Alkmaar
Reaching Alkmaar from Brussels emits 5.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 42m each way) against 50.3 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.1 °C in August and 5.4 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 1,265 km | 37.3 kg | 19h 18m | 318 kg | 5h 12m |
| Berlin | 585 km | 17.3 kg | 10h | 147 kg | 4h 18m |
| Birmingham | 450 km | 23.6 kg | 9h 6m | 113 kg | 4h 6m |
| Bristol | 519 km | 24.3 kg | 9h 12m | 131 kg | 4h 12m |
| Brussels | 200 km | 5.9 kg | 4h 42m | 50.3 kg | 3h 48m |
| Cardiff | 557 km | 27.5 kg | 9h 48m | 140 kg | 4h 12m |
| Copenhagen | 611 km | 18.0 kg | 10h 24m | 154 kg | 4h 18m |
| Dublin | 740 km | — | — | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
| Edinburgh | 634 km | 53.4 kg | 14h 12m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 391 km | 11.5 kg | 7h 18m | 98.3 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 686 km | 55.2 kg | 14h 30m | 173 kg | 4h 24m |
| Leeds | 439 km | 32.4 kg | 10h 36m | 110 kg | 4h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,879 km | 55.4 kg | 27h 42m | 473 kg | 6h |
| Liverpool | 524 km | 33.5 kg | 10h 48m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| London | 356 km | 10.5 kg | 6h 54m | 89.5 kg | 4h |
| Madrid | 1,502 km | 44.3 kg | 22h 36m | 378 kg | 5h 30m |
| Manchester | 476 km | 31.5 kg | 10h 30m | 120 kg | 4h 6m |
| Milan | 860 km | 25.4 kg | 13h 48m | 216 kg | 4h 36m |
| Munich | 695 km | 20.5 kg | 11h 30m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
| Newcastle | 492 km | 42.5 kg | 12h 18m | 124 kg | 4h 12m |
| Nottingham | 398 km | 24.6 kg | 9h 18m | 100 kg | 4h |
| Oslo | 889 km | 26.2 kg | 14h 12m | 224 kg | 4h 42m |
| Paris | 453 km | 13.4 kg | 8h 12m | 114 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 728 km | 21.5 kg | 12h | 183 kg | 4h 30m |
| Rome | 1,328 km | 39.2 kg | 20h 12m | 334 kg | 5h 18m |
| Sheffield | 424 km | 28.8 kg | 10h | 107 kg | 4h 6m |
| Southampton | 465 km | 19.5 kg | 8h 24m | 117 kg | 4h 6m |
| Stockholm | 1,111 km | 32.8 kg | 17h 12m | 279 kg | 5h |
| Vienna | 958 km | 28.3 kg | 15h 6m | 241 kg | 4h 48m |
| Warsaw | 1,101 km | 32.5 kg | 17h 6m | 277 kg | 5h |
| Zurich | 645 km | 19.0 kg | 10h 48m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
The year in Alkmaar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.4 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 17.1 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 7.1 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
When to go
Alkmaar is warmest in August at 18.1 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 5.4 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in The Netherlands emits about 14.8 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 104 kg — about 17.6× the carbon of getting there by rail from Brussels.
How busy it gets
Alkmaar en omgeving records 7.1 overnight stays per resident a year (1,817,812 nights in 2024). Comparatively quiet by European standards.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Alkmaar
Places to stay in Alkmaar, The Netherlands, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.