Maastricht · August
Where to go from Maastricht in August
158 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.
- Amsterdam 2h 19 Netherlands Highs of 22°, and Pride Amsterdam and 1 more on.
- Brussels 1h 56 Belgium Highs of 23°, and Flower Carpet of Brussels.
- Chelmsford 5h 53 United Kingdom Highs of 23°, and Rize Festival.
- Leicester 6h 08 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and For the love of Jazz.
- Eastbourne 6h 49 United Kingdom Highs of 21°, and Beachlife Festival.
- Portsmouth 6h 57 United Kingdom Highs of 22°, and Victorious Music Festival.
On in August
- Cultura Nova in Heerlen 40 min
- Flower Carpet of Brussels in Brussels 1h 56
- Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht in Utrecht 1h 59
- Maanrock in Mechelen 2h 17
- Pride Amsterdam in Amsterdam 2h 19
- Prinsengrachtconcert and Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam 2h 19
- Delft Jazz in Delft 2h 31
- Westerpop in Delft 2h 31
- Alcatraz Metal Festival in Kortrijk 3h 46
- Mela in Reading 5h 39
- Reading Festival in Reading 5h 39
- Rize Festival in Chelmsford 5h 53
- For the love of Jazz in Leicester 6h 08
- Mela in Swindon 6h 10
- Shuffle in Swindon 6h 10
- Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in Swindon 6h 10
- Cambridge Shakespeare Festival in Cambridge 6h 11
- Beachlife Festival in Eastbourne 6h 49
- Victorious Music Festival in Portsmouth 6h 57
- Bristol Balloon Fiesta in Bristol 6h 59
- Cardiff Big Weekend in Cardiff 7h 10
- Cheltenham Cricket Festival in Cheltenham 7h 12
- Bournenmouth Air Festival in Bournemouth 7h 17
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival in Worcester 7h 35
Most happen every year in August; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Maastricht, August has 14 h 35 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- Valkenburg aan de Geul · Netherlands 23 min — 14 h 35
- Heerlen · Netherlands 40 min — 14 h 36 Cultura Nova
- Liège · Belgium 52 min — 14 h 34
- Kerkrade · Netherlands 54 min — 14 h 35
- Venlo · Netherlands 59 min · 1 ch — 14 h 38
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 1h 05 12–24° 73 mm 14 h 39
- Geldrop · Netherlands 1h 09 · 1 ch — 14 h 39
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 1h 28 — 14 h 40
- Leuven · Belgium 1h 37 · 1 ch — 14 h 35
- Tilburg · Netherlands 1h 37 · 1 ch — 14 h 39
- Breda · Netherlands 1h 53 · 1 ch — 14 h 39
- Brussels · Belgium 1h 56 · 1 ch 14–23° 86 mm 14 h 35 Flower Carpet of Brussels
- Utrecht · Netherlands 1h 59 — 14 h 42 Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 09 · 2 ch 13–23° 64 mm 14 h 35
- Namur · Belgium 2h 13 · 1 ch — 14 h 33
- Nijmegen · Netherlands 2h 15 · 1 ch — 14 h 41
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 2h 16 · 1 ch 13–23° 92 mm 14 h 41
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 17 · 2 ch — 14 h 36 Maanrock
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 2h 19 13–22° 99 mm 14 h 44 Pride Amsterdam, Prinsengrachtconcert and Grachtenfestival
- Gouda · Netherlands 2h 21 · 1 ch — 14 h 42
- Amersfoort · Netherlands 2h 22 · 1 ch — 14 h 43
- Spa · Belgium 2h 25 · 2 ch — 14 h 33
- Hasselt · Belgium 2h 27 · 1 ch — 14 h 36
- Hilversum · Netherlands 2h 29 · 1 ch — 14 h 43
- Schiedam · Netherlands 2h 29 · 2 ch — 14 h 41
- Delft · Netherlands 2h 31 · 1 ch — 14 h 42 Delft Jazz, Westerpop
- Arnhem · Netherlands 2h 38 · 1 ch — 14 h 42
- The Hague · Netherlands 2h 38 · 1 ch 13–22° 84 mm 14 h 42
- Bussum · Netherlands 2h 39 · 1 ch — 14 h 44
- Ghent · Belgium 2h 40 · 1 ch — 14 h 36
- Antwerp · Belgium 2h 41 · 2 ch 14–24° 84 mm 14 h 37
- Zaandam · Netherlands 2h 44 — 14 h 45
- Lier · Belgium 2h 45 · 2 ch — 14 h 37
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 2h 46 · 2 ch — 14 h 41
- Charleroi · Belgium 2h 48 · 1 ch — 14 h 33
- Apeldoorn · Netherlands 2h 48 · 1 ch — 14 h 43
- Weesp · Netherlands 2h 48 · 1 ch — 14 h 44
- Almere · Netherlands 2h 49 · 2 ch — 14 h 44
- Lille · France 2h 49 · 2 ch 14–24° 71 mm 14 h 34
- Aalst · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 14 h 36
Journeys from Maastricht'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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