Brussels · October
Where to go from Brussels in October
208 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. 4 of them are at least 4° warmer than Brussels.
Good for October
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Paris 1h 37 France Highs of 16°, and Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris and 1 more on.
- London 2h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Eindhoven 2h 19 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Eindhoven Marathon.
- Amsterdam 2h 35 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Amsterdam Dance Event.
- Bordeaux 4h 16 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 5h 16 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
On in October
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 41 min
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 1h 29
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 1h 37
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 1h 37
- Eindhoven Marathon in Eindhoven 2h 19
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 2h 27
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 2h 27
- Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 2h 35
- Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 2h 37
- BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 59
- Fest Noz in Rennes 3h 27
- Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 3h 28
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 4h 04
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 4h 07
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 4h 11
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 4h 11
- Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival in Bordeaux 4h 16
- Nancy Jazz Pulsations in Nancy 4h 38
- Speedway in Ipswich 4h 41
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 4h 49
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 4h 52
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 5h 07
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 5h 07
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 5h 07
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Brussels, October has 10 h 47 of daylight and averages 8–15°.
- Kraainem · Belgium 18 min 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Mechelen · Belgium 22 min — 10 h 46
- Leuven · Belgium 28 min — 10 h 47
- Lille · France 40 min 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Ghent · Belgium 41 min — 10 h 46 Film Fest Gent
- Antwerp · Belgium 41 min 8–15° 73 mm 10 h 46
- Lier · Belgium 51 min · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Aalst · Belgium 52 min — 10 h 46
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 1h 03 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Charleroi · Belgium 1h 04 — 10 h 48
- Liège · Belgium 1h 04 — 10 h 47
- Bruges · Belgium 1h 06 — 10 h 46
- Namur · Belgium 1h 21 — 10 h 48
- Breda · Netherlands 1h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Ostend · Belgium 1h 22 — 10 h 46
- Hasselt · Belgium 1h 29 · 1 ch — 10 h 47 Jenever Festival
- Ath · Belgium 1h 30 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Paris · France 1h 37 10–16° 55 mm 10 h 52 Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris, Salon d'Automne
- Maastricht · Netherlands 1h 39 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Tilburg · Netherlands 1h 42 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Kortrijk · Belgium 1h 46 — 10 h 47
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 1h 46 · 2 ch 7–15° 87 mm 10 h 44
- Schiedam · Netherlands 1h 59 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Delft · Netherlands 2h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Saint-Cloud · France 2h 03 · 2 ch — 10 h 52
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 2h 03 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Valkenburg aan de Geul · Netherlands 2h 05 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Dinant · Belgium 2h 08 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
- The Hague · Netherlands 2h 08 · 2 ch 8–15° 90 mm 10 h 43
- Disneyland Paris · France 2h 10 — 10 h 52
- Amiens · France 2h 12 · 1 ch — 10 h 49
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 2h 16 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Heerlen · Netherlands 2h 17 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 2h 19 · 2 ch 7–15° 61 mm 10 h 45 Eindhoven Marathon
- Spa · Belgium 2h 25 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
- Versailles · France 2h 26 · 2 ch — 10 h 52
- Leiden · Netherlands 2h 27 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 3 October celebrations, Leiden International Film Festival
- Kerkrade · Netherlands 2h 31 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 2h 35 · 4 ch 8–15° 87 mm 10 h 42 Amsterdam Dance Event
- Utrecht · Netherlands 2h 37 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 Netherlands Film Festival
Journeys from Brussels'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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