Mechelen · April
Where to go from Mechelen in April
197 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 34 min Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
- Rotterdam 1h 46 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Rotterdam Marathon.
- The Hague 2h 08 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Life I Live Festival.
- Amsterdam 2h 35 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Imagine Film Festival and 1 more on.
- London 2h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and London Marathon.
On in April
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 33 min
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 34 min
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 1h 36
- Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 1h 46
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 2h 03
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 2h 08
- Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 2h 35
- King's Day in Amsterdam 2h 35
- Paris Marathon in Paris 2h 40
- Koningsdag in Gouda 2h 43
- London Marathon in London 2h 59
- King's Day in Arnhem 3h 06
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 4h 28
- York Chocolate Festival in York 5h 05
- Aintree in Liverpool 5h 25
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 5h 40
- Avignon Fair in Avignon 6h 10
- BaselWorld in Basel 6h 10
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 6h 27
- April in Annecy 7h 01
- Beer Days in Solothurn 7h 27
- Sechseläuten (Sächsilüüte) in Zurich 7h 28
- Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 7h 29
- 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 Mechelen, April has 13 h 49 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Lier · Belgium 26 min — 13 h 49
- Leuven · Belgium 33 min — 13 h 48 Zythoos Bierfestival
- Brussels · Belgium 34 min 6–15° 47 mm 13 h 48 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- Antwerp · Belgium 41 min 5–15° 43 mm 13 h 49
- Kraainem · Belgium 51 min · 1 ch 5–14° 54 mm 13 h 48
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 1h 03 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Ghent · Belgium 1h 09 — 13 h 49
- Aalst · Belgium 1h 15 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Breda · Netherlands 1h 21 — 13 h 51
- Hasselt · Belgium 1h 24 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Lille · France 1h 28 · 1 ch 6–15° 45 mm 13 h 47
- Liège · Belgium 1h 36 · 1 ch — 13 h 47 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Bruges · Belgium 1h 40 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Tilburg · Netherlands 1h 42 · 1 ch — 13 h 51
- Kortrijk · Belgium 1h 46 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 1h 46 · 1 ch 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 52 Rotterdam Marathon
- Namur · Belgium 1h 48 · 1 ch — 13 h 47
- Ostend · Belgium 1h 56 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Schiedam · Netherlands 1h 59 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Ath · Belgium 2h · 2 ch — 13 h 47
- Delft · Netherlands 2h 01 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 2h 03 · 1 ch — 13 h 51 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair
- Charleroi · Belgium 2h 04 — 13 h 46
- The Hague · Netherlands 2h 08 · 1 ch 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 53 Life I Live Festival
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 2h 16 · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 2h 19 · 1 ch 4–16° 41 mm 13 h 50
- Spa · Belgium 2h 25 · 2 ch — 13 h 47
- Dinant · Belgium 2h 27 · 2 ch — 13 h 46
- Leiden · Netherlands 2h 27 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 2h 35 · 3 ch 5–14° 40 mm 13 h 54 Imagine Film Festival, King's Day
- Utrecht · Netherlands 2h 37 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Maastricht · Netherlands 2h 39 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Paris · France 2h 40 · 1 ch 8–17° 46 mm 13 h 41 Paris Marathon
- Gouda · Netherlands 2h 43 · 1 ch — 13 h 53 Koningsdag
- Zaandam · Netherlands 2h 44 · 4 ch — 13 h 54
- Nijmegen · Netherlands 2h 45 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Ypres · Belgium 2h 49 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Almere · Netherlands 2h 49 · 2 ch — 13 h 54
- Amersfoort · Netherlands 2h 52 · 3 ch — 13 h 53
- Vlissingen · Netherlands 2h 52 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
Journeys from Mechelen'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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