Amsterdam · April
Where to go from Amsterdam in April
158 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. 2 of them are at least 4° warmer than Amsterdam.
Good for April
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Rotterdam 41 min Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Rotterdam Marathon.
- The Hague 45 min Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Life I Live Festival.
- Brussels 2h 08 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
- Paris 3h 37 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Gouda 48 min Netherlands Koningsdag.
- 's-Hertogenbosch 53 min Netherlands 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair.
On in April
- Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 41 min
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 45 min
- Koningsdag in Gouda 48 min
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 53 min
- King's Day in Arnhem 1h 41
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 2h 08
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 2h 40
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 3h 36
- Paris Marathon in Paris 3h 37
- London Marathon in London 4h 59
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 6h 27
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 6h 28
- York Chocolate Festival in York 7h 05
- BaselWorld in Basel 7h 28
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 7h 41
- Aintree in Liverpool 7h 49
- Avignon Fair in Avignon 7h 50
Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Amsterdam, April has 13 h 54 of daylight and averages 5–14°.
- Weesp · Netherlands 22 min — 13 h 54
- Haarlem · Netherlands 23 min — 13 h 54
- Utrecht · Netherlands 23 min — 13 h 53
- Zaandam · Netherlands 24 min — 13 h 54
- Almere · Netherlands 30 min — 13 h 54
- Leiden · Netherlands 34 min — 13 h 53
- Bussum · Netherlands 37 min — 13 h 54
- Hilversum · Netherlands 38 min — 13 h 53
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 41 min 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 52 Rotterdam Marathon
- The Hague · Netherlands 45 min 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 53 Life I Live Festival
- Alkmaar · Netherlands 48 min — 13 h 55
- Gouda · Netherlands 48 min · 1 ch — 13 h 53 Koningsdag
- Schiedam · Netherlands 48 min · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Amersfoort · Netherlands 50 min — 13 h 53
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 53 min · 1 ch — 13 h 51 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair
- Delft · Netherlands 55 min · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Breda · Netherlands 1h 09 · 1 ch — 13 h 51
- Zwolle · Netherlands 1h 16 — 13 h 54
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 1h 16 · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 1h 17 · 1 ch 4–16° 41 mm 13 h 50
- Tilburg · Netherlands 1h 17 · 2 ch — 13 h 51
- Apeldoorn · Netherlands 1h 18 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Geldrop · Netherlands 1h 24 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Nijmegen · Netherlands 1h 26 · 2 ch — 13 h 52
- Antwerp · Belgium 1h 28 5–15° 43 mm 13 h 49
- Deventer · Netherlands 1h 29 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Arnhem · Netherlands 1h 41 · 2 ch — 13 h 52 King's Day
- Zutphen · Netherlands 1h 56 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Assen · Netherlands 1h 57 — 13 h 57
- Venlo · Netherlands 1h 57 · 1 ch — 13 h 50
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 2h 03 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Lier · Belgium 2h 07 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 08 6–15° 47 mm 13 h 48 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 13 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Groningen · Netherlands 2h 14 4–14° 41 mm 13 h 57
- Leeuwarden · Netherlands 2h 16 · 1 ch — 13 h 57
- Enschede · Netherlands 2h 16 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Ghent · Belgium 2h 26 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Maastricht · Netherlands 2h 32 — 13 h 48
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 35 · 2 ch 5–14° 54 mm 13 h 48
Journeys from Amsterdam'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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