SeasonMap

Day-tripper crush, month by month around the world

Coach parties from ten to four; the town is yours before and after.

33 destinations on SeasonMap, ranked within each month by the comfort score — because the point is not only where the season is on, but whether the weather is worth the trip while it is.

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When it is on

Number of destinations with day-tripper crush on in that month. Windows move a little each year.

Day-tripper crush in January

  1. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.85climate
  2. 🇦🇺 Wollongong, AustraliaGrand Pacific Drive weekends · 1 Oct – 30 AprOn any warm weekend the coast road down from Sydney, the Sea Cliff Bridge and the lookouts on Bald Hill are nose to tail from mid-morning.82climate
  3. 🇹🇭 Hua Hin, ThailandBangkok weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo and a half hours from the capital, so Friday evening the coast road backs up and by Saturday lunch the beachfront belongs to Bangkok.76climate
  4. 🇲🇾 Malacca, MalaysiaWeekend day-tripper crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo hours from Kuala Lumpur and four from Singapore, so from Friday afternoon the coaches stack up and Jonker Walk is shoulder to shoulder.66climate
  5. 🇨🇴 Salento, ColombiaJeeps to the Cocora valley · 1 Jan – 31 DecThe old Willys leave the plaza in batches from early morning and come back mid-afternoon, so the wax-palm valley has a rush hour and two quiet ends.66climate
  6. 🇹🇷 Bursa, TurkeyUludağ at weekends · 5 Jan – 28 Feb (usually)Istanbul comes down for the day and the mountain road and the cable car back up at weekends through the deep-winter months.60climate
  7. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.56climate

What's on around the world in January →

Day-tripper crush in February

  1. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.82climate
  2. 🇦🇺 Wollongong, AustraliaGrand Pacific Drive weekends · 1 Oct – 30 AprOn any warm weekend the coast road down from Sydney, the Sea Cliff Bridge and the lookouts on Bald Hill are nose to tail from mid-morning.80climate
  3. 🇹🇭 Hua Hin, ThailandBangkok weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo and a half hours from the capital, so Friday evening the coast road backs up and by Saturday lunch the beachfront belongs to Bangkok.74climate
  4. 🇲🇾 Malacca, MalaysiaWeekend day-tripper crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo hours from Kuala Lumpur and four from Singapore, so from Friday afternoon the coaches stack up and Jonker Walk is shoulder to shoulder.70climate
  5. 🇹🇷 Bursa, TurkeyUludağ at weekends · 5 Jan – 28 Feb (usually)Istanbul comes down for the day and the mountain road and the cable car back up at weekends through the deep-winter months.67climate
  6. 🇨🇴 Salento, ColombiaJeeps to the Cocora valley · 1 Jan – 31 DecThe old Willys leave the plaza in batches from early morning and come back mid-afternoon, so the wax-palm valley has a rush hour and two quiet ends.65climate
  7. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.54climate

What's on around the world in February →

Day-tripper crush in March

  1. 🇬🇷 Nafplio, GreeceAthenian weekends · 1 Mar – 15 NovTwo hours from Athens on the new road, which makes this the capital's weekend town: Saturday nights in the old quarter are booked and Sunday lunch queues.85climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.82climate
  3. 🇪🇸 Toledo, SpainMadrid day-trip hours · 1 Mar – 15 NovThirty-three minutes from Madrid by train, so the old town is solid from eleven to five and empties completely after the last coach.81climate
  4. 🇦🇺 Wollongong, AustraliaGrand Pacific Drive weekends · 1 Oct – 30 AprOn any warm weekend the coast road down from Sydney, the Sea Cliff Bridge and the lookouts on Bald Hill are nose to tail from mid-morning.80climate
  5. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoThe coach hours · 15 Mar – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches up from Tangier and Fez unload late morning and the photogenic lanes are shoulder to shoulder until about four.73climate
  6. 🇰🇷 Jeonju, South KoreaHanok village day-tripper season · 1 Mar – 30 Nov (usually)The hanok village runs on coach parties and rented hanbok from late morning to late afternoon, and empties completely after dark.73climate
  7. 🇹🇭 Hua Hin, ThailandBangkok weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo and a half hours from the capital, so Friday evening the coast road backs up and by Saturday lunch the beachfront belongs to Bangkok.69climate
  8. 🇨🇴 Salento, ColombiaJeeps to the Cocora valley · 1 Jan – 31 DecThe old Willys leave the plaza in batches from early morning and come back mid-afternoon, so the wax-palm valley has a rush hour and two quiet ends.64climate
  9. 🇲🇾 Malacca, MalaysiaWeekend day-tripper crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo hours from Kuala Lumpur and four from Singapore, so from Friday afternoon the coaches stack up and Jonker Walk is shoulder to shoulder.63climate
  10. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.53climate

