Sunniest places to go from Vienna in March
The sunniest place you can reach from Vienna in March within 15 hours is Qus at 11.5 h, costing 719 kg CO₂e return. The lowest-carbon option is Linz at 4.6 kg — 156× less carbon for 3.8 h less.
Every destination here is on the efficiency frontier: nowhere else in Europe is both sunnier in March 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 Syracuse can only be reached by air — 312 kg CO₂e, in 5h 12m. Allow up to 24 hours and the train does the same journey for 36.6 kg in 19h — 9× less carbon for 13h 48m more travelling.
| Destination | How | CO₂e return | Temp | Sun/day | Rain/day | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linz, Austria | Rail | 4.6 kg | 7.6 °C | 7.7 h | 1.7 mm | 4h 6m |
| Levice, Slovakia | Rail | 4.9 kg | 7.6 °C | 8.2 h | 1.5 mm | 4h 18m |
| Backa Palanka, Serbia | Rail | 11.9 kg | 9.9 °C | 8.6 h | 1.0 mm | 7h 30m |
| Novi Pazar, Serbia | Rail | 19.2 kg | 7.6 °C | 9.3 h | 1.9 mm | 10h 54m |
| Andria, Italy | Rail | 22.9 kg | 12.7 °C | 9.8 h | 2.8 mm | 12h 36m |
| Syracuse, Italy | Air | 312 kg | 14.6 °C | 10.8 h | 0.9 mm | 5h 12m |
| San Pawl il-Bahar, Malta | Air | 345 kg | 15.5 °C | 11.0 h | 0.7 mm | 5h 18m |
| Qus, Egypt | Air | 719 kg | 22.3 °C | 11.5 h | 0.0 mm | 7h 18m |
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 San Pawl il-Bahar (345 kg, 11.0 h) to Qus (719 kg, 11.5 h) buys 0.5 hours more sunshine for an extra 374 kg — 748 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
March answers differently depending on what you're after. The warmest destinations from Vienna in March are a different list — hours of sunshine and degrees of warmth come apart, especially early and late in the year.
Where to stay in Qus
Places to stay in Qus, Egypt, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Other months from Vienna
March from elsewhere
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Questions
Where is the sunniest place to go from Vienna in March?
Qus, Egypt, at 11.5 h. Reaching it emits 719 kg CO₂e return, travelling 7h 18m each way by air.
Can I get somewhere sunny from Vienna in March without flying?
Yes. Andria reaches 9.8 h and is reachable by rail or ferry in 12h 36m, emitting 22.9 kg CO₂e return — though Qus is sunnier still, if you fly.
How much carbon does a return trip from Vienna to Qus produce?
719 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.