Cardiff · September

Where to go from Cardiff in September

156 places you can reach by train, coach or ferry within eight hours, leaving on a weekday morning, and what September is like in each: the warmth and the rain on average, the daylight, and what's on.

Good for September

Something on, mild weather, not too far: our reading of the month, not a ranking of the places.

On in September

Encounters Film Festival in Bristol 1h 09
Swansea Bay Summer Festival in Swansea 1h 34
Swansea International Jazz Festival in Swansea 1h 34
London Trans+ Pride in London 2h 23
Last Night of the Proms in London 2h 23
Ludlow Food Festival in Ludlow 2h 26
Godiva Festival in Coventry 3h 03
Motofest in Coventry 3h 03
Arts by the Sea in Bournemouth 3h 17
Festival of the Mind in Sheffield 3h 30
Sensoria Music & Film Festival in Sheffield 3h 30
The Old Leigh Regatta in Southend-on-Sea 3h 37
Wrexham Feast in Wrexham 4h 02
Stamford Georgian Festival in Stamford 4h 08
York Beer & Cider Festival in York 4h 22
York Food and Drink Festival in York 4h 22
Mint Festival in Leeds 4h 32
Wigan Diggers Festival in Wigan 4h 39
A Shaded View on Fashion Film in Paris 5h 01
Great North Run in Newcastle upon Tyne 5h 26
Tour of Leuven in Leuven 5h 44
Goldwing Light Parade in Scarborough 6h 02
Scarborough Pride in Scarborough 6h 02
Guldize in Penzance 6h 14

Most happen every year in September; each city's page has the dates when they're known.

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Cardiff, September has 12 h 42 of daylight.

PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn

Bristol · United Kingdom 1h 09 · 1 ch 11–19° 64 mm 12 h 42 Encounters Film Festival
Gloucester · United Kingdom 1h 18 — — 12 h 42
Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 20 — — 12 h 42
Bath · United Kingdom 1h 27 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Cheltenham · United Kingdom 1h 28 — — 12 h 42
Swansea · United Kingdom 1h 34 13–18° 76 mm 12 h 42 Swansea Bay Summer Festival, Swansea International Jazz Festival
Reading · United Kingdom 1h 51 — — 12 h 42
Tewkesbury · United Kingdom 1h 56 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
Oxford · United Kingdom 2h · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Warminster · United Kingdom 2h 13 — — 12 h 41
Worcester · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
Farnborough · United Kingdom 2h 20 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
London · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 1 ch 12–20° 50 mm 12 h 42 London Trans+ Pride, Last Night of the Proms
Birmingham · United Kingdom 2h 26 · 1 ch 10–18° 68 mm 12 h 43
Ludlow · United Kingdom 2h 26 — — 12 h 43 Ludlow Food Festival
Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 28 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Guildford · United Kingdom 2h 34 · 1 ch — — 12 h 42
Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 35 — — 12 h 41
Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 36 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 2h 38 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 44 · 1 ch 12–20° 60 mm 12 h 41
Exeter · United Kingdom 2h 46 · 1 ch — — 12 h 41
Shrewsbury · United Kingdom 2h 55 — — 12 h 44
St Albans · United Kingdom 2h 56 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Derby · United Kingdom 2h 59 · 2 ch — — 12 h 44
Coventry · United Kingdom 3h 03 · 2 ch 10–19° 55 mm 12 h 43 Godiva Festival, Motofest
Chelmsford · United Kingdom 3h 10 · 2 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 42
Stevenage · United Kingdom 3h 15 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 3h 16 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Bournemouth · United Kingdom 3h 17 · 1 ch 10–20° 69 mm 12 h 41 Arts by the Sea
Crawley · United Kingdom 3h 21 · 2 ch — — 12 h 41
Nottingham · United Kingdom 3h 24 · 3 ch 10–19° 49 mm 12 h 44
Sheffield · United Kingdom 3h 30 · 2 ch 10–18° 64 mm 12 h 45 Festival of the Mind, Sensoria Music & Film Festival
Leicester · United Kingdom 3h 32 · 3 ch 9–18° 62 mm 12 h 43
Torquay · United Kingdom 3h 35 · 2 ch — — 12 h 40
Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 3h 37 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42 The Old Leigh Regatta
Canterbury · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 2 ch — — 12 h 42
Peterborough · United Kingdom 3h 38 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Colchester · United Kingdom 3h 39 · 2 ch 11–20° 52 mm 12 h 42
Northampton · United Kingdom 3h 40 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Tenby · United Kingdom 3h 40 — — 12 h 42
Stratford-upon-Avon · United Kingdom 3h 41 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Folkestone · United Kingdom 3h 43 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Cambridge · United Kingdom 3h 45 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Portsmouth · United Kingdom 3h 46 12–19° 61 mm 12 h 41
Brighton · United Kingdom 3h 50 · 2 ch 11–19° 47 mm 12 h 41
Plymouth · United Kingdom 3h 50 · 1 ch — — 12 h 40
Stockport · United Kingdom 3h 52 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Doncaster · United Kingdom 3h 58 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Runcorn · United Kingdom 3h 59 · 1 ch — — 12 h 44
Manchester · United Kingdom 4h 01 · 1 ch 10–18° 71 mm 12 h 45
Wrexham · United Kingdom 4h 02 — — 12 h 44 Wrexham Feast
Ely · United Kingdom 4h 05 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Ipswich · United Kingdom 4h 08 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Chester · United Kingdom 4h 08 · 1 ch — — 12 h 44
Hastings · United Kingdom 4h 08 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Stamford · United Kingdom 4h 08 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43 Stamford Georgian Festival
Salford · United Kingdom 4h 10 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Arundel · United Kingdom 4h 17 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Liverpool · United Kingdom 4h 19 · 1 ch 11–18° 77 mm 12 h 45
Eastbourne · United Kingdom 4h 19 · 2 ch 13–19° 60 mm 12 h 41
York · United Kingdom 4h 22 · 2 ch 10–18° 53 mm 12 h 45 York Beer & Cider Festival, York Food and Drink Festival
Bolton · United Kingdom 4h 23 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Wakefield · United Kingdom 4h 24 · 3 ch — — 12 h 45
Lille · France 4h 28 · 2 ch 11–20° 57 mm 12 h 41
Warrington · United Kingdom 4h 28 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Lincoln · United Kingdom 4h 29 · 4 ch 10–18° 52 mm 12 h 44
Leeds · United Kingdom 4h 32 · 4 ch 9–17° 57 mm 12 h 45 Mint Festival
Altrincham · United Kingdom 4h 35 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Wigan · United Kingdom 4h 39 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45 Wigan Diggers Festival
Huddersfield · United Kingdom 4h 48 · 3 ch — — 12 h 45
