Calais · November
Where to go from Calais in November
160 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what November is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for November
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Lille 1h 39 France Highs of 10°, and Christmas Market.
- London 4h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 12°, and London Iranian Film Festival and 1 more on.
- Marseille 6h 59 France Highs of 16°, and La Foire aux Santons.
- Brussels 3h 03 Belgium Highs of 10°, and Brussels International Film Festival.
- Paris 3h 18 France Highs of 11°, and Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris.
- Ghent 3h 29 Belgium Six Days of Ghent.
On in November
- Christmas Market in Lille 1h 39
- Brussels International Film Festival in Brussels 3h 03
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 3h 18
- Six Days of Ghent in Ghent 3h 29
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 3h 43
- London Iranian Film Festival in London 4h 59
- River Thames frost fairs in London 4h 59
- Crossing Border Festival in The Hague 5h 02
- International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam in Amsterdam 5h 22
- Le Guess Who? in Utrecht 5h 48
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 5h 52
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 6h 07
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 6h 11
- Fest Noz in Rennes 6h 27
- Yaouank in Rennes 6h 27
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 6h 30
- Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 6h 32
- La Foire aux Santons in Marseille 6h 59
- York Christmas Festival in York 7h 05
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 7h 06
- Fireworks in Warminster 7h 12
- Marathon de La Rochelle in La Rochelle 7h 21
- Leeds International Film Festival in Leeds 7h 23
- Basler Weihnachtsmarkt in Basel 7h 28
Most happen every year in November; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Calais, November has 8 h 58 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Lille · France 1h 39 · 1 ch 5–10° 75 mm 9 h Christmas Market
- Kortrijk · Belgium 2h 47 · 1 ch — 8 h 59
- Brussels · Belgium 3h 03 · 1 ch 5–10° 76 mm 8 h 59 Brussels International Film Festival
- Amiens · France 3h 08 — 9 h 05
- Ath · Belgium 3h 10 · 2 ch — 9 h
- Paris · France 3h 18 · 1 ch 6–11° 54 mm 9 h 12 Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris
- Kraainem · Belgium 3h 29 · 3 ch 4–10° 79 mm 8 h 59
- Ghent · Belgium 3h 29 · 2 ch — 8 h 57 Six Days of Ghent
- Aalst · Belgium 3h 36 · 3 ch — 8 h 58
- Leuven · Belgium 3h 43 · 2 ch — 8 h 59 International Short Film Festival Leuven
- Saint-Cloud · France 3h 44 · 3 ch — 9 h 12
- Bruges · Belgium 3h 49 · 2 ch — 8 h 56
- Ypres · Belgium 3h 49 · 2 ch — 8 h 59
- Mechelen · Belgium 3h 52 · 2 ch — 8 h 58
- Charleroi · Belgium 3h 52 · 2 ch — 9 h 02
- Versailles · France 3h 56 · 3 ch — 9 h 12
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 4h 03 · 2 ch — 8 h 57
- Ostend · Belgium 4h 08 · 2 ch — 8 h 56
- Antwerp · Belgium 4h 11 · 2 ch 4–10° 81 mm 8 h 56
- Liège · Belgium 4h 11 · 2 ch — 9 h
- Disneyland Paris · France 4h 11 · 1 ch — 9 h 12
- Namur · Belgium 4h 21 · 4 ch — 9 h 01
- Lier · Belgium 4h 25 · 2 ch — 8 h 57
- Fontainebleau · France 4h 28 · 3 ch — 9 h 15
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 4h 34 · 2 ch 4–10° 88 mm 8 h 51
- Hasselt · Belgium 4h 37 · 2 ch — 8 h 58
- Schiedam · Netherlands 4h 43 · 3 ch — 8 h 51
- Delft · Netherlands 4h 49 · 3 ch — 8 h 50
- Rouen · France 4h 56 · 3 ch — 9 h 08
- London · United Kingdom 4h 59 · 1 ch 5–12° 67 mm 8 h 54 London Iranian Film Festival, River Thames frost fairs
- Kerkrade · Netherlands 5h 01 · 3 ch — 8 h 59
- The Hague · Netherlands 5h 02 · 3 ch 5–10° 90 mm 8 h 50 Crossing Border Festival
- Dinant · Belgium 5h 08 · 3 ch — 9 h 03
- Breda · Netherlands 5h 09 · 3 ch — 8 h 54
- Heerlen · Netherlands 5h 10 · 3 ch — 8 h 59
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 5h 16 · 4 ch — 8 h 52
- Leiden · Netherlands 5h 17 · 3 ch — 8 h 49
- Reims · France 5h 19 · 3 ch — 9 h 09
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 5h 22 · 2 ch 4–10° 85 mm 8 h 48 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
- Tilburg · Netherlands 5h 25 · 3 ch — 8 h 54
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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