Edinburgh · April

Where to go from Edinburgh in April

111 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.

Good for April

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

On in April

  • York Chocolate Festival in York 2h 40
  • Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 2h 46
  • Aintree in Liverpool 3h 48
  • London Marathon in London 4h 48
  • Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 6h 06
  • Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 7h 08
  • Whitby Goth Weekend in Whitby 7h 34
  • Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 7h 45

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

Everywhere within eight hours

Nearest first. In Edinburgh, April has 14 h 10 of daylight and averages 5–12°.

Journeys from Edinburgh'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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