Maastricht · December
Where to go from Maastricht in December
158 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what December is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.
Good for December
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- Utrecht 1h 59 Netherlands Skate parade.
- Amsterdam 2h 19 Netherlands Highs of 7°, and Museumplein.
- Leuven 1h 37 Belgium International Short Film Festival Leuven.
- Schiedam 2h 29 Netherlands Winterlicht.
- Lille 2h 49 France Highs of 7°, and Christmas Market.
- Cambridge 6h 11 United Kingdom Mill Road Winter Fair.
On in December
- International Short Film Festival Leuven in Leuven 1h 37
- Skate parade in Utrecht 1h 59
- Museumplein in Amsterdam 2h 19
- Winterlicht in Schiedam 2h 29
- Christmas Market in Lille 2h 49
- Mill Road Winter Fair in Cambridge 6h 11
- Derby's Ethical Christmas Market in Derby 6h 30
- Christmas Markets in Strasbourg 6h 32
- York Christmas Festival in York 7h 05
- Christmas Market in Sheffield 7h 06
- Winter Wonderland in Cardiff 7h 10
- Art | Basel in Basel 7h 28
- Basler Weihnachtsmarkt in Basel 7h 28
- Cathedral Christmas Market in Lincoln 7h 37
- Medieval Christmas Market in Lincoln 7h 37
- Lincoln Christmas Market in Lincoln 7h 37
Most happen every year in December; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In Maastricht, December has 7 h 58 of daylight.
- Valkenburg aan de Geul · Netherlands 23 min — 7 h 58
- Heerlen · Netherlands 40 min — 7 h 58
- Liège · Belgium 52 min — 8 h 01
- Kerkrade · Netherlands 54 min — 7 h 58
- Venlo · Netherlands 59 min · 1 ch — 7 h 53
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 1h 05 1–7° 75 mm 7 h 53
- Geldrop · Netherlands 1h 09 · 1 ch — 7 h 53
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 1h 28 — 7 h 50
- Leuven · Belgium 1h 37 · 1 ch — 7 h 58 International Short Film Festival Leuven
- Tilburg · Netherlands 1h 37 · 1 ch — 7 h 52
- Breda · Netherlands 1h 53 · 1 ch — 7 h 51
- Brussels · Belgium 1h 56 · 1 ch 2–7° 87 mm 7 h 59
- Utrecht · Netherlands 1h 59 — 7 h 46 Skate parade
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 09 · 2 ch 2–6° 79 mm 7 h 58
- Namur · Belgium 2h 13 · 1 ch — 8 h 02
- Nijmegen · Netherlands 2h 15 · 1 ch — 7 h 49
- Rotterdam · Netherlands 2h 16 · 1 ch 1–7° 86 mm 7 h 48
- Mechelen · Belgium 2h 17 · 2 ch — 7 h 57
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 2h 19 2–7° 82 mm 7 h 43 Museumplein
- Gouda · Netherlands 2h 21 · 1 ch — 7 h 47
- Amersfoort · Netherlands 2h 22 · 1 ch — 7 h 45
- Spa · Belgium 2h 25 · 2 ch — 8 h 02
- Hasselt · Belgium 2h 27 · 1 ch — 7 h 58
- Hilversum · Netherlands 2h 29 · 1 ch — 7 h 45
- Schiedam · Netherlands 2h 29 · 2 ch — 7 h 48 Winterlicht
- Delft · Netherlands 2h 31 · 1 ch — 7 h 47
- Arnhem · Netherlands 2h 38 · 1 ch — 7 h 47
- The Hague · Netherlands 2h 38 · 1 ch 2–7° 76 mm 7 h 46
- Bussum · Netherlands 2h 39 · 1 ch — 7 h 44
- Ghent · Belgium 2h 40 · 1 ch — 7 h 57
- Antwerp · Belgium 2h 41 · 2 ch 2–7° 91 mm 7 h 55
- Zaandam · Netherlands 2h 44 — 7 h 42
- Lier · Belgium 2h 45 · 2 ch — 7 h 56
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 2h 46 · 2 ch — 7 h 49
- Charleroi · Belgium 2h 48 · 1 ch — 8 h 03
- Apeldoorn · Netherlands 2h 48 · 1 ch — 7 h 45
- Weesp · Netherlands 2h 48 · 1 ch — 7 h 44
- Almere · Netherlands 2h 49 · 2 ch — 7 h 43
- Lille · France 2h 49 · 2 ch 2–7° 73 mm 8 h 01 Christmas Market
- Aalst · Belgium 2h 52 · 2 ch — 7 h 58
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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