Düsseldorf
Reaching Düsseldorf from Brussels emits 5.2 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 24m each way) against 44.0 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 19.4 °C in August and 3.9 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 182 km | 5.4 kg | 4h 30m | 45.9 kg | 3h 42m |
| Barcelona | 1,149 km | 33.9 kg | 17h 42m | 289 kg | 5h |
| Berlin | 477 km | 14.1 kg | 8h 30m | 120 kg | 4h 6m |
| Birmingham | 612 km | 27.2 kg | 10h 48m | 154 kg | 4h 18m |
| Bristol | 651 km | 27.9 kg | 10h 54m | 164 kg | 4h 24m |
| Brussels | 175 km | 5.2 kg | 4h 24m | 44.0 kg | 3h 42m |
| Cardiff | 692 km | 31.2 kg | 11h 30m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Copenhagen | 626 km | 18.5 kg | 10h 36m | 157 kg | 4h 18m |
| Dublin | 915 km | — | — | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Edinburgh | 841 km | 57.1 kg | 15h 54m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 182 km | 5.4 kg | 4h 30m | 45.8 kg | 3h 42m |
| Glasgow | 892 km | 58.8 kg | 16h 12m | 224 kg | 4h 42m |
| Leeds | 631 km | 36.0 kg | 12h 18m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Lisbon | 1,863 km | 55.0 kg | 27h 30m | 469 kg | 6h |
| Liverpool | 706 km | 37.2 kg | 12h 30m | 178 kg | 4h 24m |
| London | 480 km | 14.2 kg | 8h 36m | 121 kg | 4h 6m |
| Madrid | 1,447 km | 42.7 kg | 21h 48m | 364 kg | 5h 24m |
| Manchester | 661 km | 35.2 kg | 12h 12m | 166 kg | 4h 24m |
| Milan | 665 km | 19.6 kg | 11h 6m | 167 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 486 km | 14.4 kg | 8h 42m | 122 kg | 4h 6m |
| Newcastle | 698 km | 46.2 kg | 14h | 176 kg | 4h 24m |
| Nottingham | 575 km | 28.3 kg | 11h | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Oslo | 997 km | 29.4 kg | 15h 36m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Paris | 412 km | 12.1 kg | 7h 36m | 104 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 553 km | 16.3 kg | 9h 36m | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Rome | 1,125 km | 33.2 kg | 17h 24m | 283 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 609 km | 32.5 kg | 11h 42m | 153 kg | 4h 18m |
| Southampton | 573 km | 23.1 kg | 10h 6m | 144 kg | 4h 18m |
| Stockholm | 1,147 km | 33.9 kg | 17h 42m | 289 kg | 5h |
| Vienna | 766 km | 22.6 kg | 12h 30m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Warsaw | 985 km | 29.1 kg | 15h 30m | 248 kg | 4h 48m |
| Zurich | 448 km | 13.2 kg | 8h 6m | 113 kg | 4h 6m |
The year in Düsseldorf
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.9 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 14.8 | 18.5 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 17.5 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 5.4 |
| Sun h/day | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
When to go
Düsseldorf is warmest in August at 19.4 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.9 °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 Brussels.
How busy it gets
Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt records 9 overnight stays per resident a year (5,545,263 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 Düsseldorf
Places to stay in Düsseldorf, 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.