Amsterdam · October
Where to go from Amsterdam in October
158 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. 2 of them are at least 4° warmer than Amsterdam.
Good for October
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Eindhoven 1h 17 Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Eindhoven Marathon.
- Bordeaux 6h 16 France Highs of 20°, and Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival.
- Marseille 7h 58 France Highs of 21°, and La Fiesta Des Suds.
- Utrecht 23 min Netherlands Netherlands Film Festival.
- Leiden 34 min Netherlands 3 October celebrations and 1 more on.
- Paris 3h 37 France Highs of 16°, and Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris and 1 more on.
On in October
- Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 23 min
- 3 October celebrations in Leiden 34 min
- Leiden International Film Festival in Leiden 34 min
- Eindhoven Marathon in Eindhoven 1h 17
- Film Fest Gent in Ghent 2h 26
- Jenever Festival in Hasselt 3h 24
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de Paris in Paris 3h 37
- Salon d'Automne in Paris 3h 37
- BFI London Film Festival in London 4h 59
- Chartres Arts and Crafts Fair in Chartres 5h 29
- Guildford Book Festival in Guildford 6h 04
- Pier Fireworks in Southend-on-Sea 6h 07
- Cambridge Film Festival in Cambridge 6h 11
- Festival of Ideas in Cambridge 6h 11
- Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival in Bordeaux 6h 16
- Fest Noz in Rennes 6h 27
- Speedway in Ipswich 6h 38
- Beachy Head Marathon in Eastbourne 6h 49
- Nottingham Goose Fair in Nottingham 6h 52
- Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 7h 06
- Last Laugh Comedy Festival in Sheffield 7h 06
- Off The Shelf in Sheffield 7h 06
- Sheffield Design Week in Sheffield 7h 06
- Steel City Beer & Cider Festival in Sheffield 7h 06
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Amsterdam, October has 10 h 42 of daylight and averages 8–15°.
- Weesp · Netherlands 22 min — 10 h 43
- Haarlem · Netherlands 23 min — 10 h 42
- Utrecht · Netherlands 23 min — 10 h 43 Netherlands Film Festival
- Zaandam · Netherlands 24 min — 10 h 42
- Almere · Netherlands 30 min — 10 h 42
- Leiden · Netherlands 34 min — 10 h 43 3 October celebrations, Leiden International Film Festival
- Bussum · Netherlands 37 min — 10 h 43
- Hilversum · Netherlands 38 min — 10 h 43
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 41 min 7–15° 87 mm 10 h 44
- The Hague · Netherlands 45 min 8–15° 90 mm 10 h 43
- Alkmaar · Netherlands 48 min — 10 h 42
- Gouda · Netherlands 48 min · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Schiedam · Netherlands 48 min · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Amersfoort · Netherlands 50 min — 10 h 43
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 53 min · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Delft · Netherlands 55 min · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Breda · Netherlands 1h 09 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Zwolle · Netherlands 1h 16 — 10 h 42
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 1h 16 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 1h 17 · 1 ch 7–15° 61 mm 10 h 45 Eindhoven Marathon
- Tilburg · Netherlands 1h 17 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Apeldoorn · Netherlands 1h 18 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Geldrop · Netherlands 1h 24 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- Nijmegen · Netherlands 1h 26 · 2 ch — 10 h 44
- Antwerp · Belgium 1h 28 8–15° 73 mm 10 h 46
- Deventer · Netherlands 1h 29 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Arnhem · Netherlands 1h 41 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Zutphen · Netherlands 1h 56 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Assen · Netherlands 1h 57 — 10 h 40
- Venlo · Netherlands 1h 57 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 2h 03 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Lier · Belgium 2h 07 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 08 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 13 · 1 ch — 10 h 46
- Groningen · Netherlands 2h 14 6–14° 71 mm 10 h 40
- Leeuwarden · Netherlands 2h 16 · 1 ch — 10 h 40
- Enschede · Netherlands 2h 16 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Ghent · Belgium 2h 26 · 1 ch — 10 h 46 Film Fest Gent
- Maastricht · Netherlands 2h 32 — 10 h 47
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 35 · 2 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
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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