What's on around the world in March →

Day-tripper crush in April

  1. 🇹🇷 Pamukkale, TurkeyDay-tour coach season · 1 Apr – 31 OctCoaches from Antalya, Marmaris and Kusadasi land between ten and three, and the terraces are shoulder to shoulder for those hours.96climate
  2. 🇬🇷 Nafplio, GreeceAthenian weekends · 1 Mar – 15 NovTwo hours from Athens on the new road, which makes this the capital's weekend town: Saturday nights in the old quarter are booked and Sunday lunch queues.94climate
  3. 🇹🇷 Side, TurkeyCoach hours at the ruins · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Antalya and Alanya unload at the temple gates late morning and the pedestrian street through the old town is impassable until mid-afternoon.89climate
  4. 🇪🇸 Toledo, SpainMadrid day-trip hours · 1 Mar – 15 NovThirty-three minutes from Madrid by train, so the old town is solid from eleven to five and empties completely after the last coach.88climate
  5. 🇦🇺 Wollongong, AustraliaGrand Pacific Drive weekends · 1 Oct – 30 AprOn any warm weekend the coast road down from Sydney, the Sea Cliff Bridge and the lookouts on Bald Hill are nose to tail from mid-morning.87climate
  6. 🇲🇨 Monaco, MonacoCoaches for the guard change · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Nice and the cruise ports empty onto the Rock before the guard change just before noon, and the palace square, the cathedral and the aquarium queue with them until mid-afternoon.86climate
  7. 🇮🇹 Pisa, ItalyCoach season on the Campo · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people here are on a half-day stop between Florence and Livorno, which means the Campo dei Miracoli is a scrum from ten to five and close to empty before nine and after six.85climate
  8. 🇧🇦 Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCoach day-trip season · 15 Apr – 15 OctBuses from Dubrovnik, Split and Makarska arrive between ten and four and the bridge and the Kujundziluk lane are solid for those hours.84climate
  9. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoThe coach hours · 15 Mar – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches up from Tangier and Fez unload late morning and the photogenic lanes are shoulder to shoulder until about four.84climate
  10. 🇪🇸 Ronda, SpainCoach season on the Puente Nuevo · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Half of the Costa del Sol comes up for the afternoon, so the bridge and the gorge viewpoints are shoulder to shoulder from eleven to four and empty either side of that.84climate
  11. 🇰🇷 Jeonju, South KoreaHanok village day-tripper season · 1 Mar – 30 Nov (usually)The hanok village runs on coach parties and rented hanbok from late morning to late afternoon, and empties completely after dark.84climate
  12. 🇮🇹 Cinque Terre, ItalyDay-trippers from La Spezia · 15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Ships dock at La Spezia and empty into the local train, which is why the villages are unbearable between eleven and four and civil at either end of the day.83climate
  13. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.82climate
  14. 🇧🇪 Bruges, BelgiumCoach and cruise hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches and the Zeebrugge ships put their passengers into the Markt between about eleven and four.78climate
  15. 🇨🇿 Český Krumlov, CzechiaDay-tripper hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Prague, Linz and Vienna unload from about ten and are gone by four, and in between the lane down to the barber's bridge moves at a shuffle.76climate
  16. 🇦🇹 Hallstatt, AustriaCoach hours · 15 Apr – 20 Oct (usually)The village takes about a million visitors a year into a lane you can walk in fifteen minutes.76climate
  17. 🇨🇭 Lucerne, SwitzerlandCoach and day-trip hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Lucerne is the standard one-day stop on every Swiss coach tour, so the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument are a scrum from mid-morning to late afternoon.75climate
  18. 🇹🇭 Hua Hin, ThailandBangkok weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo and a half hours from the capital, so Friday evening the coast road backs up and by Saturday lunch the beachfront belongs to Bangkok.64climate
  19. 🇨🇴 Salento, ColombiaJeeps to the Cocora valley · 1 Jan – 31 DecThe old Willys leave the plaza in batches from early morning and come back mid-afternoon, so the wax-palm valley has a rush hour and two quiet ends.63climate
  20. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.54climate
  21. 🇲🇾 Malacca, MalaysiaWeekend day-tripper crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo hours from Kuala Lumpur and four from Singapore, so from Friday afternoon the coaches stack up and Jonker Walk is shoulder to shoulder.53climate

