Paris · April
Where to go from Paris in April
215 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what April is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for April
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Brussels 1h 49 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
- London 2h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and London Marathon.
- Rennes 2h 27 France Mythos Festival.
- Rotterdam 3h 04 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Rotterdam Marathon.
- Amsterdam 3h 52 Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Imagine Film Festival and 1 more on.
- Zurich 6h 28 Switzerland Highs of 15°, and Sechseläuten (Sächsilüüte).
On in April
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 1h 49
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 2h 27
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 2h 28
- London Marathon in London 2h 59
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 3h 04
- Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 3h 04
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 3h 32
- Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 3h 52
- King's Day in Amsterdam 3h 52
- Koningsdag in Gouda 3h 58
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 4h 03
- Bayonne Ham Fair in Bayonne 4h 13
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 4h 28
- BaselWorld in Basel 4h 46
- Avignon Fair in Avignon 4h 50
- York Chocolate Festival in York 5h 05
- King's Day in Arnhem 5h 06
- Aintree in Liverpool 5h 25
- April in Annecy 5h 31
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 5h 40
- Beer Days in Solothurn 6h 27
- Sechseläuten (Sächsilüüte) in Zurich 6h 28
- Fribourg International Film Festival in Fribourg 6h 58
- Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 7h 29
Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Paris, April has 13 h 41 of daylight and averages 8–17°.
- Versailles · France 17 min — 13 h 41
- Saint-Cloud · France 18 min · 1 ch — 13 h 41
- Disneyland Paris · France 45 min — 13 h 41
- Fontainebleau · France 58 min — 13 h 39
- Reims · France 1h 09 · 1 ch — 13 h 42
- Lille · France 1h 21 6–15° 45 mm 13 h 47
- Chartres · France 1h 23 — 13 h 39
- Le Mans · France 1h 31 · 1 ch — 13 h 38
- Metz · France 1h 46 — 13 h 42
- Rouen · France 1h 47 — 13 h 43
- Brussels · Belgium 1h 49 6–15° 47 mm 13 h 48 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 18 · 2 ch 5–14° 54 mm 13 h 48
- Bordeaux · France 2h 20 8–18° 76 mm 13 h 28
- Aalst · Belgium 2h 21 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Antwerp · Belgium 2h 25 · 1 ch 5–15° 43 mm 13 h 49
- Rennes · France 2h 27 — 13 h 38 Mythos Festival
- Leuven · Belgium 2h 28 · 1 ch — 13 h 48 Zythoos Bierfestival
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 31 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Caen · France 2h 39 — 13 h 42
- Ghent · Belgium 2h 40 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Amiens · France 2h 44 — 13 h 45
- Kortrijk · Belgium 2h 47 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Le Havre · France 2h 50 — 13 h 43
- Lier · Belgium 2h 51 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Nancy · France 2h 51 — 13 h 40
- Lyon · France 2h 58 7–17° 69 mm 13 h 31
- Bayeux · France 2h 58 — 13 h 42
- Dieppe · France 2h 59 · 1 ch — 13 h 45
- London · United Kingdom 2h 59 · 1 ch 6–15° 42 mm 13 h 51 London Marathon
- Ath · Belgium 3h · 2 ch — 13 h 47
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 3h 03 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Liège · Belgium 3h 04 · 1 ch — 13 h 47 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
- Charleroi · Belgium 3h 04 · 1 ch — 13 h 46
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 3h 04 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 52 Rotterdam Marathon
- Bruges · Belgium 3h 06 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Strasbourg · France 3h 07 · 1 ch — 13 h 40
- Schiedam · Netherlands 3h 13 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Delft · Netherlands 3h 19 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Breda · Netherlands 3h 21 · 1 ch — 13 h 51
- Namur · Belgium 3h 21 · 1 ch — 13 h 47
Journeys from Paris'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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