Bruges · April
Where to go from Bruges in April
175 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what April is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for April
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Paris 2h 40 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Brussels 1h 15 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
- Rotterdam 2h 34 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Rotterdam Marathon.
- Leuven 1h 56 Belgium Zythoos Bierfestival.
- Liège 2h 11 Belgium Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
- The Hague 3h 02 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Life I Live Festival.
On in April
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 1h 15
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 1h 56
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 2h 11
- Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 2h 34
- Paris Marathon in Paris 2h 40
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 3h 02
- Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 3h 22
- King's Day in Amsterdam 3h 22
- Koningsdag in Gouda 3h 28
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 3h 52
- King's Day in Arnhem 4h 41
- London Marathon in London 4h 59
- Avignon Fair in Avignon 6h 10
- BaselWorld in Basel 6h 10
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 6h 27
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 6h 28
- April in Annecy 7h 01
- York Chocolate Festival in York 7h 05
- Beer Days in Solothurn 7h 27
- Sechseläuten (Sächsilüüte) in Zurich 7h 28
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 7h 41
- Aintree in Liverpool 7h 49
- Fribourg International Film Festival in Fribourg 7h 58
Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Bruges, April has 13 h 49 of daylight.
- Ostend · Belgium 26 min — 13 h 49
- Ghent · Belgium 43 min — 13 h 49
- Kortrijk · Belgium 1h 10 — 13 h 48
- Brussels · Belgium 1h 15 6–15° 47 mm 13 h 48 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 1h 29 — 13 h 49
- Kraainem · Belgium 1h 42 · 1 ch 5–14° 54 mm 13 h 48
- Aalst · Belgium 1h 47 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Antwerp · Belgium 1h 47 5–15° 43 mm 13 h 49
- Ypres · Belgium 1h 49 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Mechelen · Belgium 1h 51 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Lille · France 1h 53 · 1 ch 6–15° 45 mm 13 h 47
- Leuven · Belgium 1h 56 — 13 h 48 Zythoos Bierfestival
- Charleroi · Belgium 2h 04 · 1 ch — 13 h 46
- Liège · Belgium 2h 11 · 1 ch — 13 h 47 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Lier · Belgium 2h 22 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Ath · Belgium 2h 30 · 2 ch — 13 h 47
- Namur · Belgium 2h 32 · 2 ch — 13 h 47
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 2h 34 · 1 ch 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 52 Rotterdam Marathon
- Paris · France 2h 40 · 1 ch 8–17° 46 mm 13 h 41 Paris Marathon
- Schiedam · Netherlands 2h 43 · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Delft · Netherlands 2h 49 · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Hasselt · Belgium 2h 54 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Kerkrade · Netherlands 3h 01 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- The Hague · Netherlands 3h 02 · 2 ch 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 53 Life I Live Festival
- Saint-Cloud · France 3h 03 · 3 ch — 13 h 41
- Dinant · Belgium 3h 08 · 2 ch — 13 h 46
- Breda · Netherlands 3h 09 · 2 ch — 13 h 51
- Heerlen · Netherlands 3h 10 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Amiens · France 3h 12 · 2 ch — 13 h 45
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 3h 16 · 3 ch — 13 h 52
- Leiden · Netherlands 3h 17 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Versailles · France 3h 19 · 3 ch — 13 h 41
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 3h 22 · 1 ch 5–14° 40 mm 13 h 54 Imagine Film Festival, King's Day
- Tilburg · Netherlands 3h 25 · 2 ch — 13 h 51
- Spa · Belgium 3h 25 · 3 ch — 13 h 47
- Gouda · Netherlands 3h 28 · 3 ch — 13 h 53 Koningsdag
- Valkenburg aan de Geul · Netherlands 3h 32 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Disneyland Paris · France 3h 36 · 3 ch — 13 h 41
- Zaandam · Netherlands 3h 36 · 3 ch — 13 h 54
- Haarlem · Netherlands 3h 37 · 4 ch — 13 h 54
Journeys from Bruges's stations on a Tuesday from 08:00, waiting for the train included, from published timetables as of 19 October 2026. Temperatures and rain are long-term averages from each city's Wikivoyage article (CC BY-SA); daylight is worked out for the middle of the month.
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