Metz · October
Where to go from Metz in October
185 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.
- Paris 2h 26 France Highs of 16°, and Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris and 1 more on.
- Basel 2h 28 Switzerland Highs of 16°, and Basel Herbstmesse.
- Bordeaux 5h 16 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 6h 50 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
- Nancy 42 min France Nancy Jazz Pulsations.
- Zurich 3h 28 Switzerland Highs of 14°, and Zurich Film Festival.
On in October
- Nancy Jazz Pulsations in Nancy 42 min
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 2h 26
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 2h 26
- Basel Herbstmesse in Basel 2h 28
- Zurich Film Festival in Zurich 3h 28
- Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 4h 08
- Fest Noz in Rennes 4h 27
- Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival in Lausanne 4h 45
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 5h 02
- Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival in Bordeaux 5h 16
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 5h 27
- BFI London Film Festival in London 5h 32
- Lichtstadt Feldkirch in Feldkirch 5h 44
- Eindhoven Marathon in Eindhoven 6h 05
- 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
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 6h 37
- Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 6h 40
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 6h 45
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 6h 45
- La Fiesta Des Suds in Marseille 6h 50
- Annecy Italian Film Festival in Annecy 7h 01
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Metz, October has 10 h 51 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Nancy · France 42 min — 10 h 53 Nancy Jazz Pulsations
- Strasbourg · France 59 min — 10 h 53
- Colmar · France 1h 44 · 1 ch — 10 h 54
- Paris · France 2h 26 10–16° 55 mm 10 h 52 Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris, Salon d'Automne
- Basel · Switzerland 2h 28 · 1 ch 8–16° 74 mm 10 h 55 Basel Herbstmesse
- Saint-Cloud · France 2h 59 · 2 ch — 10 h 52
- Versailles · France 3h 11 · 2 ch — 10 h 52
- Dijon · France 3h 13 — 10 h 56
- Aarau · Switzerland 3h 16 · 3 ch — 10 h 56
- Reims · France 3h 16 · 1 ch — 10 h 51
- Namur · Belgium 3h 17 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
- Disneyland Paris · France 3h 24 · 2 ch — 10 h 52
- Solothurn · Switzerland 3h 27 · 3 ch — 10 h 56
- Zurich · Switzerland 3h 28 · 1 ch 7–14° 85 mm 10 h 56 Zurich Film Festival
- Bern · Switzerland 3h 28 · 2 ch — 10 h 57
- Fontainebleau · France 3h 28 · 2 ch — 10 h 53
- Baden · Switzerland 3h 31 · 2 ch — 10 h 56
- Amiens · France 3h 37 · 1 ch — 10 h 49
- Dinant · Belgium 3h 42 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Lucerne · Switzerland 3h 49 · 3 ch 7–14° 88 mm 10 h 57
- Thun · Switzerland 3h 55 · 2 ch — 10 h 57
- Fribourg · Switzerland 3h 58 · 3 ch — 10 h 57
- Liège · Belgium 4h · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Rouen · France 4h 01 · 2 ch — 10 h 51
- Brussels · Belgium 4h 08 · 1 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Chartres · France 4h 08 · 2 ch — 10 h 53 Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair
- Pfäffikon · Switzerland 4h 09 · 2 ch — 10 h 56
- Charleroi · Belgium 4h 15 · 2 ch — 10 h 48
- Schaffhausen · Switzerland 4h 15 · 2 ch — 10 h 55
- Lille · France 4h 17 · 1 ch 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Rennes · France 4h 27 · 2 ch — 10 h 54 Fest Noz
- Kraainem · Belgium 4h 29 · 2 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- St. Gallen · Switzerland 4h 32 · 2 ch — 10 h 56
- Leuven · Belgium 4h 36 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Maastricht · Netherlands 4h 39 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Interlaken · Switzerland 4h 45 · 3 ch — 10 h 57
- Lausanne · Switzerland 4h 45 · 3 ch — 10 h 58 Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival
- Aalst · Belgium 4h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Mechelen · Belgium 4h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Le Havre · France 4h 52 · 2 ch — 10 h 50
Journeys from Metz'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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