Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Reaching Garmisch-Partenkirchen from Zurich emits 5.7 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 36m each way) against 48.3 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 19.2 °C in August and 0.5 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 701 km | 20.7 kg | 11h 36m | 176 kg | 4h 24m |
| Barcelona | 981 km | 28.9 kg | 15h 24m | 247 kg | 4h 48m |
| Berlin | 583 km | 17.2 kg | 10h | 147 kg | 4h 18m |
| Birmingham | 1,080 km | 40.3 kg | 16h 54m | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,081 km | 41.0 kg | 17h | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| Brussels | 616 km | 18.2 kg | 10h 24m | 155 kg | 4h 18m |
| Cardiff | 1,120 km | 44.3 kg | 17h 30m | 282 kg | 5h |
| Copenhagen | 916 km | 27.0 kg | 14h 30m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Dublin | 1,385 km | — | — | 348 kg | 5h 18m |
| Edinburgh | 1,357 km | 70.2 kg | 21h 54m | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Frankfurt | 341 km | 10.1 kg | 6h 42m | 85.8 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 1,404 km | 71.9 kg | 22h 12m | 353 kg | 5h 24m |
| Leeds | 1,131 km | 49.1 kg | 18h 24m | 285 kg | 5h |
| Lisbon | 1,902 km | 56.1 kg | 28h | 479 kg | 6h |
| Liverpool | 1,191 km | 50.3 kg | 18h 36m | 300 kg | 5h 6m |
| London | 924 km | 27.3 kg | 14h 36m | 232 kg | 4h 42m |
| Madrid | 1,418 km | 41.9 kg | 21h 24m | 357 kg | 5h 24m |
| Manchester | 1,152 km | 48.3 kg | 18h 12m | 290 kg | 5h |
| Milan | 269 km | 7.9 kg | 5h 42m | 67.6 kg | 3h 54m |
| Newcastle | 1,211 km | 59.3 kg | 20h 6m | 305 kg | 5h 6m |
| Nottingham | 1,060 km | 41.4 kg | 17h | 267 kg | 4h 54m |
| Oslo | 1,381 km | 40.8 kg | 20h 54m | 347 kg | 5h 18m |
| Paris | 666 km | 19.6 kg | 11h 6m | 167 kg | 4h 24m |
| Prague | 378 km | 11.1 kg | 7h 12m | 95.0 kg | 4h |
| Rome | 633 km | 18.7 kg | 10h 42m | 159 kg | 4h 18m |
| Sheffield | 1,102 km | 45.5 kg | 17h 48m | 277 kg | 5h |
| Southampton | 983 km | 36.2 kg | 16h 12m | 247 kg | 4h 48m |
| Stockholm | 1,393 km | 41.1 kg | 21h 6m | 350 kg | 5h 24m |
| Vienna | 402 km | 11.9 kg | 7h 30m | 101 kg | 4h |
| Warsaw | 883 km | 26.1 kg | 14h 6m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Zurich | 192 km | 5.7 kg | 4h 36m | 48.3 kg | 3h 48m |
The year in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 0.5 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 17.1 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| Sun h/day | 4.9 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
When to go
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is warmest in August at 19.2 °C but brightest in June, averaging 11.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 0.5 °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 16.2× the carbon of getting there by rail from Zurich.
How busy it gets
Garmisch-Partenkirchen records 35.5 overnight stays per resident a year (3,170,890 nights in 2024). 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 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Places to stay in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 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.