Sunniest places to go from Amsterdam in October
The sunniest place you can reach from Amsterdam in October within 15 hours is Luxor at 11.0 h, costing 882 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Aarschot at 4.6 kg — 192× less carbon for 4.9 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in October and lower in carbon. Anything a better option beats outright has been left out.
By rail or ferry By air
What the 15-hour limit costs: at this budget Marseille can only be reached by air — 254 kg CO₂e, in 4h 48m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 29.8 kg in 15h 48m — 9× less carbon for 11h more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aarschot, Belgium | Rail | 4.6 kg | 13.1 °C | 6.1 h | 3.7 mm | 4h 6m |
| Abbeville, France | Rail | 9.7 kg | 13.1 °C | 6.6 h | 3.1 mm | 6h 30m |
| Bern, Switzerland | Rail | 18.6 kg | 11.4 °C | 7.4 h | 3.8 mm | 10h 36m |
| Geneva, Switzerland | Rail | 20.4 kg | 13.8 °C | 7.9 h | 5.2 mm | 11h 30m |
| Romans-sur-Isère, France | Rail | 24.0 kg | 15.9 °C | 8.2 h | 4.9 mm | 13h 6m |
| Marseille, France | Air | 254 kg | 18.2 °C | 9.0 h | 2.2 mm | 4h 48m |
| Palma, Spain | Air | 361 kg | 21.1 °C | 9.9 h | 1.4 mm | 5h 24m |
| San Pawl il-Bahar, Malta | Air | 497 kg | 23.6 °C | 10.0 h | 0.3 mm | 6h 6m |
| Antalya, Turkey | Air | 665 kg | 21.5 °C | 10.6 h | 0.4 mm | 7h |
| Luxor, Egypt | Air | 882 kg | 28.4 °C | 11.0 h | 0.0 mm | 8h 30m |
Warm is not the same as pleasant, which is why sunshine and rainfall are shown alongside temperature. All three are ERA5 monthly means for 2023–2024.
Where the curve breaks
The frontier is gentle until it isn't. Going from Palma (361 kg, 9.9 h) to San Pawl il-Bahar (497 kg, 10.0 h) buys 0.1 hours more sunshine for an extra 136 kg — 1358 kg of CO₂e per hour. That single step is the most expensive sunshine on the whole curve.
The pick of them
If you'd rather have heat than sunshine
October answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Amsterdam in October are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Luxor
Places to stay in Luxor, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Amsterdam
October from elsewhere
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- Lisbon
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- Southampton
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- Zurich
Questions
Where is the sunniest place to go from Amsterdam in October?
Luxor, Egypt, at 11.0 h. Reaching it emits 882 kg CO₂e return, travelling 8h 30m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Amsterdam in October without flying?
Yes. Romans-sur-Isère reaches 8.2 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 13h 6m, emitting 24.0 kg CO₂e return — though Luxor is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Amsterdam to Luxor produce?
882 kg CO₂e for one person, return, by air. That uses the UK Government's 2026 conversion factors, including radiative forcing for flights.
Carbon uses UK Government (DESNZ/DEFRA) 2026 conversion factors applied to great-circle distance, with radiative forcing included for flights. Rail journey times are modelled estimates, not timetabled services. Full method · download the data.