Calais · October
Where to go from Calais in October
160 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 16 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 6h 59 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
- Paris 3h 18 France Highs of 16°, and Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris and 1 more on.
- London 4h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Amsterdam 5h 22 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Amsterdam Dance Event.
- Eindhoven 5h 49 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Eindhoven Marathon.
On in October
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 3h 18
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 3h 18
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 3h 29
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 4h 37
- BFI London Film Festival in London 4h 59
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 5h 17
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 5h 17
- Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 5h 22
- Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 5h 29
- Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 5h 48
- Eindhoven Marathon in Eindhoven 5h 49
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 6h 04
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 6h 07
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 6h 11
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 6h 11
- Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival in Bordeaux 6h 16
- Fest Noz in Rennes 6h 27
- Speedway in Ipswich 6h 38
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 6h 49
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 6h 52
- La Fiesta Des Suds in Marseille 6h 59
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 7h 06
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 7h 06
- Off The Shelf 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 Calais, October has 10 h 46 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Lille · France 1h 39 · 1 ch 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Kortrijk · Belgium 2h 47 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Brussels · Belgium 3h 03 · 1 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Amiens · France 3h 08 — 10 h 49
- Ath · Belgium 3h 10 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Paris · France 3h 18 · 1 ch 10–16° 55 mm 10 h 52 Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris, Salon d'Automne
- Kraainem · Belgium 3h 29 · 3 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Ghent · Belgium 3h 29 · 2 ch — 10 h 46 Film Fest Gent
- Aalst · Belgium 3h 36 · 3 ch — 10 h 46
- Leuven · Belgium 3h 43 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Saint-Cloud · France 3h 44 · 3 ch — 10 h 52
- Bruges · Belgium 3h 49 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Ypres · Belgium 3h 49 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Mechelen · Belgium 3h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Charleroi · Belgium 3h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Versailles · France 3h 56 · 3 ch — 10 h 52
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 4h 03 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Ostend · Belgium 4h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Antwerp · Belgium 4h 11 · 2 ch 8–15° 73 mm 10 h 46
- Liège · Belgium 4h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Disneyland Paris · France 4h 11 · 1 ch — 10 h 52
- Namur · Belgium 4h 21 · 4 ch — 10 h 48
- Lier · Belgium 4h 25 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Fontainebleau · France 4h 28 · 3 ch — 10 h 53
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 4h 34 · 2 ch 7–15° 87 mm 10 h 44
- Hasselt · Belgium 4h 37 · 2 ch — 10 h 47 Jenever Festival
- Schiedam · Netherlands 4h 43 · 3 ch — 10 h 44
- Delft · Netherlands 4h 49 · 3 ch — 10 h 43
- Rouen · France 4h 56 · 3 ch — 10 h 51
- London · United Kingdom 4h 59 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Kerkrade · Netherlands 5h 01 · 3 ch — 10 h 47
- The Hague · Netherlands 5h 02 · 3 ch 8–15° 90 mm 10 h 43
- Dinant · Belgium 5h 08 · 3 ch — 10 h 48
- Breda · Netherlands 5h 09 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
- Heerlen · Netherlands 5h 10 · 3 ch — 10 h 47
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 5h 16 · 4 ch — 10 h 44
- Leiden · Netherlands 5h 17 · 3 ch — 10 h 43 3 October celebrations, Leiden International Film Festival
- Reims · France 5h 19 · 3 ch — 10 h 51
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 5h 22 · 2 ch 8–15° 87 mm 10 h 42 Amsterdam Dance Event
- Tilburg · Netherlands 5h 25 · 3 ch — 10 h 45
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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