Darmstadt
Reaching Darmstadt from Zurich emits 8.2 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 48m each way) against 70.1 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.6 °C in August and 3.2 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 382 km | 11.3 kg | 7h 12m | 96.2 kg | 4h |
| Barcelona | 1,069 km | 31.5 kg | 16h 36m | 269 kg | 4h 54m |
| Berlin | 444 km | 13.1 kg | 8h 6m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Birmingham | 790 km | 32.1 kg | 13h | 199 kg | 4h 36m |
| Bristol | 811 km | 32.8 kg | 13h 12m | 204 kg | 4h 36m |
| Brussels | 324 km | 9.6 kg | 6h 24m | 81.5 kg | 3h 54m |
| Cardiff | 852 km | 36.0 kg | 13h 42m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Copenhagen | 697 km | 20.6 kg | 11h 30m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
| Dublin | 1,096 km | — | — | 276 kg | 5h |
| Edinburgh | 1,041 km | 61.9 kg | 18h 6m | 262 kg | 4h 54m |
| Glasgow | 1,090 km | 63.7 kg | 18h 24m | 274 kg | 5h |
| Leeds | 824 km | 40.9 kg | 14h 30m | 207 kg | 4h 36m |
| Lisbon | 1,874 km | 55.3 kg | 27h 36m | 471 kg | 6h |
| Liverpool | 892 km | 42.0 kg | 14h 42m | 224 kg | 4h 42m |
| London | 644 km | 19.0 kg | 10h 48m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
| Madrid | 1,426 km | 42.1 kg | 21h 30m | 359 kg | 5h 24m |
| Manchester | 850 km | 40.1 kg | 14h 24m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Milan | 492 km | 14.5 kg | 8h 42m | 124 kg | 4h 12m |
| Munich | 288 km | 8.5 kg | 5h 54m | 72.3 kg | 3h 54m |
| Newcastle | 896 km | 51.0 kg | 16h 18m | 226 kg | 4h 42m |
| Nottingham | 760 km | 33.1 kg | 13h 12m | 191 kg | 4h 30m |
| Oslo | 1,124 km | 33.2 kg | 17h 24m | 283 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 470 km | 13.9 kg | 8h 24m | 118 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 413 km | 12.2 kg | 7h 42m | 104 kg | 4h 6m |
| Rome | 936 km | 27.6 kg | 14h 48m | 235 kg | 4h 42m |
| Sheffield | 799 km | 37.3 kg | 13h 54m | 201 kg | 4h 36m |
| Southampton | 721 km | 28.0 kg | 12h 18m | 182 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,211 km | 35.8 kg | 18h 36m | 305 kg | 5h 6m |
| Vienna | 592 km | 17.5 kg | 10h 6m | 149 kg | 4h 18m |
| Warsaw | 902 km | 26.6 kg | 14h 18m | 227 kg | 4h 42m |
| Zurich | 279 km | 8.2 kg | 5h 48m | 70.1 kg | 3h 54m |
The year in Darmstadt
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.2 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 15.1 | 19.4 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 17.7 | 12.7 | 6.5 | 4.1 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.2 |
When to go
Darmstadt is warmest in August at 20.6 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.6 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.2 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Germany emits about 13.2 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 92 kg — about 11.3× the carbon of getting there by rail from Zurich.
How busy it gets
Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt records 4.7 overnight stays per resident a year (780,787 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 Darmstadt
Places to stay in Darmstadt, Germany, 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.