Ghent · October
Where to go from Ghent in October
202 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 07 France Highs of 16°, and Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris and 1 more on.
- Amsterdam 2h 52 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Amsterdam Dance Event.
- London 2h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Bordeaux 5h 16 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 6h 01 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
- Perpignan 7h 59 France Highs of 21°, and Jazzèbre.
On in October
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 1h 54
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 2h 07
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 2h 07
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 2h 47
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 2h 47
- Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 2h 52
- BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 59
- Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 3h 10
- Eindhoven Marathon in Eindhoven 3h 19
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 4h 04
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 4h 07
- Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 4h 08
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 4h 11
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 4h 11
- Fest Noz in Rennes 4h 27
- 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
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 5h 07
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival 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 Ghent, October has 10 h 46 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 29 min — 10 h 46
- Brussels · Belgium 37 min 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Bruges · Belgium 40 min — 10 h 46
- Kortrijk · Belgium 46 min — 10 h 47
- Aalst · Belgium 46 min — 10 h 46
- Antwerp · Belgium 47 min 8–15° 73 mm 10 h 46
- Ostend · Belgium 56 min — 10 h 46
- Kraainem · Belgium 1h · 1 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Leuven · Belgium 1h 09 — 10 h 47
- Mechelen · Belgium 1h 11 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Lier · Belgium 1h 22 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Lille · France 1h 28 · 1 ch 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Ypres · Belgium 1h 49 — 10 h 47
- Hasselt · Belgium 1h 54 · 1 ch — 10 h 47 Jenever Festival
- Ath · Belgium 2h · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Liège · Belgium 2h 04 — 10 h 47
- Charleroi · Belgium 2h 04 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 2h 04 · 1 ch 7–15° 87 mm 10 h 44
- Paris · France 2h 07 · 1 ch 10–16° 55 mm 10 h 52 Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris, Salon d'Automne
- Schiedam · Netherlands 2h 13 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Delft · Netherlands 2h 19 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Breda · Netherlands 2h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Namur · Belgium 2h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
- The Hague · Netherlands 2h 32 · 2 ch 8–15° 90 mm 10 h 43
- Saint-Cloud · France 2h 33 · 3 ch — 10 h 52
- Maastricht · Netherlands 2h 39 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Tilburg · Netherlands 2h 42 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 2h 46 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Leiden · Netherlands 2h 47 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 3 October celebrations, Leiden International Film Festival
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 2h 52 · 1 ch 8–15° 87 mm 10 h 42 Amsterdam Dance Event
- Versailles · France 2h 56 · 3 ch — 10 h 52
- Gouda · Netherlands 2h 58 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- London · United Kingdom 2h 59 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Kerkrade · Netherlands 3h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 3h 03 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Valkenburg aan de Geul · Netherlands 3h 05 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Disneyland Paris · France 3h 05 · 3 ch — 10 h 52
- Zaandam · Netherlands 3h 06 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Haarlem · Netherlands 3h 07 · 3 ch — 10 h 42
- Weesp · Netherlands 3h 07 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
Journeys from Ghent'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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