Hamburg
Reaching Hamburg from Berlin emits 7.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 30m each way) against 64.2 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.5 °C in August and 3.4 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 366 km | 10.8 kg | 7h | 92.0 kg | 4h |
| Barcelona | 1,473 km | 43.5 kg | 22h 12m | 371 kg | 5h 30m |
| Berlin | 255 km | 7.5 kg | 5h 30m | 64.2 kg | 3h 48m |
| Birmingham | 803 km | 34.3 kg | 14h 6m | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Bristol | 882 km | 35.0 kg | 14h 12m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Brussels | 488 km | 14.4 kg | 8h 42m | 123 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 919 km | 38.3 kg | 14h 48m | 231 kg | 4h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 289 km | 8.5 kg | 5h 54m | 72.6 kg | 3h 54m |
| Dublin | 1,074 km | — | — | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Edinburgh | 886 km | 64.2 kg | 19h 12m | 223 kg | 4h 42m |
| Frankfurt | 392 km | 11.6 kg | 7h 24m | 98.7 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 949 km | 65.9 kg | 19h 30m | 239 kg | 4h 48m |
| Leeds | 760 km | 43.1 kg | 15h 36m | 191 kg | 4h 30m |
| Lisbon | 2,198 km | 64.9 kg | 32h 6m | 553 kg | 6h 24m |
| Liverpool | 857 km | 44.3 kg | 15h 48m | 216 kg | 4h 36m |
| London | 720 km | 21.3 kg | 11h 54m | 181 kg | 4h 30m |
| Madrid | 1,786 km | 52.7 kg | 26h 24m | 449 kg | 5h 54m |
| Manchester | 808 km | 42.3 kg | 15h 24m | 203 kg | 4h 36m |
| Milan | 901 km | 26.6 kg | 14h 18m | 227 kg | 4h 42m |
| Munich | 612 km | 18.1 kg | 10h 24m | 154 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 769 km | 53.2 kg | 17h 18m | 194 kg | 4h 30m |
| Nottingham | 744 km | 35.4 kg | 14h 18m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Oslo | 709 km | 20.9 kg | 11h 42m | 178 kg | 4h 24m |
| Paris | 745 km | 22.0 kg | 12h 12m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Prague | 491 km | 14.5 kg | 8h 42m | 123 kg | 4h 12m |
| Rome | 1,310 km | 38.7 kg | 19h 54m | 329 kg | 5h 12m |
| Sheffield | 758 km | 39.5 kg | 15h | 191 kg | 4h 30m |
| Southampton | 829 km | 30.2 kg | 13h 24m | 209 kg | 4h 36m |
| Stockholm | 811 km | 23.9 kg | 13h 6m | 204 kg | 4h 36m |
| Vienna | 743 km | 21.9 kg | 12h 12m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Warsaw | 753 km | 22.2 kg | 12h 18m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Zurich | 695 km | 20.5 kg | 11h 30m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
The year in Hamburg
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.4 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 14.6 | 17.5 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 16.8 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 4.6 |
| Sun h/day | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
When to go
Hamburg is warmest in August at 18.5 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.6 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.4 °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 12.3× the carbon of getting there by rail from Berlin.
How busy it gets
Hamburg records 8.6 overnight stays per resident a year (16,068,105 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 Hamburg
Places to stay in Hamburg, 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.