Paris · October
Where to go from Paris in October
215 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. 5 of them are at least 4° warmer than Paris.
Good for October
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Bordeaux 2h 20 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 4h 16 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
- London 2h 59 United Kingdom Highs of 16°, and BFI London Film Festival.
- Perpignan 6h 52 France Highs of 21°, and Jazzèbre.
- Chartres 1h 23 France Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair.
- Rennes 2h 27 France Fest Noz.
On in October
- Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 1h 23
- Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival in Bordeaux 2h 20
- Fest Noz in Rennes 2h 27
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 2h 40
- Nancy Jazz Pulsations in Nancy 2h 51
- BFI London Film Festival in London 2h 59
- La Rochelle Jazz Festival in La Rochelle 3h 22
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 3h 29
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 3h 47
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 3h 47
- Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 3h 52
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 4h 04
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 4h 07
- Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 4h 10
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 4h 11
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 4h 11
- La Fiesta Des Suds in Marseille 4h 16
- Eindhoven Marathon in Eindhoven 4h 19
- Speedway in Ipswich 4h 41
- Basel Herbstmesse in Basel 4h 46
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 4h 49
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 4h 52
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 5h 07
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 5h 07
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Paris, October has 10 h 52 of daylight and averages 10–16°.
- Versailles · France 17 min — 10 h 52
- Saint-Cloud · France 18 min · 1 ch — 10 h 52
- Disneyland Paris · France 45 min — 10 h 52
- Fontainebleau · France 58 min — 10 h 53
- Reims · France 1h 09 · 1 ch — 10 h 51
- Lille · France 1h 21 8–15° 64 mm 10 h 47
- Chartres · France 1h 23 — 10 h 53 Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair
- Le Mans · France 1h 31 · 1 ch — 10 h 54
- Metz · France 1h 46 — 10 h 51
- Rouen · France 1h 47 — 10 h 51
- Brussels · Belgium 1h 49 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 18 · 2 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Bordeaux · France 2h 20 11–20° 83 mm 11 h 02 Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival
- Aalst · Belgium 2h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Antwerp · Belgium 2h 25 · 1 ch 8–15° 73 mm 10 h 46
- Rennes · France 2h 27 — 10 h 54 Fest Noz
- Leuven · Belgium 2h 28 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 31 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Caen · France 2h 39 — 10 h 51
- Ghent · Belgium 2h 40 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Film Fest Gent
- Amiens · France 2h 44 — 10 h 49
- Kortrijk · Belgium 2h 47 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Le Havre · France 2h 50 — 10 h 50
- Lier · Belgium 2h 51 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Nancy · France 2h 51 — 10 h 53 Nancy Jazz Pulsations
- Lyon · France 2h 58 10–18° 100 mm 11 h
- Bayeux · France 2h 58 — 10 h 51
- Dieppe · France 2h 59 · 1 ch — 10 h 49
- London · United Kingdom 2h 59 · 1 ch 9–16° 65 mm 10 h 45 BFI London Film Festival
- Ath · Belgium 3h · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 3h 03 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Liège · Belgium 3h 04 · 1 ch — 10 h 47
- Charleroi · Belgium 3h 04 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 3h 04 7–15° 87 mm 10 h 44
- Bruges · Belgium 3h 06 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Strasbourg · France 3h 07 · 1 ch — 10 h 53
- Schiedam · Netherlands 3h 13 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Delft · Netherlands 3h 19 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Breda · Netherlands 3h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Namur · Belgium 3h 21 · 1 ch — 10 h 48
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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