Avignon · October
Where to go from Avignon in October
148 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.
- Marseille 1h 26 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
- Perpignan 3h 10 France Highs of 21°, and Jazzèbre.
- Barcelona 4h 38 Spain Highs of 22°, and Barcelona Jazz Festival and 1 more on.
- Zaragoza 6h 24 Spain Highs of 22°, and Fiestas del Pilar.
- Madrid 7h 54 Spain Highs of 20°, and Ibero-American Festival of Short films ABC (FIBABC).
- Bordeaux 6h 16 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
On in October
- La Fiesta Des Suds in Marseille 1h 26
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 3h 06
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 3h 06
- Jazzèbre in Perpignan 3h 10
- Annecy Italian Film Festival in Annecy 4h 01
- October in Annecy 4h 01
- Barcelona Jazz Festival in Barcelona 4h 38
- Escalada a Montjuïc in Barcelona 4h 38
- Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival in Lausanne 4h 39
- Basel Herbstmesse in Basel 5h 25
- Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 5h 29
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 5h 40
- Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival in Bordeaux 6h 16
- Fiestas del Pilar in Zaragoza 6h 24
- Fest Noz in Rennes 6h 27
- Zurich Film Festival in Zurich 6h 28
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 6h 29
- BFI London Film Festival in London 6h 32
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 6h 57
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 6h 57
- Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 7h 05
- Eindhoven Marathon in Eindhoven 7h 19
- Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 7h 20
- La Rochelle Jazz Festival in La Rochelle 7h 21
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Avignon, October has 11 h 04 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Orange · France 27 min — 11 h 03
- Arles · France 1h 10 — 11 h 04
- Lyon · France 1h 22 10–18° 100 mm 11 h
- Marseille · France 1h 26 13–21° 73 mm 11 h 05 La Fiesta Des Suds
- Montpellier · France 1h 31 — 11 h 04
- Grenoble · France 2h 02 · 1 ch — 11 h 01
- Saint-Étienne · France 2h 12 · 1 ch — 11 h
- Aix-en-Provence · France 2h 23 · 1 ch — 11 h 04
- Béziers · France 2h 40 — 11 h 05
- Toulon · France 2h 44 · 1 ch — 11 h 05
- Paris · France 3h 06 · 1 ch 10–16° 55 mm 10 h 52 Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris, Salon d'Automne
- Perpignan · France 3h 10 13–21° 82 mm 11 h 06 Jazzèbre
- Chambéry · France 3h 18 · 1 ch — 11 h
- Saint-Cloud · France 3h 33 · 3 ch — 10 h 52
- Figueres · Spain 3h 36 — 11 h 07
- Geneva · Switzerland 3h 42 · 1 ch 7–16° 96 mm 10 h 59
- Disneyland Paris · France 3h 44 · 2 ch — 10 h 52
- Girona · Spain 3h 53 11–22° 86 mm 11 h 08
- Versailles · France 3h 56 · 2 ch — 10 h 52
- Fontainebleau · France 3h 58 · 2 ch — 10 h 53
- Annecy · France 4h 01 · 1 ch — 10 h 59 Annecy Italian Film Festival, October
- Cannes · France 4h 04 · 1 ch — 11 h 04
- Dijon · France 4h 09 · 1 ch — 10 h 56
- Antibes · France 4h 16 · 1 ch — 11 h 04
- Clermont-Ferrand · France 4h 22 · 2 ch — 10 h 59
- Barcelona · Spain 4h 38 16–22° 96 mm 11 h 09 Barcelona Jazz Festival, Escalada a Montjuïc
- Lausanne · Switzerland 4h 39 · 2 ch — 10 h 58 Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival
- Nice · France 4h 40 · 1 ch 14–21° 128 mm 11 h 04
- Brussels · Belgium 4h 49 · 4 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Toulouse · France 4h 55 · 1 ch 11–20° 52 mm 11 h 04
- Rouen · France 4h 56 · 2 ch — 10 h 51
- Vevey · Switzerland 5h 04 · 2 ch — 10 h 58
- Montreux · Switzerland 5h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 58
- Kraainem · Belgium 5h 14 · 6 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Reims · France 5h 19 · 2 ch — 10 h 51
- Aalst · Belgium 5h 21 · 5 ch — 10 h 46
- Blanes · Spain 5h 23 · 2 ch 11–21° 95 mm 11 h 08
- Basel · Switzerland 5h 25 · 1 ch 8–16° 74 mm 10 h 55 Basel Herbstmesse
- Antwerp · Belgium 5h 25 · 5 ch 8–15° 73 mm 10 h 46
- Leuven · Belgium 5h 28 · 5 ch — 10 h 47
Journeys from Avignon'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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