What's on around the world in April →

Day-tripper crush in May

  1. 🇪🇸 Ronda, SpainCoach season on the Puente Nuevo · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Half of the Costa del Sol comes up for the afternoon, so the bridge and the gorge viewpoints are shoulder to shoulder from eleven to four and empty either side of that.94climate
  2. 🇹🇷 Side, TurkeyCoach hours at the ruins · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Antalya and Alanya unload at the temple gates late morning and the pedestrian street through the old town is impassable until mid-afternoon.94climate
  3. 🇪🇸 Toledo, SpainMadrid day-trip hours · 1 Mar – 15 NovThirty-three minutes from Madrid by train, so the old town is solid from eleven to five and empties completely after the last coach.93climate
  4. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoThe coach hours · 15 Mar – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches up from Tangier and Fez unload late morning and the photogenic lanes are shoulder to shoulder until about four.93climate
  5. 🇬🇷 Nafplio, GreeceAthenian weekends · 1 Mar – 15 NovTwo hours from Athens on the new road, which makes this the capital's weekend town: Saturday nights in the old quarter are booked and Sunday lunch queues.92climate
  6. 🇺🇸 Big Sur, United StatesSummer weekend traffic · 20 May – 10 Sep (usually)Highway 1 is one lane each way with almost nowhere to pull over, and between Memorial Day and Labor Day the weekend queue for Bixby Bridge and McWay backs onto the road.92climate
  7. 🇹🇷 Marmaris, TurkeyFerries and cruise calls · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)The Rhodes catamaran and the cruise ships put a few thousand people into the castle quarter between mid-morning and late afternoon.91climate
  8. 🇲🇨 Monaco, MonacoCoaches for the guard change · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Nice and the cruise ports empty onto the Rock before the guard change just before noon, and the palace square, the cathedral and the aquarium queue with them until mid-afternoon.90climate
  9. 🇰🇷 Jeonju, South KoreaHanok village day-tripper season · 1 Mar – 30 Nov (usually)The hanok village runs on coach parties and rented hanbok from late morning to late afternoon, and empties completely after dark.90climate
  10. 🇮🇹 Pisa, ItalyCoach season on the Campo · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people here are on a half-day stop between Florence and Livorno, which means the Campo dei Miracoli is a scrum from ten to five and close to empty before nine and after six.89climate
  11. 🇧🇦 Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCoach day-trip season · 15 Apr – 15 OctBuses from Dubrovnik, Split and Makarska arrive between ten and four and the bridge and the Kujundziluk lane are solid for those hours.88climate
  12. 🇹🇷 Pamukkale, TurkeyDay-tour coach season · 1 Apr – 31 OctCoaches from Antalya, Marmaris and Kusadasi land between ten and three, and the terraces are shoulder to shoulder for those hours.88climate
  13. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.86climate
  14. 🇸🇮 Piran, SloveniaDay-tripper hours · 15 May – 20 Sep (usually)Cars stop at the Fornace car park and everyone arrives on the shuttle, so the old town fills between about ten and five and empties completely after.86climate
  15. 🇬🇧 Stratford-upon-Avon, United KingdomCoach season · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)A town of thirty thousand takes well over two million visitors a year, and most of them arrive by coach between ten and four in summer.85climate
  16. 🇮🇹 Cinque Terre, ItalyDay-trippers from La Spezia · 15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Ships dock at La Spezia and empty into the local train, which is why the villages are unbearable between eleven and four and civil at either end of the day.84climate
  17. 🇧🇪 Bruges, BelgiumCoach and cruise hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches and the Zeebrugge ships put their passengers into the Markt between about eleven and four.83climate
  18. 🇬🇧 Canterbury, United KingdomCoach and school-trip season · 15 May – 10 Sep (usually)Coaches from Dover and the Channel ports unload school parties and cruise excursions into the precincts from mid-morning.83climate
  19. 🇨🇿 Český Krumlov, CzechiaDay-tripper hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Prague, Linz and Vienna unload from about ten and are gone by four, and in between the lane down to the barber's bridge moves at a shuffle.80climate
  20. 🇨🇭 Lucerne, SwitzerlandCoach and day-trip hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Lucerne is the standard one-day stop on every Swiss coach tour, so the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument are a scrum from mid-morning to late afternoon.77climate
  21. 🇦🇹 Hallstatt, AustriaCoach hours · 15 Apr – 20 Oct (usually)The village takes about a million visitors a year into a lane you can walk in fifteen minutes.73climate
  22. 🇨🇴 Salento, ColombiaJeeps to the Cocora valley · 1 Jan – 31 DecThe old Willys leave the plaza in batches from early morning and come back mid-afternoon, so the wax-palm valley has a rush hour and two quiet ends.63climate
  23. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.61climate
  24. 🇹🇭 Hua Hin, ThailandBangkok weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo and a half hours from the capital, so Friday evening the coast road backs up and by Saturday lunch the beachfront belongs to Bangkok.56climate
  25. 🇲🇾 Malacca, MalaysiaWeekend day-tripper crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo hours from Kuala Lumpur and four from Singapore, so from Friday afternoon the coaches stack up and Jonker Walk is shoulder to shoulder.54climate

