St Albans · April
Where to go from St Albans in April
196 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.
- London 26 min United Kingdom Highs of 15°, and London Marathon.
- Brussels 2h 15 Belgium Highs of 15°, and Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.
- York 2h 18 United Kingdom Highs of 13°, and York Chocolate Festival.
- Paris 3h 36 France Highs of 17°, and Paris Marathon.
- Winchester 2h 06 United Kingdom Winchester Chamber Music Festival.
- Leuven 3h Belgium Zythoos Bierfestival.
On in April
- London Marathon in London 26 min
- Winchester Chamber Music Festival in Winchester 2h 06
- Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in Brussels 2h 15
- York Chocolate Festival in York 2h 18
- Zythoos Bierfestival in Leuven 3h
- Aintree in Liverpool 3h 06
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège in Liège 3h 11
- Rotterdam Marathon in Rotterdam 3h 34
- Paris Marathon in Paris 3h 36
- Lancashire Fringe Festival in Preston 3h 41
- Life I Live Festival in The Hague 4h 02
- Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam 4h 22
- King's Day in Amsterdam 4h 22
- Koningsdag in Gouda 4h 28
- Beltane Fire Festival in Edinburgh 4h 39
- 61st Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair in 's-Hertogenbosch 4h 52
- Mythos Festival in Rennes 5h 27
- King's Day in Arnhem 5h 41
- Avignon Fair in Avignon 6h 50
- BaselWorld in Basel 7h 10
- Whitby Goth Weekend in Whitby 7h 34
Most happen every year in April; each city's page has the dates when they're known.
Everywhere within eight hours
Nearest first. In St Albans, April has 13 h 52 of daylight.
PlaceJourneyLow – highRainDaylightOn
- London · United Kingdom 26 min 6–15° 42 mm 13 h 51 London Marathon
- Stevenage · United Kingdom 1h · 1 ch — 13 h 52
- Reading · United Kingdom 1h 13 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Milton Keynes · United Kingdom 1h 16 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Crawley · United Kingdom 1h 21 · 1 ch — 13 h 49
- Chelmsford · United Kingdom 1h 23 · 2 ch 4–14° 42 mm 13 h 51
- Guildford · United Kingdom 1h 25 · 3 ch — 13 h 50
- Farnborough · United Kingdom 1h 34 · 4 ch — 13 h 50
- Peterborough · United Kingdom 1h 35 · 1 ch — 13 h 55
- Coventry · United Kingdom 1h 36 · 2 ch 5–14° 49 mm 13 h 54
- Southend-on-Sea · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 3 ch — 13 h 51
- Windsor and Eton · United Kingdom 1h 38 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Canterbury · United Kingdom 1h 39 · 1 ch — 13 h 50
- Oxford · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 3 ch — 13 h 52
- Swindon · United Kingdom 1h 40 · 2 ch — 13 h 51
- Cambridge · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch — 13 h 53
- Leicester · United Kingdom 1h 41 · 1 ch 3–12° 52 mm 13 h 55
- Colchester · United Kingdom 1h 48 · 2 ch 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 52
- Brighton · United Kingdom 1h 50 · 1 ch 5–14° 34 mm 13 h 48
- Folkestone · United Kingdom 1h 54 · 2 ch — 13 h 49
- Northampton · United Kingdom 1h 57 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Birmingham · United Kingdom 1h 58 · 2 ch 5–13° 56 mm 13 h 54
- Ely · United Kingdom 2h 05 · 1 ch — 13 h 54
- Winchester · United Kingdom 2h 06 · 2 ch — 13 h 49 Winchester Chamber Music Festival
- Ipswich · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 13 h 53
- Hastings · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Stamford · United Kingdom 2h 08 · 2 ch — 13 h 55
- Nottingham · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch 5–14° 44 mm 13 h 56
- Derby · United Kingdom 2h 13 · 1 ch — 13 h 56
- Brussels · Belgium 2h 15 · 1 ch 6–15° 47 mm 13 h 48 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
- Eastleigh · United Kingdom 2h 15 · 2 ch — 13 h 48
- Doncaster · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch — 13 h 59
- York · United Kingdom 2h 18 · 1 ch 4–13° 48 mm 14 h 01 York Chocolate Festival
- Eastbourne · United Kingdom 2h 19 · 1 ch 7–13° 44 mm 13 h 48
- Salisbury · United Kingdom 2h 23 · 3 ch — 13 h 49
- Bath · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch — 13 h 50
- Southampton · United Kingdom 2h 24 · 2 ch 6–15° 52 mm 13 h 48
- Lille · France 2h 26 · 1 ch 6–15° 45 mm 13 h 47
- Bristol · United Kingdom 2h 29 · 3 ch 6–14° 48 mm 13 h 50
- Arundel · United Kingdom 2h 35 · 1 ch — 13 h 48
Journeys from St Albans'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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