Ostend · April
Where to go from Ostend in April
158 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.
- Brussels 1h 29 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
- Paris 3h 37 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Leuven 2h Belgium Zythoos Bierfestival.
- Rotterdam 3h 04 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Rotterdam Marathon.
- The Hague 3h 32 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Life I Live Festival.
- Amsterdam 3h 52 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Imagine Film Festival and 1 more on.
On in April
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 1h 29
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 2h
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 3h 04
- Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 3h 04
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 3h 32
- Paris Marathon in Paris 3h 37
- Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 3h 52
- King's Day in Amsterdam 3h 52
- Koningsdag in Gouda 3h 58
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 4h 03
- London Marathon in London 4h 59
- King's Day in Arnhem 5h 06
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 6h 27
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 6h 28
- York Chocolate Festival in York 7h 05
- BaselWorld in Basel 7h 28
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 7h 41
- Aintree in Liverpool 7h 49
- Avignon Fair in Avignon 7h 50
Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Ostend, April has 13 h 49 of daylight.
- Bruges · Belgium 27 min — 13 h 49
- Ghent · Belgium 54 min — 13 h 49
- Brussels · Belgium 1h 29 · 1 ch 6–15° 47 mm 13 h 48 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 1h 29 — 13 h 49
- Kortrijk · Belgium 1h 46 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Aalst · Belgium 1h 47 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Antwerp · Belgium 1h 47 5–15° 43 mm 13 h 49
- Mechelen · Belgium 1h 51 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Kraainem · Belgium 1h 54 · 2 ch 5–14° 54 mm 13 h 48
- Leuven · Belgium 2h · 1 ch — 13 h 48 Zythoos Bierfestival
- Lier · Belgium 2h 22 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Namur · Belgium 2h 48 · 2 ch — 13 h 47
- Ypres · Belgium 2h 49 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Lille · France 2h 49 · 1 ch 6–15° 45 mm 13 h 47
- Charleroi · Belgium 2h 52 · 3 ch — 13 h 46
- Hasselt · Belgium 2h 54 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Ath · Belgium 3h · 3 ch — 13 h 47
- Liège · Belgium 3h 04 — 13 h 47 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 3h 04 · 1 ch 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 52 Rotterdam Marathon
- Schiedam · Netherlands 3h 13 · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Delft · Netherlands 3h 19 · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Breda · Netherlands 3h 21 · 1 ch — 13 h 51
- Dinant · Belgium 3h 27 · 3 ch — 13 h 46
- The Hague · Netherlands 3h 32 · 2 ch 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 53 Life I Live Festival
- Paris · France 3h 37 · 1 ch 8–17° 46 mm 13 h 41 Paris Marathon
- Maastricht · Netherlands 3h 39 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Tilburg · Netherlands 3h 42 · 2 ch — 13 h 51
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 3h 46 · 3 ch — 13 h 52
- Leiden · Netherlands 3h 47 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 3h 52 · 1 ch 5–14° 40 mm 13 h 54 Imagine Film Festival, King's Day
- Gouda · Netherlands 3h 58 · 3 ch — 13 h 53 Koningsdag
- Saint-Cloud · France 4h 03 · 3 ch — 13 h 41
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 4h 03 · 2 ch — 13 h 51 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair
- Valkenburg aan de Geul · Netherlands 4h 05 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Zaandam · Netherlands 4h 06 · 2 ch — 13 h 54
- Haarlem · Netherlands 4h 07 · 3 ch — 13 h 54
- Weesp · Netherlands 4h 07 · 2 ch — 13 h 54
- Hilversum · Netherlands 4h 08 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Utrecht · Netherlands 4h 10 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Disneyland Paris · France 4h 11 · 1 ch — 13 h 41
Journeys from Ostend'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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