Lille
Reaching Lille from Paris emits 6.0 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 48m each way) against 51.4 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.8 °C in August and 4.5 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 231 km | 6.8 kg | 5h 12m | 58.2 kg | 3h 48m |
| Barcelona | 1,030 km | 30.4 kg | 16h 6m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| Berlin | 745 km | 22.0 kg | 12h 12m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Birmingham | 399 km | 20.2 kg | 7h 30m | 100 kg | 4h |
| Bristol | 405 km | 20.9 kg | 7h 42m | 102 kg | 4h |
| Cardiff | 446 km | 24.1 kg | 8h 12m | 112 kg | 4h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 845 km | 24.9 kg | 13h 36m | 213 kg | 4h 36m |
| Dublin | 704 km | — | — | 177 kg | 4h 24m |
| Edinburgh | 722 km | 50.1 kg | 12h 36m | 182 kg | 4h 30m |
| Frankfurt | 403 km | 11.9 kg | 7h 30m | 101 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 757 km | 51.8 kg | 12h 54m | 191 kg | 4h 30m |
| Leeds | 471 km | 29.0 kg | 9h | 119 kg | 4h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,634 km | 48.2 kg | 24h 24m | 411 kg | 5h 42m |
| Liverpool | 515 km | 30.2 kg | 9h 12m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| London | 243 km | 7.2 kg | 5h 18m | 61.0 kg | 3h 48m |
| Madrid | 1,251 km | 36.9 kg | 19h 6m | 315 kg | 5h 12m |
| Manchester | 481 km | 28.2 kg | 8h 54m | 121 kg | 4h 6m |
| Milan | 733 km | 21.6 kg | 12h | 184 kg | 4h 30m |
| Munich | 676 km | 19.9 kg | 11h 12m | 170 kg | 4h 24m |
| Newcastle | 575 km | 39.1 kg | 10h 48m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Nottingham | 387 km | 21.2 kg | 7h 42m | 97.4 kg | 4h |
| Oslo | 1,139 km | 33.6 kg | 17h 36m | 287 kg | 5h |
| Paris | 204 km | 6.0 kg | 4h 48m | 51.4 kg | 3h 48m |
| Prague | 808 km | 23.8 kg | 13h 6m | 203 kg | 4h 36m |
| Rome | 1,212 km | 35.8 kg | 18h 36m | 305 kg | 5h 6m |
| Sheffield | 435 km | 25.4 kg | 8h 24m | 109 kg | 4h 6m |
| Southampton | 315 km | 16.1 kg | 6h 48m | 79.2 kg | 3h 54m |
| Stockholm | 1,355 km | 40.0 kg | 20h 30m | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Vienna | 999 km | 29.5 kg | 15h 42m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Warsaw | 1,254 km | 37.0 kg | 19h 12m | 315 kg | 5h 12m |
| Zurich | 541 km | 16.0 kg | 9h 24m | 136 kg | 4h 12m |
The year in Lille
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.5 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 13.2 | 8.0 | 6.6 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
When to go
Lille is warmest in August at 18.8 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.3 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.5 °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 7.8× the carbon of getting there by rail from Paris.
How busy it gets
Nord records 2 overnight stays per resident a year (5,158,184 nights in 2025). Comparatively quiet by European standards.
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 Lille
Places to stay in Lille, 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.