Mechelen · October
Where to go from Mechelen in October
197 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.
- Eindhoven 2h 19 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Eindhoven Marathon.
- Amsterdam 2h 35 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Amsterdam Dance Event.
- Paris 2h 40 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.
- 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.
On in October
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 1h 09
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 1h 24
- 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
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 2h 40
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 2h 40
- BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 59
- 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
- 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 Mechelen, October has 10 h 46 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Lier · Belgium 26 min — 10 h 46
- Leuven · Belgium 33 min — 10 h 47
- Brussels · Belgium 34 min 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Antwerp · Belgium 41 min 8–15° 73 mm 10 h 46
- Kraainem · Belgium 51 min · 1 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 1h 03 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Ghent · Belgium 1h 09 — 10 h 46 Film Fest Gent
- Aalst · Belgium 1h 15 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Breda · Netherlands 1h 21 — 10 h 45
- Hasselt · Belgium 1h 24 · 1 ch — 10 h 47 Jenever Festival
- Lille · France 1h 28 · 1 ch 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Liège · Belgium 1h 36 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Bruges · Belgium 1h 40 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Tilburg · Netherlands 1h 42 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Kortrijk · Belgium 1h 46 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 1h 46 · 1 ch 7–15° 87 mm 10 h 44
- Namur · Belgium 1h 48 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
- Ostend · Belgium 1h 56 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Schiedam · Netherlands 1h 59 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Ath · Belgium 2h · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Delft · Netherlands 2h 01 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 2h 03 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Charleroi · Belgium 2h 04 — 10 h 48
- The Hague · Netherlands 2h 08 · 1 ch 8–15° 90 mm 10 h 43
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 2h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 2h 19 · 1 ch 7–15° 61 mm 10 h 45 Eindhoven Marathon
- Spa · Belgium 2h 25 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Dinant · Belgium 2h 27 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Leiden · Netherlands 2h 27 · 1 ch — 10 h 43 3 October celebrations, Leiden International Film Festival
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 2h 35 · 3 ch 8–15° 87 mm 10 h 42 Amsterdam Dance Event
- Utrecht · Netherlands 2h 37 · 2 ch — 10 h 43 Netherlands Film Festival
- Maastricht · Netherlands 2h 39 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- 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
- Gouda · Netherlands 2h 43 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Zaandam · Netherlands 2h 44 · 4 ch — 10 h 42
- Nijmegen · Netherlands 2h 45 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Ypres · Belgium 2h 49 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Almere · Netherlands 2h 49 · 2 ch — 10 h 42
- Amersfoort · Netherlands 2h 52 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Vlissingen · Netherlands 2h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
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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