Dresden
Reaching Dresden from Berlin emits 4.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 18m each way) against 41.6 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 20.6 °C in July and 2.5 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 627 km | 18.5 kg | 10h 36m | 158 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 1,392 km | 41.1 kg | 21h 6m | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Berlin | 165 km | 4.9 kg | 4h 18m | 41.6 kg | 3h 42m |
| Birmingham | 1,086 km | 41.5 kg | 17h 24m | 273 kg | 4h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,135 km | 42.2 kg | 17h 30m | 286 kg | 5h |
| Brussels | 658 km | 19.4 kg | 11h | 165 kg | 4h 24m |
| Cardiff | 1,175 km | 45.4 kg | 18h 6m | 296 kg | 5h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 520 km | 15.3 kg | 9h 6m | 131 kg | 4h 12m |
| Dublin | 1,381 km | — | — | 347 kg | 5h 18m |
| Edinburgh | 1,241 km | 71.4 kg | 22h 30m | 312 kg | 5h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 372 km | 11.0 kg | 7h 6m | 93.5 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 1,301 km | 73.1 kg | 22h 48m | 327 kg | 5h 12m |
| Leeds | 1,078 km | 50.3 kg | 18h 54m | 271 kg | 4h 54m |
| Lisbon | 2,249 km | 66.4 kg | 32h 48m | 566 kg | 6h 30m |
| Liverpool | 1,165 km | 51.5 kg | 19h 6m | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| London | 964 km | 28.5 kg | 15h 12m | 243 kg | 4h 48m |
| Madrid | 1,789 km | 52.8 kg | 26h 30m | 450 kg | 5h 54m |
| Manchester | 1,118 km | 49.5 kg | 18h 48m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Milan | 706 km | 20.8 kg | 11h 42m | 178 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 359 km | 10.6 kg | 6h 54m | 90.4 kg | 4h |
| Newcastle | 1,113 km | 60.4 kg | 20h 36m | 280 kg | 5h |
| Nottingham | 1,039 km | 42.5 kg | 17h 36m | 261 kg | 4h 54m |
| Oslo | 1,003 km | 29.6 kg | 15h 42m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 850 km | 25.1 kg | 13h 36m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Rome | 1,023 km | 30.2 kg | 16h | 257 kg | 4h 54m |
| Sheffield | 1,066 km | 46.7 kg | 18h 18m | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
| Southampton | 1,058 km | 37.4 kg | 16h 42m | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
| Stockholm | 960 km | 28.3 kg | 15h 6m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Vienna | 369 km | 10.9 kg | 7h | 92.7 kg | 4h |
| Warsaw | 519 km | 15.3 kg | 9h 6m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| Zurich | 556 km | 16.4 kg | 9h 36m | 140 kg | 4h 12m |
The year in Dresden
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 2.5 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 14.6 | 18.5 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 17.2 | 12.2 | 5.3 | 3.4 |
| Sun h/day | 3.2 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
When to go
Dresden is warmest in July at 20.6 °C but brightest in June, averaging 13.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 2.5 °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 18.9× the carbon of getting there by rail from Berlin.
How busy it gets
Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt records 8.2 overnight stays per resident a year (4,606,893 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 Dresden
Places to stay in Dresden, 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.