Bruges · October
Where to go from Bruges in October
175 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what October is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for October
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Paris 2h 40 France Highs of 16°, and Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris and 1 more on.
- Bordeaux 5h 16 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 6h 50 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
- Ghent 43 min Belgium Film Fest Gent.
- Hasselt 2h 54 Belgium Jenever Festival.
- Amsterdam 3h 22 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Amsterdam Dance Event.
On in October
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 43 min
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 2h 40
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 2h 40
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 2h 54
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 3h 17
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 3h 17
- Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 3h 22
- Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 3h 48
- Eindhoven Marathon in Eindhoven 3h 49
- Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 4h 08
- Nancy Jazz Pulsations in Nancy 4h 38
- BFI London Film Festival in London 4h 59
- Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival in Bordeaux 5h 16
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 6h 04
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 6h 07
- Basel Herbstmesse in Basel 6h 10
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 6h 11
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 6h 11
- Fest Noz in Rennes 6h 27
- Speedway in Ipswich 6h 38
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 6h 49
- La Fiesta Des Suds in Marseille 6h 50
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 6h 52
- Annecy Italian Film Festival in Annecy 7h 01
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Bruges, October has 10 h 46 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Ostend · Belgium 26 min — 10 h 46
- Ghent · Belgium 43 min — 10 h 46 Film Fest Gent
- Kortrijk · Belgium 1h 10 — 10 h 47
- Brussels · Belgium 1h 15 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 1h 29 — 10 h 46
- Kraainem · Belgium 1h 42 · 1 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Aalst · Belgium 1h 47 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Antwerp · Belgium 1h 47 8–15° 73 mm 10 h 46
- Ypres · Belgium 1h 49 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Mechelen · Belgium 1h 51 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Lille · France 1h 53 · 1 ch 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Leuven · Belgium 1h 56 — 10 h 47
- Charleroi · Belgium 2h 04 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
- Liège · Belgium 2h 11 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Lier · Belgium 2h 22 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Ath · Belgium 2h 30 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Namur · Belgium 2h 32 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 2h 34 · 1 ch 7–15° 87 mm 10 h 44
- Paris · France 2h 40 · 1 ch 10–16° 55 mm 10 h 52 Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris, Salon d'Automne
- Schiedam · Netherlands 2h 43 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Delft · Netherlands 2h 49 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Hasselt · Belgium 2h 54 · 1 ch — 10 h 47 Jenever Festival
- Kerkrade · Netherlands 3h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- The Hague · Netherlands 3h 02 · 2 ch 8–15° 90 mm 10 h 43
- Saint-Cloud · France 3h 03 · 3 ch — 10 h 52
- Dinant · Belgium 3h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Breda · Netherlands 3h 09 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Heerlen · Netherlands 3h 10 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Amiens · France 3h 12 · 2 ch — 10 h 49
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 3h 16 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Leiden · Netherlands 3h 17 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 3 October celebrations, Leiden International Film Festival
- Versailles · France 3h 19 · 3 ch — 10 h 52
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 3h 22 · 1 ch 8–15° 87 mm 10 h 42 Amsterdam Dance Event
- Tilburg · Netherlands 3h 25 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Spa · Belgium 3h 25 · 3 ch — 10 h 48
- Gouda · Netherlands 3h 28 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Valkenburg aan de Geul · Netherlands 3h 32 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Disneyland Paris · France 3h 36 · 3 ch — 10 h 52
- Zaandam · Netherlands 3h 36 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Haarlem · Netherlands 3h 37 · 4 ch — 10 h 42
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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