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London

Reaching London from Brussels emits 9.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h 24m each way) against 80.6 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 18.0 °C in August and 5.0 °C in January.

9.5kg CO₂e return by rail, from Brussels
89.8kg CO₂e return by air, from Amsterdam
12.9hours of sunshine a day in June, its brightest month

Getting there

Return carbon and modelled one-way journey time to London
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam357 km10.6 kg6h 54m89.8 kg4h
Barcelona1,139 km33.6 kg17h 36m286 kg5h
Berlin932 km27.5 kg14h 48m234 kg4h 42m
Birmingham163 km13.1 kg4h 12m74.6 kg3h 42m
Bristol171 km13.8 kg4h 18m78.5 kg3h 42m
Brussels320 km9.5 kg6h 24m80.6 kg3h 54m
Cardiff211 km17.0 kg4h 54m97.0 kg3h 48m
Copenhagen955 km28.2 kg15h 6m240 kg4h 48m
Dublin462 km116 kg4h 6m
Edinburgh534 km42.9 kg9h 18m245 kg4h 12m
Frankfurt638 km18.8 kg10h 42m160 kg4h 24m
Glasgow555 km44.6 kg9h 36m255 kg4h 12m
Leeds272 km21.9 kg5h 42m125 kg3h 54m
Lisbon1,585 km46.8 kg23h 42m399 kg5h 36m
Liverpool286 km23.0 kg5h 54m131 kg3h 54m
Madrid1,264 km37.3 kg19h 18m318 kg5h 12m
Manchester262 km21.0 kg5h 36m120 kg3h 48m
Milan959 km28.3 kg15h 6m241 kg4h 48m
Munich918 km27.1 kg14h 36m231 kg4h 42m
Newcastle398 km32.0 kg7h 24m182 kg4h
Nottingham175 km14.1 kg4h 24m80.3 kg3h 42m
Oslo1,153 km34.1 kg17h 48m290 kg5h
Paris344 km10.2 kg6h 42m86.5 kg4h
Prague1,033 km30.5 kg16h 6m260 kg4h 54m
Rome1,435 km42.4 kg21h 36m361 kg5h 24m
Sheffield227 km18.3 kg5h 6m104 kg3h 48m
Stockholm1,433 km42.3 kg21h 36m360 kg5h 24m
Vienna1,235 km36.5 kg18h 54m311 kg5h 6m
Warsaw1,448 km42.8 kg21h 48m364 kg5h 24m
Zurich777 km23.0 kg12h 36m196 kg4h 30m

The year in London

ERA5 reanalysis, 2023–2024 monthly means
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp °C5.07.27.99.413.316.817.518.016.612.77.97.6
Sun h/day4.74.25.28.310.212.910.610.28.66.44.32.7
Rain mm/day2.02.12.92.21.81.12.81.43.82.82.51.9

When to go

London is warmest in August at 18.0 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.9 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 5.0 °C.

Staying there

A hotel room in United Kingdom emits about 10.4 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 73 kg — about 7.7× the carbon of getting there by rail from Brussels.

Where to stay in London

Places to stay in London, United Kingdom, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.

Affiliate disclosure. A booking made through this map may earn 0xCarbon a commission, at no extra cost to you. It changes nothing above it: the emissions figures come from UK Government conversion factors and are computed before anyone is paid anything.See the method.

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.