Fontainebleau · December
Where to go from Fontainebleau in December
196 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 2h 45 France Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- Strasbourg 3h 13 France Christmas Markets.
- Leuven 3h 28 Belgium International Short Film Festival Leuven.
- Schiedam 4h 13 Netherlands Winterlicht.
- Basel 4h 46 Switzerland Highs of 6°, and Art | Basel and 1 more on.
- Amsterdam 4h 52 Netherlands Highs of 7°, and Museumplein.
On in December
- Christmas Market in Lille 2h 45
- Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 3h 13
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 3h 28
- Winterlicht in Schiedam 4h 13
- Art | Basel in Basel 4h 46
- Basler Weihnachtsmarkt in Basel 4h 46
- Museumplein in Amsterdam 4h 52
- Skate parade in Utrecht 5h 10
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 5h 45
- Soledurner Wiehnachtsmäret in Solothurn 6h 27
- 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
- St Nicholas Day in Fribourg 6h 58
- 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 Fontainebleau, December has 8 h 21 of daylight.
- Paris · France 58 min 4–8° 62 mm 8 h 17
- Saint-Cloud · France 1h 24 · 2 ch — 8 h 17
- Disneyland Paris · France 1h 37 · 1 ch — 8 h 17
- Versailles · France 1h 38 · 2 ch — 8 h 17
- Le Mans · France 2h 36 · 2 ch — 8 h 24
- Lille · France 2h 45 · 3 ch 2–7° 73 mm 8 h 01 Christmas Market
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 49 · 2 ch 2–7° 87 mm 7 h 59
- Lyon · France 2h 58 · 1 ch 2–8° 54 mm 8 h 42
- Strasbourg · France 3h 13 · 2 ch — 8 h 19 Christmas Markets
- Kraainem · Belgium 3h 14 · 4 ch 2–6° 79 mm 7 h 58
- Reims · France 3h 16 · 2 ch — 8 h 13
- Aalst · Belgium 3h 21 · 3 ch — 7 h 58
- Antwerp · Belgium 3h 25 · 3 ch 2–7° 91 mm 7 h 55
- Rennes · France 3h 27 · 2 ch — 8 h 23
- Leuven · Belgium 3h 28 · 3 ch — 7 h 58 International Short Film Festival Leuven
- Chartres · France 3h 28 · 2 ch — 8 h 20
- Mechelen · Belgium 3h 31 · 3 ch — 7 h 57
- Amiens · France 3h 37 · 2 ch — 8 h 08
- Ghent · Belgium 3h 40 · 3 ch — 7 h 57
- Rouen · France 3h 44 · 2 ch — 8 h 12
- Kortrijk · Belgium 3h 47 · 4 ch — 7 h 59
- Colmar · France 3h 47 · 2 ch — 8 h 23
- Lier · Belgium 3h 51 · 4 ch — 7 h 56
- Nantes · France 3h 56 · 2 ch 4–10° 101 mm 8 h 31
- Ath · Belgium 4h · 4 ch — 8 h 01
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 4h 03 · 3 ch — 7 h 55
- Liège · Belgium 4h 04 · 3 ch — 8 h 01
- Charleroi · Belgium 4h 04 · 3 ch — 8 h 03
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 4h 04 · 2 ch 1–7° 86 mm 7 h 48
- Metz · France 4h 04 · 2 ch — 8 h 15
- Caen · France 4h 04 · 2 ch — 8 h 14
- Bruges · Belgium 4h 06 · 3 ch — 7 h 55
- Schiedam · Netherlands 4h 13 · 3 ch — 7 h 48 Winterlicht
- Marseille · France 4h 16 · 1 ch 4–12° 41 mm 9 h
- Bordeaux · France 4h 16 · 2 ch 4–11° 106 mm 8 h 49
- Delft · Netherlands 4h 19 · 3 ch — 7 h 47
- Breda · Netherlands 4h 21 · 3 ch — 7 h 51
- Namur · Belgium 4h 21 · 3 ch — 8 h 02
- Saint-Étienne · France 4h 21 · 2 ch — 8 h 44
- Ostend · Belgium 4h 22 · 3 ch — 7 h 55
Journeys from Fontainebleau'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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