Chartres · December
Where to go from Chartres in December
193 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 3h 09 France Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- Strasbourg 3h 56 France Christmas Markets.
- Leuven 4h Belgium International Short Film Festival Leuven.
- Schiedam 4h 43 Netherlands Winterlicht.
- Amsterdam 5h 22 Netherlands Highs of 7°, and Museumplein.
- Cambridge 5h 45 United Kingdom Mill Road Winter Fair.
On in December
- Christmas Market in Lille 3h 09
- Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 3h 56
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 4h
- Winterlicht in Schiedam 4h 43
- Museumplein in Amsterdam 5h 22
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 5h 45
- Art | Basel in Basel 5h 47
- Basler Weihnachtsmarkt in Basel 5h 47
- Skate parade in Utrecht 5h 48
- York Christmas Festival in York 6h 29
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 6h 30
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 6h 38
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 6h 50
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 6h 56
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 6h 56
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 6h 56
- Soledurner Wiehnachtsmäret in Solothurn 7h
- St Nicholas Day in Fribourg 7h 28
- Christmas Market in Newcastle upon Tyne 7h 38
Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Chartres, December has 8 h 20 of daylight.
- Versailles · France 1h 09 — 8 h 17
- Saint-Cloud · France 1h 20 · 1 ch — 8 h 17
- Paris · France 1h 23 4–8° 62 mm 8 h 17
- Disneyland Paris · France 2h 26 · 2 ch — 8 h 17
- Le Mans · France 2h 32 · 2 ch — 8 h 24
- Fontainebleau · France 2h 58 · 2 ch — 8 h 21
- Lille · France 3h 09 · 2 ch 2–7° 73 mm 8 h 01 Christmas Market
- Reims · France 3h 16 · 2 ch — 8 h 13
- Brussels · Belgium 3h 19 · 2 ch 2–7° 87 mm 7 h 59
- Rennes · France 3h 19 · 2 ch — 8 h 23
- Amiens · France 3h 37 · 2 ch — 8 h 08
- Kraainem · Belgium 3h 44 · 4 ch 2–6° 79 mm 7 h 58
- Rouen · France 3h 44 · 2 ch — 8 h 12
- Aalst · Belgium 3h 52 · 3 ch — 7 h 58
- Nantes · France 3h 56 · 1 ch 4–10° 101 mm 8 h 31
- Strasbourg · France 3h 56 · 2 ch — 8 h 19 Christmas Markets
- Lyon · France 3h 58 · 2 ch 2–8° 54 mm 8 h 42
- Leuven · Belgium 4h · 3 ch — 7 h 58 International Short Film Festival Leuven
- Ghent · Belgium 4h 02 · 3 ch — 7 h 57
- Metz · France 4h 04 · 2 ch — 8 h 15
- Caen · France 4h 04 · 2 ch — 8 h 14
- Mechelen · Belgium 4h 07 · 3 ch — 7 h 57
- Liège · Belgium 4h 11 · 2 ch — 8 h 01
- Bordeaux · France 4h 16 · 1 ch 4–11° 106 mm 8 h 49
- Antwerp · Belgium 4h 25 · 3 ch 2–7° 91 mm 7 h 55
- Lier · Belgium 4h 25 · 3 ch — 7 h 56
- Ath · Belgium 4h 30 · 4 ch — 8 h 01
- Bayeux · France 4h 30 · 3 ch — 8 h 13
- Bruges · Belgium 4h 31 · 3 ch — 7 h 55
- London · United Kingdom 4h 32 · 2 ch 3–9° 57 mm 7 h 52
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 4h 34 · 3 ch 1–7° 86 mm 7 h 48
- Chambéry · France 4h 37 · 3 ch — 8 h 43
- Nancy · France 4h 38 · 2 ch — 8 h 18
- Saint-Malo · France 4h 38 · 2 ch — 8 h 19
- Schiedam · Netherlands 4h 43 · 4 ch — 7 h 48 Winterlicht
- Kortrijk · Belgium 4h 46 · 3 ch — 7 h 59
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 4h 46 · 4 ch — 7 h 55
- Namur · Belgium 4h 48 · 3 ch — 8 h 02
- Delft · Netherlands 4h 49 · 4 ch — 7 h 47
- Charleroi · Belgium 4h 52 · 4 ch — 8 h 03
Journeys from Chartres'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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