Biel/Bienne
Reaching Biel/Bienne from Milan emits 7.0 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 18m each way) against 60.0 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 21.1 °C in August and 2.7 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 606 km | 17.9 kg | 10h 18m | 153 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 756 km | 22.3 kg | 12h 24m | 190 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 744 km | 22.0 kg | 12h 12m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 884 km | 34.4 kg | 14h 6m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Bristol | 859 km | 35.0 kg | 14h 12m | 216 kg | 4h 36m |
| Brussels | 464 km | 13.7 kg | 8h 18m | 117 kg | 4h 6m |
| Cardiff | 896 km | 38.3 kg | 14h 48m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 1,018 km | 30.0 kg | 15h 54m | 256 kg | 4h 54m |
| Dublin | 1,178 km | — | — | 296 kg | 5h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 1,215 km | 64.2 kg | 19h 12m | 306 kg | 5h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 348 km | 10.3 kg | 6h 48m | 87.4 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 1,252 km | 65.9 kg | 19h 30m | 315 kg | 5h 12m |
| Leeds | 966 km | 43.2 kg | 15h 36m | 243 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,625 km | 47.9 kg | 24h 12m | 409 kg | 5h 42m |
| Liverpool | 1,005 km | 44.3 kg | 15h 48m | 253 kg | 4h 48m |
| London | 722 km | 21.3 kg | 11h 54m | 182 kg | 4h 30m |
| Madrid | 1,152 km | 34.0 kg | 17h 48m | 290 kg | 5h |
| Manchester | 974 km | 42.3 kg | 15h 30m | 245 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 238 km | 7.0 kg | 5h 18m | 60.0 kg | 3h 48m |
| Munich | 343 km | 10.1 kg | 6h 42m | 86.2 kg | 4h |
| Newcastle | 1,067 km | 53.3 kg | 17h 18m | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
| Nottingham | 881 km | 35.4 kg | 14h 18m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,439 km | 42.5 kg | 21h 42m | 362 kg | 5h 24m |
| Paris | 411 km | 12.1 kg | 7h 36m | 103 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 621 km | 18.3 kg | 10h 30m | 156 kg | 4h 18m |
| Rome | 717 km | 21.2 kg | 11h 48m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 929 km | 39.6 kg | 15h | 234 kg | 4h 42m |
| Southampton | 756 km | 30.3 kg | 13h 24m | 190 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,531 km | 45.2 kg | 22h 54m | 385 kg | 5h 30m |
| Vienna | 693 km | 20.5 kg | 11h 30m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Warsaw | 1,138 km | 33.6 kg | 17h 36m | 286 kg | 5h |
The year in Biel/Bienne
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 2.7 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 8.9 | 13.8 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 21.1 | 16.8 | 12.7 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
When to go
Biel/Bienne is warmest in August at 21.1 °C but brightest in July, averaging 12.3 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 2.7 °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 6.6× 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 Biel/Bienne
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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.