Strasbourg · August
Where to go from Strasbourg in August
190 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what August is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for August
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Zurich 2h 57 Switzerland Highs of 24°, often wet, and Züri Fäscht and 2 more on.
- Brussels 4h 17 Belgium Highs of 23°, and Flower Carpet of Brussels.
- Geneva 4h 57 Switzerland Highs of 26°, and Fêtes de la Batie.
- Amsterdam 6h 22 Netherlands Highs of 22°, and Pride Amsterdam and 1 more on.
- Chelmsford 6h 23 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Leicester 6h 47 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
On in August
- Züri Fäscht in Zurich 2h 57
- Street Parade in Zurich 2h 57
- Swiss national day in Zurich 2h 57
- Swiss National Day fireworks in Solothurn 3h
- Flower Carpet of Brussels in Brussels 4h 17
- Festival cinémas d’Afrique Lausanne in Lausanne 4h 22
- poolbar-Festival in Feldkirch 4h 48
- Maanrock in Mechelen 4h 52
- Fêtes de la Batie in Geneva 4h 57
- Blues to Bop Festival in Lugano 5h
- Locarno Film Festival in Locarno 5h 13
- Alcatraz Metal Festival in Kortrijk 5h 46
- Delft Jazz in Delft 5h 49
- Westerpop in Delft 5h 49
- Festival de Musique Sacrée in Saint-Malo 5h 57
- La Route du Rock in Saint-Malo 5h 57
- Mela in Reading 6h 13
- Reading Festival in Reading 6h 13
- Verbier Festival in Verbier 6h 19
- Pride Amsterdam in Amsterdam 6h 22
- Prinsengrachtconcert and Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam 6h 22
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 6h 23
- Mendelssohn Musikwoche Wengen in Wengen BE 6h 28
- Mela in Swindon 6h 39
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Strasbourg, August has 14 h 23 of daylight.
- Colmar · France 53 min — 14 h 21
- Basel · Switzerland 1h 40 15–25° 88 mm 14 h 18
- Nancy · France 1h 52 — 14 h 24
- Paris · France 2h 07 16–26° 58 mm 14 h 25
- Metz · France 2h 18 — 14 h 26
- Aarau · Switzerland 2h 23 · 1 ch — 14 h 17
- Saint-Cloud · France 2h 33 · 2 ch — 14 h 25
- Versailles · France 2h 56 · 2 ch — 14 h 24
- Zurich · Switzerland 2h 57 · 1 ch 14–24° 119 mm 14 h 17 Züri Fäscht, Street Parade +1
- Bern · Switzerland 2h 58 · 1 ch — 14 h 15
- Solothurn · Switzerland 3h · 2 ch — 14 h 17 Swiss National Day fireworks
- Disneyland Paris · France 3h 05 · 2 ch — 14 h 25
- Lucerne · Switzerland 3h 07 · 1 ch 14–24° 170 mm 14 h 16
- Baden · Switzerland 3h 09 · 1 ch — 14 h 18
- Dijon · France 3h 13 — 14 h 17
- Reims · France 3h 16 · 1 ch — 14 h 27
- Thun · Switzerland 3h 25 · 1 ch — 14 h 14
- Fribourg · Switzerland 3h 28 · 2 ch — 14 h 15
- Fontainebleau · France 3h 28 · 2 ch — 14 h 22
- Amiens · France 3h 37 · 1 ch — 14 h 30
- Pfäffikon · Switzerland 3h 41 · 2 ch — 14 h 17
- Schaffhausen · Switzerland 3h 45 · 2 ch — 14 h 19
- Interlaken · Switzerland 3h 55 · 1 ch — 14 h 14
- Rouen · France 4h 01 · 2 ch — 14 h 28
- St. Gallen · Switzerland 4h 04 · 2 ch — 14 h 18
- Chartres · France 4h 08 · 2 ch — 14 h 23
- Brussels · Belgium 4h 17 · 1 ch 14–23° 86 mm 14 h 35 Flower Carpet of Brussels
- Lille · France 4h 17 · 1 ch 14–24° 71 mm 14 h 34
- Lausanne · Switzerland 4h 22 · 2 ch — 14 h 13 Festival cinémas d’Afrique Lausanne
- Chur · Switzerland 4h 24 · 1 ch — 14 h 15
- Rennes · France 4h 27 · 2 ch — 14 h 21
- Vevey · Switzerland 4h 28 · 3 ch — 14 h 13
- Montreux · Switzerland 4h 38 · 4 ch — 14 h 13
- Sion · Switzerland 4h 40 · 3 ch — 14 h 12
- Kraainem · Belgium 4h 44 · 3 ch 13–23° 64 mm 14 h 35
- Feldkirch · Austria 4h 48 · 3 ch — 14 h 17 poolbar-Festival
- Aalst · Belgium 4h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h 36
- Mechelen · Belgium 4h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h 36 Maanrock
- Le Havre · France 4h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h 28
- Caen · France 4h 54 · 2 ch — 14 h 26
Journeys from Strasbourg'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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