What's on around the world in May →

Day-tripper crush in June

  1. 🇺🇸 Big Sur, United StatesSummer weekend traffic · 20 May – 10 Sep (usually)Highway 1 is one lane each way with almost nowhere to pull over, and between Memorial Day and Labor Day the weekend queue for Bixby Bridge and McWay backs onto the road.96climate
  2. 🇵🇹 Costa da Caparica, PortugalLisbon weekend crush · 15 Jun – 15 SepThis is the capital's nearest ocean beach and on a hot Saturday the bridge and the Ponte 25 de Abril approaches back up from mid-morning.93climate
  3. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoThe coach hours · 15 Mar – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches up from Tangier and Fez unload late morning and the photogenic lanes are shoulder to shoulder until about four.92climate
  4. 🇪🇸 Ronda, SpainCoach season on the Puente Nuevo · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Half of the Costa del Sol comes up for the afternoon, so the bridge and the gorge viewpoints are shoulder to shoulder from eleven to four and empty either side of that.92climate
  5. 🇹🇷 Safranbolu, TurkeySummer weekend day-trippers · 1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)Ankara and Istanbul send a stream of weekend traffic into the old town through summer; the narrow lanes and konak courtyards run shoulder to shoulder on Saturday and Sunday and are largely empty again by Monday morning.90climate
  6. 🇬🇧 Canterbury, United KingdomCoach and school-trip season · 15 May – 10 Sep (usually)Coaches from Dover and the Channel ports unload school parties and cruise excursions into the precincts from mid-morning.90climate
  7. 🇧🇪 Bruges, BelgiumCoach and cruise hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches and the Zeebrugge ships put their passengers into the Markt between about eleven and four.89climate
  8. 🇬🇧 Stratford-upon-Avon, United KingdomCoach season · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)A town of thirty thousand takes well over two million visitors a year, and most of them arrive by coach between ten and four in summer.89climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.88climate
  10. 🇮🇹 Cinque Terre, ItalyDay-trippers from La Spezia · 15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Ships dock at La Spezia and empty into the local train, which is why the villages are unbearable between eleven and four and civil at either end of the day.88climate
  11. 🇬🇧 Brighton, United KingdomLondon day-trippers · 20 Jun – 5 Sep (usually)An hour from Victoria and the beach fills on any warm weekend; the last trains back go standing and the Lanes are shoulder to shoulder from noon.88climate
  12. 🇲🇨 Monaco, MonacoCoaches for the guard change · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Nice and the cruise ports empty onto the Rock before the guard change just before noon, and the palace square, the cathedral and the aquarium queue with them until mid-afternoon.87climate
  13. 🇨🇿 Český Krumlov, CzechiaDay-tripper hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Prague, Linz and Vienna unload from about ten and are gone by four, and in between the lane down to the barber's bridge moves at a shuffle.87climate
  14. 🇮🇹 Pisa, ItalyCoach season on the Campo · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people here are on a half-day stop between Florence and Livorno, which means the Campo dei Miracoli is a scrum from ten to five and close to empty before nine and after six.87climate
  15. 🇨🇭 Lucerne, SwitzerlandCoach and day-trip hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Lucerne is the standard one-day stop on every Swiss coach tour, so the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument are a scrum from mid-morning to late afternoon.85climate
  16. 🇪🇸 Toledo, SpainMadrid day-trip hours · 1 Mar – 15 NovThirty-three minutes from Madrid by train, so the old town is solid from eleven to five and empties completely after the last coach.85climate
  17. 🇦🇹 Hallstatt, AustriaCoach hours · 15 Apr – 20 Oct (usually)The village takes about a million visitors a year into a lane you can walk in fifteen minutes.85climate
  18. 🇹🇷 Side, TurkeyCoach hours at the ruins · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Antalya and Alanya unload at the temple gates late morning and the pedestrian street through the old town is impassable until mid-afternoon.85climate
  19. 🇸🇮 Piran, SloveniaDay-tripper hours · 15 May – 20 Sep (usually)Cars stop at the Fornace car park and everyone arrives on the shuttle, so the old town fills between about ten and five and empties completely after.84climate
  20. 🇧🇦 Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCoach day-trip season · 15 Apr – 15 OctBuses from Dubrovnik, Split and Makarska arrive between ten and four and the bridge and the Kujundziluk lane are solid for those hours.83climate
  21. 🇬🇷 Nafplio, GreeceAthenian weekends · 1 Mar – 15 NovTwo hours from Athens on the new road, which makes this the capital's weekend town: Saturday nights in the old quarter are booked and Sunday lunch queues.80climate
  22. 🇹🇷 Marmaris, TurkeyFerries and cruise calls · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)The Rhodes catamaran and the cruise ships put a few thousand people into the castle quarter between mid-morning and late afternoon.78climate
  23. 🇹🇷 Pamukkale, TurkeyDay-tour coach season · 1 Apr – 31 OctCoaches from Antalya, Marmaris and Kusadasi land between ten and three, and the terraces are shoulder to shoulder for those hours.78climate
  24. 🇰🇷 Jeonju, South KoreaHanok village day-tripper season · 1 Mar – 30 Nov (usually)The hanok village runs on coach parties and rented hanbok from late morning to late afternoon, and empties completely after dark.74climate
  25. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.69climate

…and 4 more in June.