Norwich · United Kingdom 4h 50 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Preston · United Kingdom 4h 52 · 1 ch — — 12 h 45
Paris · France 5h 01 · 2 ch 13–22° 45 mm 12 h 39 A Shaded View on Fashion Film
Brussels · Belgium 5h 07 · 2 ch 11–20° 65 mm 12 h 41
Durham · United Kingdom 5h 08 · 3 ch — — 12 h 47
Kingston upon Hull · United Kingdom 5h 13 · 3 ch — — 12 h 45
Blackpool · United Kingdom 5h 22 · 2 ch — — 12 h 45
Aberystwyth · United Kingdom 5h 24 · 1 ch — — 12 h 43
Tywyn · United Kingdom 5h 24 · 2 ch — — 12 h 43
Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom 5h 26 · 3 ch — — 12 h 47 Great North Run
Saint-Cloud · France 5h 29 · 4 ch — — 12 h 39
Accrington · United Kingdom 5h 30 · 4 ch — — 12 h 45
Middlesbrough · United Kingdom 5h 30 · 3 ch — — 12 h 46
Llandudno · United Kingdom 5h 35 · 1 ch — — 12 h 44
Kraainem · Belgium 5h 36 · 4 ch 11–19° 63 mm 12 h 41
Burnley · United Kingdom 5h 37 · 4 ch — — 12 h 45
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll · United Kingdom 5h 39 — — 12 h 44
Versailles · France 5h 41 · 4 ch — — 12 h 38
Leuven · Belgium 5h 44 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41 Tour of Leuven
Kortrijk · Belgium 5h 47 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Aalst · Belgium 5h 52 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Mechelen · Belgium 5h 52 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Sunderland · United Kingdom 5h 53 · 4 ch — — 12 h 47
Cleethorpes · United Kingdom 5h 53 · 3 ch — — 12 h 45
Disneyland Paris · France 5h 56 · 4 ch — — 12 h 39
Fontainebleau · France 5h 58 · 4 ch — — 12 h 38
Ghent · Belgium 6h 02 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Scarborough · United Kingdom 6h 02 · 3 ch — — 12 h 46 Goldwing Light Parade, Scarborough Pride
Charleroi · Belgium 6h 04 · 3 ch — — 12 h 40
Antwerp · Belgium 6h 11 · 3 ch 11–20° 76 mm 12 h 42
Amiens · France 6h 12 · 3 ch — — 12 h 40
Penzance · United Kingdom 6h 14 · 2 ch — — 12 h 40 Guldize
Calais · France 6h 19 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Cromer · United Kingdom 6h 24 · 3 ch — — 12 h 44
Lier · Belgium 6h 25 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Nelson · United Kingdom 6h 27 · 2 ch 9–17° 74 mm 12 h 45
Berwick-upon-Tweed · United Kingdom 6h 28 · 3 ch — — 12 h 48
Ath · Belgium 6h 30 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Annan · United Kingdom 6h 30 · 2 ch — — 12 h 47
Bruges · Belgium 6h 31 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42
Namur · Belgium 6h 32 · 5 ch — — 12 h 41
Rotterdam · Netherlands 6h 34 · 2 ch 10–19° 90 mm 12 h 43 Camera Japan Festival
Liège · Belgium 6h 36 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Hasselt · Belgium 6h 37 · 3 ch — — 12 h 41
Sint-Niklaas · Belgium 6h 37 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Rouen · France 6h 42 · 4 ch — — 12 h 39
Schiedam · Netherlands 6h 43 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42
Ypres · Belgium 6h 49 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Delft · Netherlands 6h 49 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43 Taptoe
Ostend · Belgium 6h 56 · 4 ch — — 12 h 42
The Hague · Netherlands 7h 02 · 3 ch 11–19° 89 mm 12 h 43 TodaysArt Festival
Dinant · Belgium 7h 08 · 5 ch — — 12 h 40
Breda · Netherlands 7h 09 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42
Chartres · France 7h 10 · 4 ch — — 12 h 38
Edinburgh · United Kingdom 7h 12 · 3 ch 10–17° 55 mm 12 h 49
Reims · France 7h 16 · 4 ch — — 12 h 39
Dordrecht · Netherlands 7h 16 · 4 ch — — 12 h 42
Leiden · Netherlands 7h 17 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Glasgow · United Kingdom 7h 19 · 1 ch 10–17° 98 mm 12 h 48
Amsterdam · Netherlands 7h 22 · 2 ch 11–19° 84 mm 12 h 43 Camera Japan Festival
Lyon · France 7h 24 · 4 ch 13–23° 82 mm 12 h 35
Tilburg · Netherlands 7h 25 · 3 ch — — 12 h 42
Spa · Belgium 7h 25 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Rennes · France 7h 27 · 4 ch — — 12 h 38
Gouda · Netherlands 7h 28 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Dijon · France 7h 33 · 4 ch — — 12 h 37
Whitby · United Kingdom 7h 34 · 4 ch — — 12 h 46
Le Mans · France 7h 35 · 4 ch — — 12 h 38
Zaandam · Netherlands 7h 36 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Haarlem · Netherlands 7h 37 · 5 ch — — 12 h 43
Weesp · Netherlands 7h 37 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Lanark · United Kingdom 7h 38 · 2 ch — — 12 h 48
Hilversum · Netherlands 7h 38 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Maastricht · Netherlands 7h 39 · 4 ch — — 12 h 41
Utrecht · Netherlands 7h 48 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43 Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Netherlands Film Festival
Almere · Netherlands 7h 49 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
Eindhoven · Netherlands 7h 49 · 3 ch 10–20° 59 mm 12 h 42
Bussum · Netherlands 7h 49 · 4 ch — — 12 h 43
Le Havre · France 7h 50 · 4 ch — — 12 h 39
Metz · France 7h 50 · 3 ch — — 12 h 39
Amersfoort · Netherlands 7h 50 · 3 ch — — 12 h 43
's-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands 7h 52 · 4 ch — — 12 h 42
Nantes · France 7h 55 · 4 ch 12–22° 60 mm 12 h 37
Dieppe · France 7h 56 · 5 ch — — 12 h 40
Caen · France 7h 58 · 4 ch — — 12 h 39

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Journeys from Cardiff'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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