Warm without flying from London, month by month
By train from London, the warmest well-known places within 15 hours are in France and Spain. The warmest averages 27.9 °C in August (Lleida) and 9.9 °C in January (Toulon). Within 6 hours they are in United Kingdom and France, on average 4.6 °C cooler: the hours on the train buy the warmth.
The warmest place by train, each month
For each month, the warmest well-known place (a Wikivoyage guide and at least 40,000 Wikipedia readers a year) the train reaches from London within 6, 10 and 15 hours each way. Temperature is the historical daily mean for 2023–2024, across day and night. ✓ is a journey checked against a timetable; ≈ is modelled.
| Month | Within 6 hours | Within 10 hours | Within 15 hours | Plan it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Newquay, United Kingdom 7.2 °C · 4.1 h sun · sea 10.8 °C ≈ 5h 48m · 29.5 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 9.9 °C · 7.2 h sun · sea 14.4 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 9.9 °C · 7.2 h sun · sea 14.4 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| February | Falmouth, United Kingdom 8.6 °C · 4.6 h sun · sea 10.3 °C ≈ 6h · 30.4 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 10.2 °C · 8.0 h sun · sea 14.0 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Reus, Spain 10.5 °C · 8.6 h sun · sea 13.6 °C ≈ 14h 24m · 34.1 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| March | Paris, France 8.8 °C · 6.7 h sun ≈ 4h 24m · 10.2 kg CO₂e return | Bayonne, France 12.4 °C · 8.3 h sun · sea 13.3 °C ≈ 9h 48m · 26.5 kg CO₂e return | Zaragoza, Spain 13.5 °C · 9.5 h sun ≈ 14h · 32.4 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| April | Paris, France 10.3 °C · 8.8 h sun ≈ 4h 24m · 10.2 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 14.5 °C · 11.5 h sun · sea 15.1 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Lleida, Spain 16.3 °C · 11.4 h sun ≈ 14h 18m · 32.5 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| May | Paris, France 14.4 °C · 10.9 h sun ≈ 4h 24m · 10.2 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 17.7 °C · 11.8 h sun · sea 17.4 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Lleida, Spain 19.1 °C · 13.0 h sun ≈ 14h 18m · 32.5 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| June | Paris, France 18.6 °C · 12.1 h sun ≈ 4h 24m · 10.2 kg CO₂e return | Avignon, France 22.0 °C · 12.6 h sun 8h 42m ✓ · 27.1 kg CO₂e return | Lleida, Spain 23.8 °C · 12.6 h sun ≈ 14h 18m · 32.5 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| July | Paris, France 20.0 °C · 11.2 h sun ≈ 4h 24m · 10.2 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 26.2 °C · 14.0 h sun · sea 23.4 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Lleida, Spain 27.6 °C · 13.6 h sun ≈ 14h 18m · 32.5 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| August | Paris, France 19.9 °C · 10.3 h sun ≈ 4h 24m · 10.2 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 26.0 °C · 12.6 h sun · sea 24.2 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Lleida, Spain 27.9 °C · 12.8 h sun ≈ 14h 18m · 32.5 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| September | Paris, France 17.5 °C · 8.7 h sun ≈ 4h 24m · 10.2 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 21.3 °C · 10.6 h sun · sea 23.3 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Lleida, Spain 21.7 °C · 10.5 h sun ≈ 14h 18m · 32.5 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| October | Paris, France 13.9 °C · 6.2 h sun ≈ 4h 24m · 10.2 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 18.6 °C · 8.4 h sun · sea 20.9 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Barcelona, Spain 19.1 °C · 8.9 h sun · sea 23.1 °C ≈ 12h 30m · 33.6 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| November | Newquay, United Kingdom 10.6 °C · 4.0 h sun · sea 13.9 °C ≈ 5h 48m · 29.5 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 13.4 °C · 7.7 h sun · sea 17.9 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Reus, Spain 14.3 °C · 8.1 h sun · sea 18.3 °C ≈ 14h 24m · 34.1 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
| December | Newquay, United Kingdom 9.6 °C · 2.8 h sun · sea 11.8 °C ≈ 5h 48m · 29.5 kg CO₂e return | Toulon, France 10.2 °C · 7.4 h sun · sea 15.2 °C ≈ 9h 42m · 30.6 kg CO₂e return | Reus, Spain 10.4 °C · 7.9 h sun · sea 16.2 °C ≈ 14h 24m · 34.1 kg CO₂e return | Find trips → |
Checked trips, and when they are warmest
Six trips from London where a person checked the timetable and researched where to stay and what to do without a car. Nearest first.
- Lille3h 24m ✓ door to door · 7.2 kg CO₂e returnWarmest in August, averaging 18.8 °C
- Bruges5h 36m ✓ door to door · 7.0 kg CO₂e returnWarmest in August, averaging 18.5 °C
- Lyon7h 54m ✓ door to door · 21.8 kg CO₂e returnWarmest in August, averaging 23.3 °C
- Bordeaux8h 12m ✓ door to door · 21.9 kg CO₂e returnWarmest in August, averaging 21.7 °C
- Avignon8h 42m ✓ door to door · 27.1 kg CO₂e returnWarmest in August, averaging 25.6 °C
- Montpellier9h 54m ✓ door to door · 27.4 kg CO₂e returnWarmest in August, averaging 25.5 °C
Compare three of them side by side →
Warm but not too hot? Comfortable in summer without flying · France only: the warmest places in France by month.
Questions
Where is warm in winter without flying from London?
In January the warmest well-known place within 15 hours by train is Toulon, averaging 9.9 °C across day and night (≈ 9h 42m). Within 10 hours it is Toulon at 9.9 °C.
Where is hot in summer by train from London?
In July, Lleida averages 27.6 °C (≈ 14h 18m by train); within 10 hours, Toulon at 26.2 °C.
What is the warmest place within 6 hours of London by train?
It depends on the month: Jan Newquay, Feb Falmouth, Mar Paris, Apr Paris, May Paris, Jun Paris, Jul Paris, Aug Paris, Sep Paris, Oct Paris, Nov Newquay, Dec Newquay. All are a few degrees cooler than the 10- and 15-hour answers.
Rail times are modelled from a timetabled hub network unless marked ✓; carbon uses UK Government (DESNZ/DEFRA) 2026 factors for international rail, return, one person.How it is worked out.