Calais · April
Where to go from Calais in April
160 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.
- Paris 3h 18 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Brussels 3h 03 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
- Rotterdam 4h 34 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Rotterdam Marathon.
- London 4h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and London Marathon.
- The Hague 5h 02 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Life I Live Festival.
- Amsterdam 5h 22 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Imagine Film Festival and 1 more on.
On in April
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 3h 03
- Paris Marathon in Paris 3h 18
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 3h 43
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 4h 11
- Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 4h 34
- London Marathon in London 4h 59
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 5h 02
- Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 5h 22
- King's Day in Amsterdam 5h 22
- Koningsdag in Gouda 5h 28
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 5h 52
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 6h 27
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 6h 28
- King's Day in Arnhem 6h 41
- Avignon Fair in Avignon 6h 50
- York Chocolate Festival in York 7h 05
- BaselWorld in Basel 7h 28
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 7h 41
- Aintree in Liverpool 7h 49
Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Calais, April has 13 h 48 of daylight.
- Lille · France 1h 39 · 1 ch 6–15° 45 mm 13 h 47
- Kortrijk · Belgium 2h 47 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Brussels · Belgium 3h 03 · 1 ch 6–15° 47 mm 13 h 48 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- Amiens · France 3h 08 — 13 h 45
- Ath · Belgium 3h 10 · 2 ch — 13 h 47
- Paris · France 3h 18 · 1 ch 8–17° 46 mm 13 h 41 Paris Marathon
- Kraainem · Belgium 3h 29 · 3 ch 5–14° 54 mm 13 h 48
- Ghent · Belgium 3h 29 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Aalst · Belgium 3h 36 · 3 ch — 13 h 48
- Leuven · Belgium 3h 43 · 2 ch — 13 h 48 Zythoos Bierfestival
- Saint-Cloud · France 3h 44 · 3 ch — 13 h 41
- Bruges · Belgium 3h 49 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Ypres · Belgium 3h 49 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Mechelen · Belgium 3h 52 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Charleroi · Belgium 3h 52 · 2 ch — 13 h 46
- Versailles · France 3h 56 · 3 ch — 13 h 41
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 4h 03 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Ostend · Belgium 4h 08 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Antwerp · Belgium 4h 11 · 2 ch 5–15° 43 mm 13 h 49
- Liège · Belgium 4h 11 · 2 ch — 13 h 47 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Disneyland Paris · France 4h 11 · 1 ch — 13 h 41
- Namur · Belgium 4h 21 · 4 ch — 13 h 47
- Lier · Belgium 4h 25 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Fontainebleau · France 4h 28 · 3 ch — 13 h 39
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 4h 34 · 2 ch 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 52 Rotterdam Marathon
- Hasselt · Belgium 4h 37 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Schiedam · Netherlands 4h 43 · 3 ch — 13 h 52
- Delft · Netherlands 4h 49 · 3 ch — 13 h 52
- Rouen · France 4h 56 · 3 ch — 13 h 43
- London · United Kingdom 4h 59 · 1 ch 6–15° 42 mm 13 h 51 London Marathon
- Kerkrade · Netherlands 5h 01 · 3 ch — 13 h 48
- The Hague · Netherlands 5h 02 · 3 ch 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 53 Life I Live Festival
- Dinant · Belgium 5h 08 · 3 ch — 13 h 46
- Breda · Netherlands 5h 09 · 3 ch — 13 h 51
- Heerlen · Netherlands 5h 10 · 3 ch — 13 h 48
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 5h 16 · 4 ch — 13 h 52
- Leiden · Netherlands 5h 17 · 3 ch — 13 h 53
- Reims · France 5h 19 · 3 ch — 13 h 42
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 5h 22 · 2 ch 5–14° 40 mm 13 h 54 Imagine Film Festival, King's Day
- Tilburg · Netherlands 5h 25 · 3 ch — 13 h 51
Journeys from Calais'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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