Bragança
Reaching Bragança from Madrid emits 8.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h 6m each way) against 75.2 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 23.1 °C in August and 5.0 °C in December.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,465 km | 43.2 kg | 22h 6m | 369 kg | 5h 30m |
| Barcelona | 743 km | 21.9 kg | 12h 12m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 1,924 km | 56.8 kg | 28h 18m | 484 kg | 6h 6m |
| Birmingham | 1,242 km | 48.2 kg | 20h 30m | 312 kg | 5h 12m |
| Bristol | 1,118 km | 48.9 kg | 20h 36m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Brussels | 1,316 km | 38.8 kg | 20h | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| Cardiff | 1,109 km | 52.1 kg | 21h 12m | 279 kg | 5h |
| Copenhagen | 2,080 km | 61.4 kg | 30h 30m | 523 kg | 6h 18m |
| Dublin | 1,282 km | — | — | 323 kg | 5h 12m |
| Edinburgh | 1,594 km | 78.0 kg | 25h 36m | 401 kg | 5h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 1,504 km | 44.4 kg | 22h 36m | 378 kg | 5h 30m |
| Glasgow | 1,574 km | 79.8 kg | 25h 54m | 396 kg | 5h 36m |
| Leeds | 1,388 km | 57.0 kg | 22h | 349 kg | 5h 24m |
| Lisbon | 398 km | 11.8 kg | 7h 24m | 100 kg | 4h |
| Liverpool | 1,321 km | 58.2 kg | 22h 12m | 332 kg | 5h 18m |
| London | 1,190 km | 35.1 kg | 18h 18m | 299 kg | 5h 6m |
| Madrid | 299 km | 8.8 kg | 6h 6m | 75.2 kg | 3h 54m |
| Manchester | 1,341 km | 56.2 kg | 21h 54m | 337 kg | 5h 18m |
| Milan | 1,344 km | 39.7 kg | 20h 24m | 338 kg | 5h 18m |
| Munich | 1,599 km | 47.2 kg | 23h 54m | 402 kg | 5h 36m |
| Newcastle | 1,511 km | 67.1 kg | 23h 42m | 380 kg | 5h 30m |
| Nottingham | 1,308 km | 49.2 kg | 20h 42m | 329 kg | 5h 12m |
| Oslo | 2,342 km | 69.1 kg | 34h 6m | 589 kg | 6h 36m |
| Paris | 1,057 km | 31.2 kg | 16h 30m | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
| Prague | 1,869 km | 55.2 kg | 27h 36m | 470 kg | 6h |
| Rome | 1,593 km | 47.0 kg | 23h 48m | 401 kg | 5h 36m |
| Sheffield | 1,346 km | 53.4 kg | 21h 24m | 339 kg | 5h 18m |
| Southampton | 1,091 km | 44.1 kg | 19h 48m | 274 kg | 5h |
| Stockholm | 2,591 km | 76.5 kg | 37h 30m | 652 kg | 7h |
| Vienna | 1,943 km | 57.4 kg | 28h 36m | 489 kg | 6h 6m |
| Warsaw | 2,382 km | 70.3 kg | 34h 36m | 599 kg | 6h 42m |
| Zurich | 1,358 km | 40.1 kg | 20h 36m | 342 kg | 5h 18m |
The year in Bragança
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.6 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 23.1 | 17.0 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 5.0 |
| Sun h/day | 6.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 1.4 |
When to go
Bragança is warmest in August at 23.1 °C but brightest in July, averaging 14.1 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is December at 5.0 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Portugal emits about 19 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 133 kg — about 15.1× the carbon of getting there by rail from Madrid.
How busy it gets
Terras de Trás-os-Montes records 3.4 overnight stays per resident a year (366,265 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 Bragança
Places to stay in Bragança, Portugal, 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.