Bourges
Reaching Bourges from Paris emits 5.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 42m each way) against 49.5 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.9 °C in August and 5.1 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 615 km | 18.1 kg | 10h 24m | 155 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 633 km | 18.7 kg | 10h 42m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Berlin | 993 km | 29.3 kg | 15h 36m | 250 kg | 4h 48m |
| Birmingham | 675 km | 28.6 kg | 11h 24m | 170 kg | 4h 24m |
| Bristol | 606 km | 29.2 kg | 11h 30m | 153 kg | 4h 18m |
| Brussels | 442 km | 13.1 kg | 8h 6m | 111 kg | 4h 6m |
| Cardiff | 634 km | 32.5 kg | 12h 6m | 160 kg | 4h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 1,185 km | 35.0 kg | 18h 12m | 298 kg | 5h 6m |
| Dublin | 927 km | — | — | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Edinburgh | 1,059 km | 58.4 kg | 16h 30m | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
| Frankfurt | 572 km | 16.9 kg | 9h 48m | 144 kg | 4h 18m |
| Glasgow | 1,079 km | 60.1 kg | 16h 48m | 271 kg | 4h 54m |
| Leeds | 797 km | 37.4 kg | 12h 54m | 200 kg | 4h 36m |
| Lisbon | 1,320 km | 38.9 kg | 20h 6m | 332 kg | 5h 18m |
| Liverpool | 800 km | 38.5 kg | 13h 6m | 201 kg | 4h 36m |
| London | 525 km | 15.5 kg | 9h 12m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Madrid | 888 km | 26.2 kg | 14h 12m | 223 kg | 4h 42m |
| Manchester | 784 km | 36.5 kg | 12h 48m | 197 kg | 4h 30m |
| Milan | 552 km | 16.3 kg | 9h 36m | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Munich | 697 km | 20.6 kg | 11h 30m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
| Newcastle | 921 km | 47.5 kg | 14h 36m | 232 kg | 4h 42m |
| Nottingham | 700 km | 29.6 kg | 11h 36m | 176 kg | 4h 24m |
| Oslo | 1,527 km | 45.1 kg | 22h 54m | 384 kg | 5h 30m |
| Paris | 197 km | 5.8 kg | 4h 42m | 49.5 kg | 3h 48m |
| Prague | 944 km | 27.9 kg | 14h 54m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Rome | 987 km | 29.1 kg | 15h 30m | 248 kg | 4h 48m |
| Sheffield | 752 km | 33.8 kg | 12h 18m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Southampton | 507 km | 24.4 kg | 10h 42m | 128 kg | 4h 12m |
| Stockholm | 1,707 km | 50.4 kg | 25h 24m | 429 kg | 5h 48m |
| Vienna | 1,053 km | 31.1 kg | 16h 24m | 265 kg | 4h 54m |
| Warsaw | 1,452 km | 42.8 kg | 21h 54m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 465 km | 13.7 kg | 8h 24m | 117 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Bourges
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.1 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 18.0 | 14.7 | 9.1 | 6.3 |
| Sun h/day | 3.5 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
When to go
Bourges is warmest in August at 20.9 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 5.1 °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 8.1× the carbon of getting there by rail from Paris.
How busy it gets
Cher records 2.9 overnight stays per resident a year (861,314 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 Bourges
Places to stay in Bourges, 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.