
    4. M9Monday, 9 November: public holiday
    5. T10Tuesday, 10 November: take leave
    6. W11Wednesday, 11 November: take leave
    7. T12Thursday, 12 November: take leave
    8. F13Friday, 13 November: take leave
    9. S14Saturday, 14 November: weekend
    10. S15Sunday, 15 November: weekend
    11. M16Monday, 16 November: workday
  6. 5 leave10 days offSat 31 Oct – Mon 9 Nov
    1. F30Friday, 30 October: workday
    2. S31Saturday, 31 October: weekend
    3. S1Sunday, 1 November: weekend
    4. M2Monday, 2 November: take leave
    5. T3Tuesday, 3 November: take leave
    6. W4Wednesday, 4 November: take leave
    7. T5Thursday, 5 November: take leave
    8. F6Friday, 6 November: take leave
    9. S7Saturday, 7 November: weekend
    10. S8Sunday, 8 November: public holiday
    11. M9Monday, 9 November: public holiday
    12. T10Tuesday, 10 November: workday

Where to go over Deepavali

Ranked for the weather in that month, how much leave the trip needs, and whether the destination is on holiday too.

Top pick

Phuket

Thailand’s big island: beaches, boat trips and sunset bars.

Flight 1h 50m from Changi · no leave needed

  • Good weather that month
  • No leave needed
  1. F6Friday, 6 November: workday
  2. S7Saturday, 7 November: weekend
  3. S8Sunday, 8 November: public holiday
  4. M9Monday, 9 November: public holiday
  5. T10Tuesday, 10 November: workday
Phuket trip plan

More trip plans for Deepavali

All destinations, ranked

Bangkok

Thailand

Flight
2h 25m
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
3 days
  • Good weather that month
  • No leave needed

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam

Flight
2h
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
3 days
  • No leave needed

Bali

Indonesia

Flight
2h 35m
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
3 days
  • No leave needed

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Flight
3h 50m
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
4 days
  • Good weather that month
  • Best with 1 day of leave

Taipei

Taiwan

Flight
4h 35m
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
4 days
  • Good weather that month
  • Best with 1 day of leave

Langkawi

Malaysia

Flight
1h 20m
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
3 days
  • No leave needed
  • Also a holiday in Malaysia, so book early

Penang

Malaysia

Flight
1h 25m
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
3 days
  • No leave needed
  • Also a holiday in Malaysia, so book early

Batam

Indonesia

Ferry
1h
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
2 days
  • Rainy season
  • No leave needed

Bintan

Indonesia

Ferry
1h
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
2 days
  • Rainy season
  • No leave needed

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Flight
1h
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
2 days
  • Rainy season
  • No leave needed
  • Also a holiday in Malaysia, so book early

Melaka

Malaysia

Coach
4h
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
2 days
  • Rainy season
  • No leave needed
  • Also a holiday in Malaysia, so book early

Da Nang & Hoi An

Vietnam

Flight
2h 45m
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
4 days
  • Rainy season
  • Best with 1 day of leave

Johor Bahru

Malaysia

RTS Link
5 min
Budget
$$$
Min. trip
1 day
  • Rainy season
  • No leave needed
  • Also a holiday in Malaysia, so book early