What's on around the world in June →

Day-tripper crush in July

  1. 🇺🇸 Big Sur, United StatesSummer weekend traffic · 20 May – 10 Sep (usually)Highway 1 is one lane each way with almost nowhere to pull over, and between Memorial Day and Labor Day the weekend queue for Bixby Bridge and McWay backs onto the road.94climate
  2. 🇬🇧 Stratford-upon-Avon, United KingdomCoach season · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)A town of thirty thousand takes well over two million visitors a year, and most of them arrive by coach between ten and four in summer.94climate
  3. 🇬🇧 Canterbury, United KingdomCoach and school-trip season · 15 May – 10 Sep (usually)Coaches from Dover and the Channel ports unload school parties and cruise excursions into the precincts from mid-morning.94climate
  4. 🇬🇧 Brighton, United KingdomLondon day-trippers · 20 Jun – 5 Sep (usually)An hour from Victoria and the beach fills on any warm weekend; the last trains back go standing and the Lanes are shoulder to shoulder from noon.92climate
  5. 🇧🇪 Bruges, BelgiumCoach and cruise hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches and the Zeebrugge ships put their passengers into the Markt between about eleven and four.91climate
  6. 🇨🇿 Český Krumlov, CzechiaDay-tripper hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Prague, Linz and Vienna unload from about ten and are gone by four, and in between the lane down to the barber's bridge moves at a shuffle.88climate
  7. 🇵🇹 Costa da Caparica, PortugalLisbon weekend crush · 15 Jun – 15 SepThis is the capital's nearest ocean beach and on a hot Saturday the bridge and the Ponte 25 de Abril approaches back up from mid-morning.88climate
  8. 🇹🇷 Safranbolu, TurkeySummer weekend day-trippers · 1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)Ankara and Istanbul send a stream of weekend traffic into the old town through summer; the narrow lanes and konak courtyards run shoulder to shoulder on Saturday and Sunday and are largely empty again by Monday morning.88climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.86climate
  10. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoThe coach hours · 15 Mar – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches up from Tangier and Fez unload late morning and the photogenic lanes are shoulder to shoulder until about four.85climate
  11. 🇪🇸 Ronda, SpainCoach season on the Puente Nuevo · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Half of the Costa del Sol comes up for the afternoon, so the bridge and the gorge viewpoints are shoulder to shoulder from eleven to four and empty either side of that.85climate
  12. 🇲🇨 Monaco, MonacoCoaches for the guard change · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Nice and the cruise ports empty onto the Rock before the guard change just before noon, and the palace square, the cathedral and the aquarium queue with them until mid-afternoon.82climate
  13. 🇮🇹 Cinque Terre, ItalyDay-trippers from La Spezia · 15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Ships dock at La Spezia and empty into the local train, which is why the villages are unbearable between eleven and four and civil at either end of the day.82climate
  14. 🇦🇹 Hallstatt, AustriaCoach hours · 15 Apr – 20 Oct (usually)The village takes about a million visitors a year into a lane you can walk in fifteen minutes.81climate
  15. 🇮🇹 Pisa, ItalyCoach season on the Campo · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people here are on a half-day stop between Florence and Livorno, which means the Campo dei Miracoli is a scrum from ten to five and close to empty before nine and after six.80climate
  16. 🇸🇮 Piran, SloveniaDay-tripper hours · 15 May – 20 Sep (usually)Cars stop at the Fornace car park and everyone arrives on the shuttle, so the old town fills between about ten and five and empties completely after.80climate
  17. 🇨🇭 Lucerne, SwitzerlandCoach and day-trip hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Lucerne is the standard one-day stop on every Swiss coach tour, so the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument are a scrum from mid-morning to late afternoon.79climate
  18. 🇭🇷 Korčula, CroatiaDay-boat season · 1 Jul – 31 AugExcursion boats from Dubrovnik and Hvar unload into a walled town the size of a few streets, and the Marco Polo house queue forms by eleven.79climate
  19. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.78climate
  20. 🇧🇦 Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCoach day-trip season · 15 Apr – 15 OctBuses from Dubrovnik, Split and Makarska arrive between ten and four and the bridge and the Kujundziluk lane are solid for those hours.77climate
  21. 🇹🇷 Side, TurkeyCoach hours at the ruins · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Antalya and Alanya unload at the temple gates late morning and the pedestrian street through the old town is impassable until mid-afternoon.74climate
  22. 🇬🇪 Kazbegi, GeorgiaTbilisi day-trip season · 1 Jun – 30 SepMinibuses and tour cars come up from Tbilisi for the day and the church car park is full from eleven to four.72climate
  23. 🇬🇷 Nafplio, GreeceAthenian weekends · 1 Mar – 15 NovTwo hours from Athens on the new road, which makes this the capital's weekend town: Saturday nights in the old quarter are booked and Sunday lunch queues.69climate
  24. 🇨🇴 Salento, ColombiaJeeps to the Cocora valley · 1 Jan – 31 DecThe old Willys leave the plaza in batches from early morning and come back mid-afternoon, so the wax-palm valley has a rush hour and two quiet ends.66climate
  25. 🇪🇸 Toledo, SpainMadrid day-trip hours · 1 Mar – 15 NovThirty-three minutes from Madrid by train, so the old town is solid from eleven to five and empties completely after the last coach.65climate

…and 5 more in July.

What's on around the world in July →

Day-tripper crush in August

  1. 🇺🇸 Big Sur, United StatesSummer weekend traffic · 20 May – 10 Sep (usually)Highway 1 is one lane each way with almost nowhere to pull over, and between Memorial Day and Labor Day the weekend queue for Bixby Bridge and McWay backs onto the road.92climate
  2. 🇬🇧 Canterbury, United KingdomCoach and school-trip season · 15 May – 10 Sep (usually)Coaches from Dover and the Channel ports unload school parties and cruise excursions into the precincts from mid-morning.92climate
  3. 🇬🇧 Stratford-upon-Avon, United KingdomCoach season · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)A town of thirty thousand takes well over two million visitors a year, and most of them arrive by coach between ten and four in summer.91climate
  4. 🇧🇪 Bruges, BelgiumCoach and cruise hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches and the Zeebrugge ships put their passengers into the Markt between about eleven and four.90climate
  5. 🇨🇿 Český Krumlov, CzechiaDay-tripper hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Prague, Linz and Vienna unload from about ten and are gone by four, and in between the lane down to the barber's bridge moves at a shuffle.90climate
  6. 🇬🇧 Brighton, United KingdomLondon day-trippers · 20 Jun – 5 Sep (usually)An hour from Victoria and the beach fills on any warm weekend; the last trains back go standing and the Lanes are shoulder to shoulder from noon.90climate
  7. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.87climate
  8. 🇵🇹 Costa da Caparica, PortugalLisbon weekend crush · 15 Jun – 15 SepThis is the capital's nearest ocean beach and on a hot Saturday the bridge and the Ponte 25 de Abril approaches back up from mid-morning.87climate
  9. 🇹🇷 Safranbolu, TurkeySummer weekend day-trippers · 1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)Ankara and Istanbul send a stream of weekend traffic into the old town through summer; the narrow lanes and konak courtyards run shoulder to shoulder on Saturday and Sunday and are largely empty again by Monday morning.84climate
  10. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoThe coach hours · 15 Mar – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches up from Tangier and Fez unload late morning and the photogenic lanes are shoulder to shoulder until about four.83climate
  11. 🇪🇸 Ronda, SpainCoach season on the Puente Nuevo · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Half of the Costa del Sol comes up for the afternoon, so the bridge and the gorge viewpoints are shoulder to shoulder from eleven to four and empty either side of that.83climate
  12. 🇦🇹 Hallstatt, AustriaCoach hours · 15 Apr – 20 Oct (usually)The village takes about a million visitors a year into a lane you can walk in fifteen minutes.82climate
  13. 🇨🇭 Lucerne, SwitzerlandCoach and day-trip hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Lucerne is the standard one-day stop on every Swiss coach tour, so the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument are a scrum from mid-morning to late afternoon.81climate
  14. 🇲🇨 Monaco, MonacoCoaches for the guard change · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Nice and the cruise ports empty onto the Rock before the guard change just before noon, and the palace square, the cathedral and the aquarium queue with them until mid-afternoon.80climate
  15. 🇬🇪 Kazbegi, GeorgiaTbilisi day-trip season · 1 Jun – 30 SepMinibuses and tour cars come up from Tbilisi for the day and the church car park is full from eleven to four.79climate
  16. 🇮🇹 Cinque Terre, ItalyDay-trippers from La Spezia · 15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Ships dock at La Spezia and empty into the local train, which is why the villages are unbearable between eleven and four and civil at either end of the day.77climate
  17. 🇭🇷 Korčula, CroatiaDay-boat season · 1 Jul – 31 AugExcursion boats from Dubrovnik and Hvar unload into a walled town the size of a few streets, and the Marco Polo house queue forms by eleven.77climate
  18. 🇸🇮 Piran, SloveniaDay-tripper hours · 15 May – 20 Sep (usually)Cars stop at the Fornace car park and everyone arrives on the shuttle, so the old town fills between about ten and five and empties completely after.77climate
  19. 🇬🇷 Nafplio, GreeceAthenian weekends · 1 Mar – 15 NovTwo hours from Athens on the new road, which makes this the capital's weekend town: Saturday nights in the old quarter are booked and Sunday lunch queues.76climate
  20. 🇮🇹 Pisa, ItalyCoach season on the Campo · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people here are on a half-day stop between Florence and Livorno, which means the Campo dei Miracoli is a scrum from ten to five and close to empty before nine and after six.76climate
  21. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.75climate
  22. 🇧🇦 Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCoach day-trip season · 15 Apr – 15 OctBuses from Dubrovnik, Split and Makarska arrive between ten and four and the bridge and the Kujundziluk lane are solid for those hours.74climate
  23. 🇹🇷 Side, TurkeyCoach hours at the ruins · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Antalya and Alanya unload at the temple gates late morning and the pedestrian street through the old town is impassable until mid-afternoon.72climate
  24. 🇪🇸 Toledo, SpainMadrid day-trip hours · 1 Mar – 15 NovThirty-three minutes from Madrid by train, so the old town is solid from eleven to five and empties completely after the last coach.67climate
  25. 🇨🇴 Salento, ColombiaJeeps to the Cocora valley · 1 Jan – 31 DecThe old Willys leave the plaza in batches from early morning and come back mid-afternoon, so the wax-palm valley has a rush hour and two quiet ends.67climate

