Rotterdam · April
Where to go from Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam.
Good for April
Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.
- The Hague 23 min Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Life I Live Festival.
- Paris 3h 37 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Amsterdam 54 min Netherlands Highs of 14°, and Imagine Film Festival and 1 more on.
- Brussels 2h 05 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
- Gouda 43 min Netherlands Koningsdag.
- 's-Hertogenbosch 1h 22 Netherlands 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair.
On in April
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 23 min
- Koningsdag in Gouda 43 min
- Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 54 min
- King's Day in Amsterdam 54 min
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 1h 22
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 2h 05
- King's Day in Arnhem 2h 11
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 2h 19
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 3h 04
- 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 Rotterdam, April has 13 h 52 of daylight and averages 5–14°.
- Schiedam · Netherlands 9 min — 13 h 52
- Delft · Netherlands 17 min — 13 h 52
- The Hague · Netherlands 23 min 5–14° 42 mm 13 h 53 Life I Live Festival
- Breda · Netherlands 36 min — 13 h 51
- Leiden · Netherlands 39 min · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Gouda · Netherlands 43 min — 13 h 53 Koningsdag
- Dordrecht · Netherlands 46 min · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Amsterdam · Netherlands 54 min · 1 ch 5–14° 40 mm 13 h 54 Imagine Film Festival, King's Day
- Tilburg · Netherlands 55 min — 13 h 51
- Utrecht · Netherlands 1h 01 — 13 h 53
- Zaandam · Netherlands 1h 06 · 1 ch — 13 h 54
- Haarlem · Netherlands 1h 07 · 2 ch — 13 h 54
- Weesp · Netherlands 1h 07 · 1 ch — 13 h 54
- Hilversum · Netherlands 1h 08 — 13 h 53
- Antwerp · Belgium 1h 18 5–15° 43 mm 13 h 49
- Almere · Netherlands 1h 19 — 13 h 54
- Eindhoven · Netherlands 1h 19 4–16° 41 mm 13 h 50
- Bussum · Netherlands 1h 19 · 1 ch — 13 h 54
- Amersfoort · Netherlands 1h 20 — 13 h 53
- 's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 1h 22 · 1 ch — 13 h 51 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair
- Alkmaar · Netherlands 1h 35 · 2 ch — 13 h 55
- Mechelen · Belgium 1h 39 — 13 h 49
- Lier · Belgium 1h 47 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Apeldoorn · Netherlands 1h 48 — 13 h 53
- Vlissingen · Netherlands 1h 52 — 13 h 50
- Geldrop · Netherlands 1h 54 · 1 ch — 13 h 50
- Nijmegen · Netherlands 1h 56 · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Venlo · Netherlands 1h 57 · 1 ch — 13 h 50
- Deventer · Netherlands 1h 59 — 13 h 53
- Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 2h 03 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 05 · 1 ch 6–15° 47 mm 13 h 48 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- Arnhem · Netherlands 2h 11 · 1 ch — 13 h 52 King's Day
- Zwolle · Netherlands 2h 13 · 1 ch — 13 h 54
- Leuven · Belgium 2h 19 · 1 ch — 13 h 48 Zythoos Bierfestival
- Ghent · Belgium 2h 26 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Zutphen · Netherlands 2h 26 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Kraainem · Belgium 2h 27 · 1 ch 5–14° 54 mm 13 h 48
- Maastricht · Netherlands 2h 32 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
- Heerlen · Netherlands 2h 40 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Enschede · Netherlands 2h 46 — 13 h 53
Journeys from Rotterdam'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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