Bellinzona
Reaching Bellinzona from Munich emits 8.6 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h each way) against 73.0 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 24.5 °C in August and 5.7 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 749 km | 22.1 kg | 12h 18m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Barcelona | 767 km | 22.6 kg | 12h 30m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 772 km | 22.8 kg | 12h 36m | 194 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 1,054 km | 39.4 kg | 16h 24m | 265 kg | 4h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,030 km | 40.1 kg | 16h 30m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| Brussels | 621 km | 18.3 kg | 10h 30m | 156 kg | 4h 18m |
| Cardiff | 1,067 km | 43.3 kg | 17h 6m | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 1,083 km | 32.0 kg | 16h 48m | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| Dublin | 1,349 km | — | — | 339 kg | 5h 18m |
| Edinburgh | 1,376 km | 69.2 kg | 21h 30m | 346 kg | 5h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 437 km | 12.9 kg | 8h | 110 kg | 4h 6m |
| Glasgow | 1,416 km | 71.0 kg | 21h 48m | 356 kg | 5h 24m |
| Leeds | 1,131 km | 48.2 kg | 17h 54m | 285 kg | 5h |
| Lisbon | 1,700 km | 50.2 kg | 25h 18m | 428 kg | 5h 48m |
| Liverpool | 1,174 km | 49.3 kg | 18h 6m | 295 kg | 5h 6m |
| London | 891 km | 26.3 kg | 14h 12m | 224 kg | 4h 42m |
| Madrid | 1,211 km | 35.7 kg | 18h 36m | 305 kg | 5h 6m |
| Manchester | 1,141 km | 47.4 kg | 17h 48m | 287 kg | 5h |
| Munich | 290 km | 8.6 kg | 6h | 73.0 kg | 3h 54m |
| Newcastle | 1,229 km | 58.3 kg | 19h 36m | 309 kg | 5h 6m |
| Nottingham | 1,048 km | 40.4 kg | 16h 36m | 264 kg | 4h 54m |
| Oslo | 1,530 km | 45.1 kg | 22h 54m | 385 kg | 5h 30m |
| Paris | 581 km | 17.2 kg | 10h | 146 kg | 4h 18m |
| Prague | 590 km | 17.4 kg | 10h 6m | 148 kg | 4h 18m |
| Rome | 554 km | 16.3 kg | 9h 36m | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Sheffield | 1,096 km | 44.6 kg | 17h 18m | 276 kg | 5h |
| Southampton | 928 km | 35.3 kg | 15h 42m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Stockholm | 1,579 km | 46.6 kg | 23h 36m | 397 kg | 5h 36m |
| Vienna | 599 km | 17.7 kg | 10h 12m | 151 kg | 4h 18m |
| Warsaw | 1,098 km | 32.4 kg | 17h | 276 kg | 5h |
The year in Bellinzona
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.7 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 12.2 | 16.3 | 20.6 | 23.6 | 24.5 | 18.6 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 5.9 |
| Sun h/day | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 6.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.3 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 7.3 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
When to go
Bellinzona is warmest in August at 24.5 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 5.7 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Switzerland emits about 6.6 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 46 kg — about 5.4× the carbon of getting there by rail from Munich.
How busy it gets
Ticino records 12.4 overnight stays per resident a year (4,463,465 nights in 2025). A well-visited region, busy in season but not overwhelmed.
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 Bellinzona
Places to stay in Bellinzona, Switzerland, 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.