Caen · December
Where to go from Caen in December
159 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what December is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for December
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Lille 4h 17 France Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- Strasbourg 4h 40 France Christmas Markets.
- Leuven 5h Belgium International Short Film Festival Leuven.
- Schiedam 5h 43 Netherlands Winterlicht.
- Basel 6h 10 Switzerland Highs of 6°, and Art | Basel and 1 more on.
- Amsterdam 6h 22 Netherlands Highs of 7°, and Museumplein.
On in December
- Christmas Market in Lille 4h 17
- Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 4h 40
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 5h
- Winterlicht in Schiedam 5h 43
- Art | Basel in Basel 6h 10
- Basler Weihnachtsmarkt in Basel 6h 10
- Museumplein in Amsterdam 6h 22
- Skate parade in Utrecht 6h 40
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 6h 45
- Soledurner Wiehnachtsmäret in Solothurn 7h 27
- York Christmas Festival in York 7h 28
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 7h 29
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 7h 37
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 7h 37
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 7h 37
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 7h 39
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 7h 51
- St Nicholas Day in Fribourg 7h 58
Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Caen, December has 8 h 14 of daylight.
- Bayeux · France 34 min — 8 h 13
- Cherbourg-en-Cotentin · France 1h 39 — 8 h 10
- Rouen · France 1h 52 — 8 h 12
- Paris · France 2h 33 4–8° 62 mm 8 h 17
- Le Havre · France 2h 50 · 1 ch — 8 h 11
- Dieppe · France 2h 59 · 1 ch — 8 h 07
- Saint-Cloud · France 2h 59 · 1 ch — 8 h 17
- Versailles · France 3h 11 · 1 ch — 8 h 17
- Disneyland Paris · France 3h 24 · 1 ch — 8 h 17
- Fontainebleau · France 3h 28 · 2 ch — 8 h 21
- Amiens · France 3h 48 · 1 ch — 8 h 08
- Reims · France 4h 08 · 4 ch — 8 h 13
- Chartres · France 4h 08 · 2 ch — 8 h 20
- Le Mans · France 4h 12 · 1 ch — 8 h 24
- Brussels · Belgium 4h 17 · 2 ch 2–7° 87 mm 7 h 59
- Lille · France 4h 17 · 2 ch 2–7° 73 mm 8 h 01 Christmas Market
- Rennes · France 4h 27 · 2 ch — 8 h 23
- Nancy · France 4h 38 · 2 ch — 8 h 18
- Strasbourg · France 4h 40 · 2 ch — 8 h 19 Christmas Markets
- Kraainem · Belgium 4h 44 · 4 ch 2–6° 79 mm 7 h 58
- Aalst · Belgium 4h 52 · 3 ch — 7 h 58
- Mechelen · Belgium 4h 52 · 3 ch — 7 h 57
- Nantes · France 4h 56 · 2 ch 4–10° 101 mm 8 h 31
- Antwerp · Belgium 4h 58 · 2 ch 2–7° 91 mm 7 h 55
- Lyon · France 4h 58 · 2 ch 2–8° 54 mm 8 h 42
- Leuven · Belgium 5h · 3 ch — 7 h 58 International Short Film Festival Leuven
- Ghent · Belgium 5h 02 · 3 ch — 7 h 57
- Bordeaux · France 5h 16 · 2 ch 4–11° 106 mm 8 h 49
- Colmar · France 5h 23 · 3 ch — 8 h 23
- Lier · Belgium 5h 25 · 3 ch — 7 h 56
- Metz · France 5h 29 · 3 ch — 8 h 15
- Ath · Belgium 5h 30 · 4 ch — 8 h 01
- Bruges · Belgium 5h 31 · 3 ch — 7 h 55
- Namur · Belgium 5h 32 · 5 ch — 8 h 02
- London · United Kingdom 5h 32 · 2 ch 3–9° 57 mm 7 h 52
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 5h 34 · 2 ch 1–7° 86 mm 7 h 48
- Liège · Belgium 5h 36 · 3 ch — 8 h 01
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 5h 38 · 3 ch — 7 h 55
- Calais · France 5h 40 · 3 ch — 7 h 58
- Schiedam · Netherlands 5h 43 · 3 ch — 7 h 48 Winterlicht
Journeys from Caen'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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