Lille · October

Where to go from Lille in October

216 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. 4 of them are at least 4° warmer than Lille.

Good for October

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

On in October

  • Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 1h 19
  • Salon d'Automne in Paris 1h 19
  • Film Fest Gent in Ghent 1h 29
  • BFI London Film Festival in London 1h 59
  • Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 3h 04
  • Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 3h 07
  • Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 3h 11
  • Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 3h 11
  • Jenever Festival in Hasselt 3h 24
  • Fest Noz in Rennes 3h 27
  • Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 3h 28
  • Speedway in Ipswich 3h 37
  • 3 October celebrations in Leiden 3h 47
  • Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 3h 47
  • Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 3h 49
  • Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 3h 52
  • Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 3h 54
  • Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
  • Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
  • Off The Shelf in Sheffield 4h 07
  • Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 4h 07
  • Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 4h 07
  • Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 4h 10
  • Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 4h 12

Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Lille, October has 10 h 47 of daylight and averages 8–15°.

Journeys from Lille'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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