Bordeaux
Reaching Bordeaux from Barcelona emits 13.1 kg CO₂e return by rail (8h 6m each way) against 112 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 21.7 °C in August and 7.0 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 929 km | 27.4 kg | 14h 42m | 234 kg | 4h 42m |
| Barcelona | 444 km | 13.1 kg | 8h 6m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Berlin | 1,332 km | 39.3 kg | 20h 12m | 335 kg | 5h 18m |
| Birmingham | 855 km | 35.0 kg | 14h 24m | 215 kg | 4h 36m |
| Bristol | 750 km | 35.6 kg | 14h 30m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Brussels | 762 km | 22.5 kg | 12h 24m | 192 kg | 4h 30m |
| Cardiff | 763 km | 38.9 kg | 15h | 192 kg | 4h 30m |
| Copenhagen | 1,519 km | 44.8 kg | 22h 48m | 382 kg | 5h 30m |
| Dublin | 1,030 km | — | — | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 1,249 km | 64.8 kg | 19h 30m | 314 kg | 5h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 909 km | 26.8 kg | 14h 24m | 229 kg | 4h 42m |
| Glasgow | 1,253 km | 66.5 kg | 19h 48m | 315 kg | 5h 12m |
| Leeds | 998 km | 43.8 kg | 15h 54m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 982 km | 29.0 kg | 15h 24m | 247 kg | 4h 48m |
| Liverpool | 969 km | 44.9 kg | 16h 6m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| London | 742 km | 21.9 kg | 12h 12m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Madrid | 554 km | 16.4 kg | 9h 36m | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Manchester | 968 km | 42.9 kg | 15h 42m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 769 km | 22.7 kg | 12h 30m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Munich | 999 km | 29.5 kg | 15h 42m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Newcastle | 1,129 km | 53.9 kg | 17h 36m | 284 kg | 5h |
| Nottingham | 903 km | 36.0 kg | 14h 36m | 227 kg | 4h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,838 km | 54.2 kg | 27h 6m | 462 kg | 6h |
| Paris | 499 km | 14.7 kg | 8h 48m | 125 kg | 4h 12m |
| Prague | 1,267 km | 37.4 kg | 19h 18m | 319 kg | 5h 12m |
| Rome | 1,106 km | 32.7 kg | 17h 6m | 278 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 952 km | 40.2 kg | 15h 18m | 239 kg | 4h 48m |
| Southampton | 677 km | 30.9 kg | 13h 42m | 170 kg | 4h 24m |
| Stockholm | 2,039 km | 60.2 kg | 29h 54m | 513 kg | 6h 12m |
| Vienna | 1,347 km | 39.7 kg | 20h 24m | 339 kg | 5h 18m |
| Warsaw | 1,780 km | 52.5 kg | 26h 24m | 448 kg | 5h 54m |
| Zurich | 757 km | 22.3 kg | 12h 24m | 191 kg | 4h 30m |
The year in Bordeaux
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 7.0 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 15.7 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 18.9 | 16.1 | 11.2 | 8.0 |
| Sun h/day | 4.7 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.0 |
When to go
Bordeaux is warmest in August at 21.7 °C but brightest in July, averaging 11.8 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 7.0 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in France emits about 6.7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 47 kg — about 3.6× the carbon of getting there by rail from Barcelona.
How busy it gets
Gironde records 7.6 overnight stays per resident a year (13,070,458 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 Bordeaux
Places to stay in Bordeaux, France, 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.