Lyon · October
Where to go from Lyon in October
196 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. 2 of them are at least 4° warmer than Lyon.
Good for October
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Marseille 2h 06 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
- Paris 2h 10 France Highs of 16°, and Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris and 1 more on.
- Perpignan 3h 59 France Highs of 21°, and Jazzèbre.
- Bordeaux 5h 16 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Barcelona 6h 34 Spain Highs of 22°, and Barcelona Jazz Festival and 1 more on.
- Annecy 2h 09 France Annecy Italian Film Festival and 1 more on.
On in October
- La Fiesta Des Suds in Marseille 2h 06
- Annecy Italian Film Festival in Annecy 2h 09
- October in Annecy 2h 09
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 2h 10
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 2h 10
- Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival in Lausanne 3h 39
- Jazzèbre in Perpignan 3h 59
- Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 4h 08
- Basel Herbstmesse in Basel 4h 10
- VIEW Conference in Turin 4h 25
- Fest Noz in Rennes 4h 27
- Nancy Jazz Pulsations in Nancy 4h 38
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 5h 02
- Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival in Bordeaux 5h 16
- Zurich Film Festival in Zurich 5h 31
- BFI London Film Festival in London 5h 32
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 5h 54
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 6h 17
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 6h 17
- Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 6h 22
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 6h 34
- Barcelona Jazz Festival in Barcelona 6h 34
- Escalada a Montjuïc in Barcelona 6h 34
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 6h 37
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Lyon, October has 11 h of daylight and averages 10–18°.
- Saint-Étienne · France 58 min — 11 h
- Chambéry · France 1h 38 · 1 ch — 11 h
- Grenoble · France 1h 41 — 11 h 01
- Avignon · France 1h 47 · 1 ch — 11 h 04
- Dijon · France 1h 59 — 10 h 56
- Marseille · France 2h 06 13–21° 73 mm 11 h 05 La Fiesta Des Suds
- Annecy · France 2h 09 — 10 h 59 Annecy Italian Film Festival, October
- Arles · France 2h 09 · 2 ch — 11 h 04
- Paris · France 2h 10 10–16° 55 mm 10 h 52 Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris, Salon d'Automne
- Montpellier · France 2h 13 · 1 ch — 11 h 04
- Disneyland Paris · France 2h 19 — 10 h 52
- Aix-en-Provence · France 2h 23 · 1 ch — 11 h 04
- Orange · France 2h 29 · 2 ch — 11 h 03
- Geneva · Switzerland 2h 42 7–16° 96 mm 10 h 59
- Saint-Cloud · France 2h 44 · 2 ch — 10 h 52
- Versailles · France 2h 56 · 2 ch — 10 h 52
- Fontainebleau · France 2h 58 · 1 ch — 10 h 53
- Béziers · France 3h 07 · 1 ch — 11 h 05
- Toulon · France 3h 09 — 11 h 05
- Reims · France 3h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 51
- Amiens · France 3h 37 · 2 ch — 10 h 49
- Lille · France 3h 37 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Lausanne · Switzerland 3h 39 · 1 ch — 10 h 58 Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival
- Colmar · France 3h 51 — 10 h 54
- Perpignan · France 3h 59 · 1 ch 13–21° 82 mm 11 h 06 Jazzèbre
- Rouen · France 4h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 51
- Vevey · Switzerland 4h 04 · 1 ch — 10 h 58
- Metz · France 4h 04 · 2 ch — 10 h 51
- Chartres · France 4h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 53 Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair
- Basel · Switzerland 4h 10 · 1 ch 8–16° 74 mm 10 h 55 Basel Herbstmesse
- Montreux · Switzerland 4h 11 · 1 ch — 10 h 58
- Brussels · Belgium 4h 17 · 2 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Clermont-Ferrand · France 4h 22 · 1 ch — 10 h 59
- Turin · Italy 4h 25 · 2 ch 9–18° 106 mm 11 h 01 VIEW Conference
- Strasbourg · France 4h 26 — 10 h 53
- Rennes · France 4h 27 · 2 ch — 10 h 54 Fest Noz
- Cannes · France 4h 29 — 11 h 04
- Fribourg · Switzerland 4h 34 · 1 ch — 10 h 57
- Nancy · France 4h 38 · 2 ch — 10 h 53 Nancy Jazz Pulsations
- Antibes · France 4h 42 — 11 h 04
Journeys from Lyon'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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