Bruges
Reaching Bruges from Amsterdam emits 5.1 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 24m each way) against 43.5 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.5 °C in August and 4.9 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 173 km | 5.1 kg | 4h 24m | 43.5 kg | 3h 42m |
| Barcelona | 1,095 km | 32.3 kg | 17h | 275 kg | 5h |
| Berlin | 714 km | 21.1 kg | 11h 48m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 379 km | 20.0 kg | 7h 24m | 95.4 kg | 4h |
| Bristol | 405 km | 20.7 kg | 7h 36m | 102 kg | 4h |
| Cardiff | 446 km | 23.9 kg | 8h 6m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 792 km | 23.4 kg | 12h 48m | 199 kg | 4h 36m |
| Dublin | 686 km | — | — | 173 kg | 4h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 676 km | 49.8 kg | 12h 30m | 170 kg | 4h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 403 km | 11.9 kg | 7h 30m | 102 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 715 km | 51.6 kg | 12h 48m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Leeds | 432 km | 28.8 kg | 8h 54m | 109 kg | 4h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,690 km | 49.9 kg | 25h 6m | 425 kg | 5h 48m |
| Liverpool | 487 km | 30.0 kg | 9h 6m | 123 kg | 4h 6m |
| London | 235 km | 7.0 kg | 5h 12m | 59.1 kg | 3h 48m |
| Madrid | 1,313 km | 38.8 kg | 20h | 330 kg | 5h 18m |
| Manchester | 449 km | 28.0 kg | 8h 48m | 113 kg | 4h 6m |
| Milan | 776 km | 22.9 kg | 12h 36m | 195 kg | 4h 30m |
| Munich | 691 km | 20.4 kg | 11h 30m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Newcastle | 529 km | 38.9 kg | 10h 42m | 133 kg | 4h 12m |
| Nottingham | 356 km | 21.0 kg | 7h 36m | 89.6 kg | 4h |
| Oslo | 1,076 km | 31.7 kg | 16h 42m | 271 kg | 4h 54m |
| Paris | 269 km | 7.9 kg | 5h 42m | 67.7 kg | 3h 54m |
| Prague | 798 km | 23.6 kg | 12h 54m | 201 kg | 4h 36m |
| Rome | 1,254 km | 37.0 kg | 19h 12m | 315 kg | 5h 12m |
| Sheffield | 400 km | 25.2 kg | 8h 18m | 101 kg | 4h |
| Southampton | 325 km | 15.9 kg | 6h 42m | 81.8 kg | 3h 54m |
| Stockholm | 1,298 km | 38.3 kg | 19h 48m | 327 kg | 5h 12m |
| Vienna | 1,001 km | 29.5 kg | 15h 42m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Warsaw | 1,227 km | 36.2 kg | 18h 48m | 309 kg | 5h 6m |
| Zurich | 576 km | 17.0 kg | 9h 54m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
The year in Bruges
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.9 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 13.3 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 17.1 | 13.1 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
When to go
Bruges is warmest in August at 18.5 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.9 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Belgium emits about 12.2 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 85 kg — about 16.7× the carbon of getting there by rail from Amsterdam.
How busy it gets
Arr. Brugge records 13.4 overnight stays per resident a year (3,847,255 nights in 2024). 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 Bruges
Places to stay in Bruges, Belgium, 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.