Spa · October
Where to go from Spa in October
153 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.
- Bordeaux 6h 48 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 7h 58 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
- Eindhoven 4h 05 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Eindhoven Marathon.
- Paris 4h 17 France Highs of 16°, and Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris and 1 more on.
- Amsterdam 4h 52 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Amsterdam Dance Event.
- London 4h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
On in October
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 3h 04
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 3h 11
- Eindhoven Marathon in Eindhoven 4h 05
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 4h 17
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 4h 17
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 4h 47
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 4h 47
- Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 4h 52
- BFI London Film Festival in London 4h 59
- Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 4h 59
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 6h 04
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 6h 07
- Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 6h 09
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 6h 11
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 6h 11
- Fest Noz in Rennes 6h 27
- Speedway in Ipswich 6h 38
- Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival in Bordeaux 6h 48
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 6h 49
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 6h 52
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 7h 06
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 7h 06
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 7h 06
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 7h 06
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Spa, October has 10 h 48 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Liège · Belgium 1h 30 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Leuven · Belgium 2h 08 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 26 · 1 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 39 · 2 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Maastricht · Netherlands 2h 39 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Namur · Belgium 2h 46 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Kerkrade · Netherlands 3h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Hasselt · Belgium 3h 04 · 3 ch — 10 h 47 Jenever Festival
- Valkenburg aan de Geul · Netherlands 3h 05 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Aalst · Belgium 3h 10 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Heerlen · Netherlands 3h 10 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Antwerp · Belgium 3h 11 · 2 ch 8–15° 73 mm 10 h 46
- Ghent · Belgium 3h 11 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Film Fest Gent
- Lier · Belgium 3h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Charleroi · Belgium 3h 26 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Dinant · Belgium 3h 27 · 3 ch — 10 h 48
- Lille · France 3h 32 · 2 ch 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 3h 37 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Bruges · Belgium 3h 40 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Kortrijk · Belgium 3h 46 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Ostend · Belgium 3h 56 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Venlo · Netherlands 3h 59 · 4 ch — 10 h 45
- Ath · Belgium 4h · 3 ch — 10 h 47
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 4h 04 · 2 ch 7–15° 87 mm 10 h 44
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 4h 05 · 3 ch 7–15° 61 mm 10 h 45 Eindhoven Marathon
- Geldrop · Netherlands 4h 09 · 4 ch — 10 h 45
- Schiedam · Netherlands 4h 13 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Paris · France 4h 17 · 2 ch 10–16° 55 mm 10 h 52 Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris, Salon d'Automne
- Delft · Netherlands 4h 19 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Breda · Netherlands 4h 21 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 4h 28 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- The Hague · Netherlands 4h 32 · 3 ch 8–15° 90 mm 10 h 43
- Tilburg · Netherlands 4h 37 · 4 ch — 10 h 45
- Saint-Cloud · France 4h 44 · 4 ch — 10 h 52
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 4h 46 · 4 ch — 10 h 44
- Leiden · Netherlands 4h 47 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 3 October celebrations, Leiden International Film Festival
- Ypres · Belgium 4h 49 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 4h 52 · 2 ch 8–15° 87 mm 10 h 42 Amsterdam Dance Event
- Versailles · France 4h 56 · 4 ch — 10 h 52
Journeys from Spa'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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