…and 5 more in August.

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Day-tripper crush in September

  1. 🇺🇸 Big Sur, United StatesSummer weekend traffic · 20 May – 10 Sep (usually)Highway 1 is one lane each way with almost nowhere to pull over, and between Memorial Day and Labor Day the weekend queue for Bixby Bridge and McWay backs onto the road.91climate
  2. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoThe coach hours · 15 Mar – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches up from Tangier and Fez unload late morning and the photogenic lanes are shoulder to shoulder until about four.90climate
  3. 🇪🇸 Ronda, SpainCoach season on the Puente Nuevo · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Half of the Costa del Sol comes up for the afternoon, so the bridge and the gorge viewpoints are shoulder to shoulder from eleven to four and empty either side of that.90climate
  4. 🇲🇨 Monaco, MonacoCoaches for the guard change · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Nice and the cruise ports empty onto the Rock before the guard change just before noon, and the palace square, the cathedral and the aquarium queue with them until mid-afternoon.89climate
  5. 🇪🇸 Toledo, SpainMadrid day-trip hours · 1 Mar – 15 NovThirty-three minutes from Madrid by train, so the old town is solid from eleven to five and empties completely after the last coach.89climate
  6. 🇵🇹 Costa da Caparica, PortugalLisbon weekend crush · 15 Jun – 15 SepThis is the capital's nearest ocean beach and on a hot Saturday the bridge and the Ponte 25 de Abril approaches back up from mid-morning.89climate
  7. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.87climate
  8. 🇬🇧 Canterbury, United KingdomCoach and school-trip season · 15 May – 10 Sep (usually)Coaches from Dover and the Channel ports unload school parties and cruise excursions into the precincts from mid-morning.87climate
  9. 🇧🇪 Bruges, BelgiumCoach and cruise hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches and the Zeebrugge ships put their passengers into the Markt between about eleven and four.86climate
  10. 🇧🇦 Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCoach day-trip season · 15 Apr – 15 OctBuses from Dubrovnik, Split and Makarska arrive between ten and four and the bridge and the Kujundziluk lane are solid for those hours.85climate
  11. 🇮🇹 Cinque Terre, ItalyDay-trippers from La Spezia · 15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Ships dock at La Spezia and empty into the local train, which is why the villages are unbearable between eleven and four and civil at either end of the day.85climate
  12. 🇮🇹 Pisa, ItalyCoach season on the Campo · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people here are on a half-day stop between Florence and Livorno, which means the Campo dei Miracoli is a scrum from ten to five and close to empty before nine and after six.84climate
  13. 🇬🇧 Brighton, United KingdomLondon day-trippers · 20 Jun – 5 Sep (usually)An hour from Victoria and the beach fills on any warm weekend; the last trains back go standing and the Lanes are shoulder to shoulder from noon.84climate
  14. 🇬🇷 Nafplio, GreeceAthenian weekends · 1 Mar – 15 NovTwo hours from Athens on the new road, which makes this the capital's weekend town: Saturday nights in the old quarter are booked and Sunday lunch queues.83climate
  15. 🇨🇭 Lucerne, SwitzerlandCoach and day-trip hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Lucerne is the standard one-day stop on every Swiss coach tour, so the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument are a scrum from mid-morning to late afternoon.82climate
  16. 🇨🇿 Český Krumlov, CzechiaDay-tripper hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Prague, Linz and Vienna unload from about ten and are gone by four, and in between the lane down to the barber's bridge moves at a shuffle.82climate
  17. 🇹🇷 Side, TurkeyCoach hours at the ruins · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Antalya and Alanya unload at the temple gates late morning and the pedestrian street through the old town is impassable until mid-afternoon.82climate
  18. 🇹🇷 Pamukkale, TurkeyDay-tour coach season · 1 Apr – 31 OctCoaches from Antalya, Marmaris and Kusadasi land between ten and three, and the terraces are shoulder to shoulder for those hours.81climate
  19. 🇸🇮 Piran, SloveniaDay-tripper hours · 15 May – 20 Sep (usually)Cars stop at the Fornace car park and everyone arrives on the shuttle, so the old town fills between about ten and five and empties completely after.81climate
  20. 🇬🇧 Stratford-upon-Avon, United KingdomCoach season · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)A town of thirty thousand takes well over two million visitors a year, and most of them arrive by coach between ten and four in summer.81climate
  21. 🇹🇷 Marmaris, TurkeyFerries and cruise calls · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)The Rhodes catamaran and the cruise ships put a few thousand people into the castle quarter between mid-morning and late afternoon.79climate
  22. 🇦🇹 Hallstatt, AustriaCoach hours · 15 Apr – 20 Oct (usually)The village takes about a million visitors a year into a lane you can walk in fifteen minutes.79climate
  23. 🇬🇪 Kazbegi, GeorgiaTbilisi day-trip season · 1 Jun – 30 SepMinibuses and tour cars come up from Tbilisi for the day and the church car park is full from eleven to four.75climate
  24. 🇰🇷 Jeonju, South KoreaHanok village day-tripper season · 1 Mar – 30 Nov (usually)The hanok village runs on coach parties and rented hanbok from late morning to late afternoon, and empties completely after dark.71climate
  25. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.68climate

