Leiden · October
Where to go from Leiden 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.
Good for October
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Amsterdam 39 min Netherlands Highs of 15°, and Amsterdam Dance Event.
- Eindhoven 1h 56 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 1h Netherlands Netherlands Film Festival.
- Ghent 2h 26 Belgium Film Fest Gent.
On in October
- Amsterdam Dance Event in Amsterdam 39 min
- Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht 1h
- Eindhoven Marathon in Eindhoven 1h 56
- 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
- Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham 7h 12
Most happen every year in October; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Leiden, October has 10 h 43 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- The Hague · Netherlands 19 min 8–15° 90 mm 10 h 43
- Haarlem · Netherlands 25 min — 10 h 42
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 39 min · 1 ch 8–15° 87 mm 10 h 42 Amsterdam Dance Event
- Delft · Netherlands 39 min — 10 h 43
- Gouda · Netherlands 46 min · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Schiedam · Netherlands 47 min — 10 h 44
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 51 min 7–15° 87 mm 10 h 44
- Zaandam · Netherlands 54 min · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Utrecht · Netherlands 1h — 10 h 43 Netherlands Film Festival
- Almere · Netherlands 1h 03 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Weesp · Netherlands 1h 07 — 10 h 43
- Hilversum · Netherlands 1h 08 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 1h 16 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Breda · Netherlands 1h 18 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Alkmaar · Netherlands 1h 18 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Bussum · Netherlands 1h 19 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Amersfoort · Netherlands 1h 20 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Antwerp · Belgium 1h 32 · 1 ch 8–15° 73 mm 10 h 46
- Tilburg · Netherlands 1h 34 · 2 ch — 10 h 45
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 1h 34 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Zwolle · Netherlands 1h 46 · 1 ch — 10 h 42
- Apeldoorn · Netherlands 1h 48 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 1h 56 · 1 ch 7–15° 61 mm 10 h 45 Eindhoven Marathon
- Deventer · Netherlands 1h 59 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 2h 03 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Lier · Belgium 2h 07 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 08 · 1 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 13 · 2 ch — 10 h 46
- Geldrop · Netherlands 2h 24 · 1 ch — 10 h 45
- Ghent · Belgium 2h 26 · 2 ch — 10 h 46 Film Fest Gent
- Nijmegen · Netherlands 2h 26 · 1 ch — 10 h 44
- Zutphen · Netherlands 2h 26 · 2 ch — 10 h 43
- Assen · Netherlands 2h 27 · 2 ch — 10 h 40
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 35 · 3 ch 8–15° 68 mm 10 h 47
- Vlissingen · Netherlands 2h 38 — 10 h 45
- Leuven · Belgium 2h 40 · 2 ch — 10 h 47
- Arnhem · Netherlands 2h 41 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Groningen · Netherlands 2h 44 · 2 ch 6–14° 71 mm 10 h 40
- Enschede · Netherlands 2h 46 · 1 ch — 10 h 43
- Leeuwarden · Netherlands 2h 46 · 1 ch — 10 h 40
Journeys from Leiden'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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