Bratislava
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Reaching Bratislava from London emits 38.0 kg CO₂e return by rail (18h 30m each way) against 324 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 23.5 °C in July and 2.3 °C in January.
Bratislava (Hungarian: Pozsony, German: Pressburg, known as Prešporok before 1919), is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Bratislava is warmest in July (23.5 °C); coldest in January (2.3 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 986 km | 29.1 kg | 15h 54m | 248 kg | 4h 48m |
| Barcelona | 1,395 km | 41.2 kg | 21h 30m | 351 kg | 5h 24m |
| Berlin | 553 km | 16.3 kg | 10h | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Birmingham | 1,428 km | 51.1 kg | 21h 18m | 359 kg | 5h 24m |
| Bristol | 1,456 km | 51.8 kg | 21h 30m | 366 kg | 5h 24m |
| Brussels | 968 km | 28.6 kg | 15h | 243 kg | 4h 48m |
| Cardiff | 1,497 km | 55.0 kg | 21h 48m | 376 kg | 5h 30m |
| Copenhagen | 893 km | 26.3 kg | 14h 54m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Dublin | 1,732 km | — | — | 436 kg | 5h 48m |
| Edinburgh | 1,628 km | 80.9 kg | 24h 18m | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| Frankfurt | 650 km | 19.2 kg | 11h 18m | 164 kg | 4h 24m |
| Glasgow | 1,685 km | 82.7 kg | 24h 24m | 424 kg | 5h 42m |
| Leeds | 1,444 km | 59.9 kg | 22h 6m | 363 kg | 5h 24m |
| Lisbon | 2,349 km | 69.3 kg | 35h 54m | 591 kg | 6h 36m |
| Liverpool | 1,522 km | 61.0 kg | 22h 6m | 383 kg | 5h 30m |
| London | 1,288 km | 38.0 kg | 18h 30m | 324 kg | 5h 12m |
| Madrid | 1,858 km | 54.8 kg | 25h 6m | 467 kg | 6h |
| Manchester | 1,477 km | 59.1 kg | 22h | 371 kg | 5h 30m |
| Milan | 672 km | 19.8 kg | 11h 42m | 169 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 410 km | 12.1 kg | 7h 24m | 103 kg | 4h |
| Newcastle | 1,493 km | 70.0 kg | 22h 48m | 376 kg | 5h 30m |
| Nottingham | 1,391 km | 52.1 kg | 21h 36m | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Oslo | 1,371 km | 40.5 kg | 21h 48m | 345 kg | 5h 18m |
| Paris | 1,088 km | 32.1 kg | 14h 12m | 274 kg | 5h |
| Prague | 291 km | 8.6 kg | 6h 12m | 73.2 kg | 3h 54m |
| Rome | 783 km | 23.1 kg | 13h 12m | 197 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 1,425 km | 56.3 kg | 21h 54m | 358 kg | 5h 24m |
| Southampton | 1,367 km | 47.0 kg | 21h 12m | 344 kg | 5h 18m |
| Stockholm | 1,245 km | 36.7 kg | 19h 42m | 313 kg | 5h 12m |
| Warsaw | 532 km | 15.7 kg | 9h 12m | 134 kg | 4h 12m |
| Zurich | 645 km | 19.0 kg | 11h 18m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
The year in Bratislava
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 2.3 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 16.0 | 20.4 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 18.4 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| Sun h/day | 4.6 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
When to go
Bratislava is warmest in July at 23.5 °C, and that is also its brightest month. Its coldest is January at 2.3 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Bratislavský kraj records 3.5 overnight stays per resident a year (2,607,211 nights in 2024). 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 Bratislava
Places to stay in Bratislava, Slovakia, 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.