…and 3 more in September.

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Day-tripper crush in October

  1. 🇬🇷 Nafplio, GreeceAthenian weekends · 1 Mar – 15 NovTwo hours from Athens on the new road, which makes this the capital's weekend town: Saturday nights in the old quarter are booked and Sunday lunch queues.93climate
  2. 🇹🇷 Pamukkale, TurkeyDay-tour coach season · 1 Apr – 31 OctCoaches from Antalya, Marmaris and Kusadasi land between ten and three, and the terraces are shoulder to shoulder for those hours.93climate
  3. 🇪🇸 Toledo, SpainMadrid day-trip hours · 1 Mar – 15 NovThirty-three minutes from Madrid by train, so the old town is solid from eleven to five and empties completely after the last coach.91climate
  4. 🇹🇷 Side, TurkeyCoach hours at the ruins · 15 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Antalya and Alanya unload at the temple gates late morning and the pedestrian street through the old town is impassable until mid-afternoon.91climate
  5. 🇦🇺 Wollongong, AustraliaGrand Pacific Drive weekends · 1 Oct – 30 AprOn any warm weekend the coast road down from Sydney, the Sea Cliff Bridge and the lookouts on Bald Hill are nose to tail from mid-morning.90climate
  6. 🇲🇦 Chefchaouen, MoroccoThe coach hours · 15 Mar – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches up from Tangier and Fez unload late morning and the photogenic lanes are shoulder to shoulder until about four.89climate
  7. 🇪🇸 Ronda, SpainCoach season on the Puente Nuevo · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Half of the Costa del Sol comes up for the afternoon, so the bridge and the gorge viewpoints are shoulder to shoulder from eleven to four and empty either side of that.89climate
  8. 🇹🇷 Marmaris, TurkeyFerries and cruise calls · 1 May – 15 Oct (usually)The Rhodes catamaran and the cruise ships put a few thousand people into the castle quarter between mid-morning and late afternoon.87climate
  9. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.85climate
  10. 🇰🇷 Jeonju, South KoreaHanok village day-tripper season · 1 Mar – 30 Nov (usually)The hanok village runs on coach parties and rented hanbok from late morning to late afternoon, and empties completely after dark.84climate
  11. 🇲🇨 Monaco, MonacoCoaches for the guard change · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Nice and the cruise ports empty onto the Rock before the guard change just before noon, and the palace square, the cathedral and the aquarium queue with them until mid-afternoon.83climate
  12. 🇧🇦 Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaCoach day-trip season · 15 Apr – 15 OctBuses from Dubrovnik, Split and Makarska arrive between ten and four and the bridge and the Kujundziluk lane are solid for those hours.81climate
  13. 🇮🇹 Pisa, ItalyCoach season on the Campo · 1 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Most people here are on a half-day stop between Florence and Livorno, which means the Campo dei Miracoli is a scrum from ten to five and close to empty before nine and after six.81climate
  14. 🇧🇪 Bruges, BelgiumCoach and cruise hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches and the Zeebrugge ships put their passengers into the Markt between about eleven and four.73climate
  15. 🇮🇹 Cinque Terre, ItalyDay-trippers from La Spezia · 15 Apr – 15 Oct (usually)Ships dock at La Spezia and empty into the local train, which is why the villages are unbearable between eleven and four and civil at either end of the day.73climate
  16. 🇨🇿 Český Krumlov, CzechiaDay-tripper hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Coaches from Prague, Linz and Vienna unload from about ten and are gone by four, and in between the lane down to the barber's bridge moves at a shuffle.72climate
  17. 🇨🇭 Lucerne, SwitzerlandCoach and day-trip hours · 1 Apr – 31 Oct (usually)Lucerne is the standard one-day stop on every Swiss coach tour, so the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument are a scrum from mid-morning to late afternoon.70climate
  18. 🇦🇹 Hallstatt, AustriaCoach hours · 15 Apr – 20 Oct (usually)The village takes about a million visitors a year into a lane you can walk in fifteen minutes.70climate
  19. 🇨🇴 Salento, ColombiaJeeps to the Cocora valley · 1 Jan – 31 DecThe old Willys leave the plaza in batches from early morning and come back mid-afternoon, so the wax-palm valley has a rush hour and two quiet ends.64climate
  20. 🇮🇳 Darjeeling, IndiaTiger Hill sunrise queue · 10 Oct – 10 Dec (usually)The clear autumn weeks are when everyone drives up before dawn for the Kanchenjunga sunrise, and cars queue nose to tail on the single hill road in the dark to reach the viewpoint for first light.60climate
  21. 🇲🇾 Malacca, MalaysiaWeekend day-tripper crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo hours from Kuala Lumpur and four from Singapore, so from Friday afternoon the coaches stack up and Jonker Walk is shoulder to shoulder.55climate
  22. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.55climate
  23. 🇹🇭 Hua Hin, ThailandBangkok weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo and a half hours from the capital, so Friday evening the coast road backs up and by Saturday lunch the beachfront belongs to Bangkok.51climate

