Gap
Reaching Gap from Milan emits 7.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 36m each way) against 66.5 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 22.1 °C in August and 3.0 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 873 km | 25.8 kg | 14h | 220 kg | 4h 42m |
| Barcelona | 475 km | 14.0 kg | 8h 30m | 120 kg | 4h 6m |
| Berlin | 1,036 km | 30.6 kg | 16h 12m | 261 kg | 4h 54m |
| Birmingham | 1,058 km | 39.6 kg | 16h 30m | 266 kg | 4h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,001 km | 40.3 kg | 16h 36m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Brussels | 711 km | 21.0 kg | 11h 42m | 179 kg | 4h 24m |
| Cardiff | 1,031 km | 43.5 kg | 17h 12m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 1,318 km | 38.9 kg | 20h | 332 kg | 5h 18m |
| Dublin | 1,324 km | — | — | 333 kg | 5h 18m |
| Edinburgh | 1,425 km | 69.4 kg | 21h 36m | 359 kg | 5h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 648 km | 19.1 kg | 10h 54m | 163 kg | 4h 24m |
| Glasgow | 1,453 km | 71.2 kg | 21h 54m | 366 kg | 5h 24m |
| Leeds | 1,166 km | 48.4 kg | 18h | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,419 km | 41.9 kg | 21h 24m | 357 kg | 5h 24m |
| Liverpool | 1,184 km | 49.6 kg | 18h 12m | 298 kg | 5h 6m |
| London | 899 km | 26.6 kg | 14h 18m | 226 kg | 4h 42m |
| Madrid | 924 km | 27.3 kg | 14h 36m | 232 kg | 4h 42m |
| Manchester | 1,161 km | 47.6 kg | 17h 54m | 292 kg | 5h |
| Milan | 264 km | 7.8 kg | 5h 36m | 66.5 kg | 3h 54m |
| Munich | 580 km | 17.1 kg | 9h 54m | 146 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 1,281 km | 58.5 kg | 19h 42m | 322 kg | 5h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,072 km | 40.6 kg | 16h 42m | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Oslo | 1,736 km | 51.2 kg | 25h 42m | 437 kg | 5h 48m |
| Paris | 556 km | 16.4 kg | 9h 36m | 140 kg | 4h 12m |
| Prague | 878 km | 25.9 kg | 14h | 221 kg | 4h 42m |
| Rome | 599 km | 17.7 kg | 10h 12m | 151 kg | 4h 18m |
| Sheffield | 1,124 km | 44.8 kg | 17h 24m | 283 kg | 5h |
| Southampton | 900 km | 35.5 kg | 15h 48m | 226 kg | 4h 42m |
| Stockholm | 1,830 km | 54.0 kg | 27h | 460 kg | 5h 54m |
| Vienna | 887 km | 26.2 kg | 14h 6m | 223 kg | 4h 42m |
| Warsaw | 1,389 km | 41.0 kg | 21h | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 366 km | 10.8 kg | 7h | 92.1 kg | 4h |
The year in Gap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.0 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 13.2 | 18.2 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 6.2 | 3.4 |
| Sun h/day | 7.0 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
When to go
Gap is warmest in August at 22.1 °C but brightest in July, averaging 14.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.0 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in France emits about 6.7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 47 kg — about 6.0× the carbon of getting there by rail from Milan.
How busy it gets
Hautes-Alpes records 31.9 overnight stays per resident a year (4,621,377 nights in 2025). That is heavy tourist pressure — among the densest in Europe.
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 Gap
Places to stay in Gap, France, 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.