Dortmund
Reaching Dortmund from Frankfurt emits 5.2 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 24m each way) against 44.7 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 19.1 °C in August and 3.7 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 201 km | 5.9 kg | 4h 42m | 50.5 kg | 3h 48m |
| Barcelona | 1,196 km | 35.3 kg | 18h 24m | 301 kg | 5h 6m |
| Berlin | 422 km | 12.4 kg | 7h 48m | 106 kg | 4h 6m |
| Birmingham | 650 km | 28.6 kg | 11h 24m | 163 kg | 4h 24m |
| Bristol | 696 km | 29.3 kg | 11h 30m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
| Brussels | 229 km | 6.8 kg | 5h 6m | 57.7 kg | 3h 48m |
| Cardiff | 736 km | 32.5 kg | 12h 6m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Copenhagen | 572 km | 16.9 kg | 9h 48m | 144 kg | 4h 18m |
| Dublin | 950 km | — | — | 239 kg | 4h 48m |
| Edinburgh | 856 km | 58.4 kg | 16h 30m | 215 kg | 4h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 178 km | 5.2 kg | 4h 24m | 44.7 kg | 3h 42m |
| Glasgow | 909 km | 60.2 kg | 16h 48m | 229 kg | 4h 42m |
| Leeds | 658 km | 37.4 kg | 12h 54m | 166 kg | 4h 24m |
| Lisbon | 1,920 km | 56.7 kg | 28h 18m | 483 kg | 6h 6m |
| Liverpool | 738 km | 38.5 kg | 13h 6m | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
| London | 525 km | 15.5 kg | 9h 12m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Madrid | 1,502 km | 44.3 kg | 22h 36m | 378 kg | 5h 30m |
| Manchester | 692 km | 36.5 kg | 12h 48m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Milan | 685 km | 20.2 kg | 11h 24m | 172 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 477 km | 14.1 kg | 8h 30m | 120 kg | 4h 6m |
| Newcastle | 715 km | 47.5 kg | 14h 36m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Nottingham | 608 km | 29.6 kg | 11h 36m | 153 kg | 4h 18m |
| Oslo | 956 km | 28.2 kg | 15h 6m | 240 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 469 km | 13.8 kg | 8h 24m | 118 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 514 km | 15.2 kg | 9h | 129 kg | 4h 12m |
| Rome | 1,136 km | 33.5 kg | 17h 36m | 286 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 639 km | 33.8 kg | 12h 18m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Southampton | 621 km | 24.5 kg | 10h 42m | 156 kg | 4h 18m |
| Stockholm | 1,094 km | 32.3 kg | 17h | 275 kg | 5h |
| Vienna | 736 km | 21.7 kg | 12h 6m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Warsaw | 932 km | 27.5 kg | 14h 48m | 234 kg | 4h 42m |
| Zurich | 468 km | 13.8 kg | 8h 24m | 118 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Dortmund
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.7 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 14.2 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 17.1 | 12.9 | 6.6 | 5.2 |
| Sun h/day | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
When to go
Dortmund is warmest in August at 19.1 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.7 °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 17.8× the carbon of getting there by rail from Frankfurt.
How busy it gets
Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt records 2.5 overnight stays per resident a year (1,503,036 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 Dortmund
Places to stay in Dortmund, 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.