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Strasbourg in November
Good month: November is at the start of the recommended season (May – September; late November – December for the Christmas market). Plan around: Christmas Markets: Book Rooms Early. Christmas markets of Alsace can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of December, next month.
2 days in Strasbourg in November · from ₹32,496 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book November
Closures, crowds and rules at Strasbourg this month.
Worth knowing
Christmas Markets: Book Rooms Early
From late November to late December Strasbourg's Christmas market draws millions: rooms cost far more and sell out by summer, TGVs from Paris fill up at weekends, and there are bag checks at the entry points to the old town. Come on a weekday if you can.
What’s on in November
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Christmas markets of Alsace2026: Strasbourg from 27 Nov (closing date not yet published); Colmar 23 Nov – 29 Dec
Strasbourg's Christkindelsmärik (since 1570) and Colmar's six markets fill the old towns with wooden stalls, mulled wine and bredele biscuits. Weekend crowds are heavy and bag checks are in place at the entry points; rooms cost much more and sell out, so book by summer or stay a short train ride away.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹32,496 for two
- Room a night₹9,050
- Food a day, each₹3,744
- Main sight entry, each₹850
Mid-range
₹63,183 for two
- Room a night₹15,980
- Food a day, each₹8,640
- Main sight entry, each₹850
Luxury
₹1,35,738 for two
- Room a night₹34,080
- Food a day, each₹20,160
- Main sight entry, each₹850
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for France yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Paris (CDG), 397 km away
Then: Train · 2h (TGV inOui / Ouigo from Gare de l'Est)
Flights from India: from 9 cities, one way from ₹32,000
Fly into Nice (NCE), 542 km away
Flights from India: from 3 cities, one way from ₹36,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
Visa needed before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹9,590
- Apply for a Schengen short-stay (type C) visa on france-visas.gouv.fr, up to six months and at least 15 days before you fly; 4-8 weeks ahead is safest in summer and December.
- Book an appointment at a VFS Global France centre in India and go in person to give fingerprints and a photo (not needed again for 59 months). Pay the €90 visa fee (€45 for children aged 6-11, free under 6) plus VFS's service charge.
- Allow about 15 days for a decision, up to 45 in peak season. Track it online; VFS returns the passport.
- If you have used two Schengen visas lawfully in the last three years, ask for a multiple-entry visa: under the EU's cascade for Indian nationals you can get two years, then five.
- Did you study in France for at least a semester, with a master's degree or higher? Ask for France's five-year alumni short-stay visa.
- At the first Schengen border, register your fingerprints and photo in the Entry/Exit System (EES). Stay no more than 90 days in any 180 across all Schengen countries.
Carry: Passport valid at least three months beyond the day you leave the Schengen area, issued within the last ten years, with two blank pages; France-Visas application form (printed) and two recent passport photos; Return flight booking and hotel bookings (or an invitation) for the whole stay; Travel medical insurance covering at least €30,000, valid in all Schengen countries; Bank statements for the last three to six months, and recent income-tax returns; Employer's leave letter or proof of business; for students, a letter from the school; A short covering letter with your day-by-day itinerary; For children: birth certificate and both parents' consent if not travelling with both.
One Schengen visa covers France and 28 other countries, but a multi-country trip should apply through the country where you spend the most nights. Book the VFS appointment early: slots for June-August and December go weeks ahead. The ETIAS travel authorisation does not apply to visa holders.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in France in November
Also in season this month.
- Colmar · great month
Nearby in Champagne & Alsace:
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