Bern
Reaching Bern from Milan emits 6.3 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 54m each way) against 53.5 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 19.9 °C in August and 1.3 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 631 km | 18.6 kg | 10h 36m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 748 km | 22.1 kg | 12h 12m | 188 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 753 km | 22.2 kg | 12h 18m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 910 km | 35.1 kg | 14h 30m | 229 kg | 4h 42m |
| Bristol | 884 km | 35.8 kg | 14h 36m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Brussels | 489 km | 14.4 kg | 8h 42m | 123 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 920 km | 39.0 kg | 15h 6m | 232 kg | 4h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 1,033 km | 30.5 kg | 16h 6m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Dublin | 1,204 km | — | — | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 1,241 km | 65.0 kg | 19h 30m | 312 kg | 5h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 364 km | 10.7 kg | 7h | 91.5 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 1,278 km | 66.7 kg | 19h 48m | 321 kg | 5h 12m |
| Leeds | 992 km | 43.9 kg | 15h 54m | 250 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,628 km | 48.0 kg | 24h 18m | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| Liverpool | 1,031 km | 45.1 kg | 16h 6m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| London | 747 km | 22.1 kg | 12h 12m | 188 kg | 4h 30m |
| Madrid | 1,152 km | 34.0 kg | 17h 48m | 290 kg | 5h |
| Manchester | 1,000 km | 43.1 kg | 15h 48m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 213 km | 6.3 kg | 4h 54m | 53.5 kg | 3h 48m |
| Munich | 337 km | 9.9 kg | 6h 36m | 84.7 kg | 3h 54m |
| Newcastle | 1,093 km | 54.0 kg | 17h 42m | 275 kg | 5h |
| Nottingham | 907 km | 36.1 kg | 14h 36m | 228 kg | 4h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,458 km | 43.0 kg | 21h 54m | 367 kg | 5h 24m |
| Paris | 435 km | 12.8 kg | 8h | 109 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 621 km | 18.3 kg | 10h 30m | 156 kg | 4h 18m |
| Rome | 691 km | 20.4 kg | 11h 30m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Sheffield | 955 km | 40.3 kg | 15h 18m | 240 kg | 4h 48m |
| Southampton | 781 km | 31.0 kg | 13h 48m | 197 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,544 km | 45.6 kg | 23h 6m | 388 kg | 5h 36m |
| Vienna | 684 km | 20.2 kg | 11h 24m | 172 kg | 4h 24m |
| Warsaw | 1,138 km | 33.6 kg | 17h 36m | 286 kg | 5h |
The year in Bern
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 1.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 12.7 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 4.7 | 1.8 |
| Sun h/day | 4.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.9 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
When to go
Bern is warmest in August at 19.9 °C but brightest in July, averaging 12.5 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 1.3 °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 7.3× the carbon of getting there by rail from Milan.
How busy it gets
Bern / Berne records 8.8 overnight stays per resident a year (9,422,850 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 Bern
Places to stay in Bern, 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.