What's on around the world in October →

Day-tripper crush in November

  1. 🇦🇺 Wollongong, AustraliaGrand Pacific Drive weekends · 1 Oct – 30 AprOn any warm weekend the coast road down from Sydney, the Sea Cliff Bridge and the lookouts on Bald Hill are nose to tail from mid-morning.88climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.85climate
  3. 🇬🇷 Nafplio, GreeceAthenian weekends · 1 Mar – 15 NovTwo hours from Athens on the new road, which makes this the capital's weekend town: Saturday nights in the old quarter are booked and Sunday lunch queues.84climate
  4. 🇪🇸 Toledo, SpainMadrid day-trip hours · 1 Mar – 15 NovThirty-three minutes from Madrid by train, so the old town is solid from eleven to five and empties completely after the last coach.77climate
  5. 🇰🇷 Jeonju, South KoreaHanok village day-tripper season · 1 Mar – 30 Nov (usually)The hanok village runs on coach parties and rented hanbok from late morning to late afternoon, and empties completely after dark.76climate
  6. 🇮🇳 Darjeeling, IndiaTiger Hill sunrise queue · 10 Oct – 10 Dec (usually)The clear autumn weeks are when everyone drives up before dawn for the Kanchenjunga sunrise, and cars queue nose to tail on the single hill road in the dark to reach the viewpoint for first light.73climate
  7. 🇹🇭 Hua Hin, ThailandBangkok weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo and a half hours from the capital, so Friday evening the coast road backs up and by Saturday lunch the beachfront belongs to Bangkok.66climate
  8. 🇨🇴 Salento, ColombiaJeeps to the Cocora valley · 1 Jan – 31 DecThe old Willys leave the plaza in batches from early morning and come back mid-afternoon, so the wax-palm valley has a rush hour and two quiet ends.64climate
  9. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.51climate
  10. 🇲🇾 Malacca, MalaysiaWeekend day-tripper crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo hours from Kuala Lumpur and four from Singapore, so from Friday afternoon the coaches stack up and Jonker Walk is shoulder to shoulder.49climate

What's on around the world in November →

Day-tripper crush in December

  1. 🇦🇺 Wollongong, AustraliaGrand Pacific Drive weekends · 1 Oct – 30 AprOn any warm weekend the coast road down from Sydney, the Sea Cliff Bridge and the lookouts on Bald Hill are nose to tail from mid-morning.88climate
  2. 🇺🇸 Maui, United StatesThe Hana road convoy · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)Around 620 bends and 46 one-lane bridges, taken by everyone at once between nine and three.81climate
  3. 🇹🇭 Hua Hin, ThailandBangkok weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo and a half hours from the capital, so Friday evening the coast road backs up and by Saturday lunch the beachfront belongs to Bangkok.77climate
  4. 🇮🇳 Darjeeling, IndiaTiger Hill sunrise queue · 10 Oct – 10 Dec (usually)The clear autumn weeks are when everyone drives up before dawn for the Kanchenjunga sunrise, and cars queue nose to tail on the single hill road in the dark to reach the viewpoint for first light.70climate
  5. 🇨🇴 Salento, ColombiaJeeps to the Cocora valley · 1 Jan – 31 DecThe old Willys leave the plaza in batches from early morning and come back mid-afternoon, so the wax-palm valley has a rush hour and two quiet ends.65climate
  6. 🇲🇾 Malacca, MalaysiaWeekend day-tripper crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecTwo hours from Kuala Lumpur and four from Singapore, so from Friday afternoon the coaches stack up and Jonker Walk is shoulder to shoulder.57climate
  7. 🇮🇩 Bandung, IndonesiaJakarta weekend crush · 1 Jan – 31 DecEvery Friday night the Cipularang toll fills with cars from Jakarta and the north-side factory outlets and Lembang road jam solid until Sunday evening.52climate

What's on around the world in December →