Bergamo
Reaching Bergamo from Zurich emits 6.0 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 48m each way) against 51.4 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 23.9 °C in August and 3.6 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 820 km | 24.2 kg | 13h 12m | 206 kg | 4h 36m |
| Barcelona | 771 km | 22.8 kg | 12h 36m | 194 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 806 km | 23.8 kg | 13h | 203 kg | 4h 36m |
| Birmingham | 1,128 km | 41.6 kg | 17h 24m | 284 kg | 5h |
| Bristol | 1,104 km | 42.3 kg | 17h 36m | 278 kg | 5h |
| Brussels | 695 km | 20.5 kg | 11h 30m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
| Cardiff | 1,141 km | 45.5 kg | 18h 6m | 287 kg | 5h |
| Copenhagen | 1,128 km | 33.3 kg | 17h 24m | 284 kg | 5h |
| Dublin | 1,424 km | — | — | 358 kg | 5h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 1,450 km | 71.4 kg | 22h 30m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 497 km | 14.7 kg | 8h 48m | 125 kg | 4h 12m |
| Glasgow | 1,490 km | 73.2 kg | 22h 48m | 375 kg | 5h 30m |
| Leeds | 1,206 km | 50.4 kg | 18h 54m | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,727 km | 51.0 kg | 25h 36m | 434 kg | 5h 48m |
| Liverpool | 1,249 km | 51.5 kg | 19h 6m | 314 kg | 5h 12m |
| London | 966 km | 28.5 kg | 15h 12m | 243 kg | 4h 48m |
| Madrid | 1,233 km | 36.4 kg | 18h 54m | 310 kg | 5h 6m |
| Manchester | 1,216 km | 49.6 kg | 18h 48m | 306 kg | 5h 6m |
| Munich | 308 km | 9.1 kg | 6h 12m | 77.4 kg | 3h 54m |
| Newcastle | 1,303 km | 60.5 kg | 20h 42m | 328 kg | 5h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,123 km | 42.6 kg | 17h 36m | 282 kg | 5h |
| Oslo | 1,582 km | 46.7 kg | 23h 42m | 398 kg | 5h 36m |
| Paris | 654 km | 19.3 kg | 10h 54m | 165 kg | 4h 24m |
| Prague | 603 km | 17.8 kg | 10h 18m | 152 kg | 4h 18m |
| Rome | 481 km | 14.2 kg | 8h 36m | 121 kg | 4h 6m |
| Sheffield | 1,170 km | 46.8 kg | 18h 18m | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
| Southampton | 1,001 km | 37.5 kg | 16h 42m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Stockholm | 1,616 km | 47.7 kg | 24h 6m | 407 kg | 5h 42m |
| Vienna | 580 km | 17.1 kg | 9h 54m | 146 kg | 4h 18m |
| Warsaw | 1,099 km | 32.4 kg | 17h | 277 kg | 5h |
| Zurich | 204 km | 6.0 kg | 4h 48m | 51.4 kg | 3h 48m |
The year in Bergamo
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.6 | 6.3 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 20.4 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| Sun h/day | 5.9 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
When to go
Bergamo is warmest in August at 23.9 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.3 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.6 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Italy emits about 14.3 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 100 kg — about 16.7× the carbon of getting there by rail from Zurich.
How busy it gets
Bergamo records 3 overnight stays per resident a year (3,357,488 nights in 2025). 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 Bergamo
Places to stay in Bergamo, Italy, 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.