Lübeck
Reaching Lübeck from Berlin emits 6.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 12m each way) against 59.1 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.3 °C in August and 3.3 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 421 km | 12.4 kg | 7h 48m | 106 kg | 4h 6m |
| Barcelona | 1,525 km | 45.0 kg | 22h 54m | 384 kg | 5h 30m |
| Berlin | 235 km | 6.9 kg | 5h 12m | 59.1 kg | 3h 48m |
| Birmingham | 852 km | 35.9 kg | 14h 48m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Bristol | 934 km | 36.6 kg | 14h 54m | 235 kg | 4h 42m |
| Brussels | 545 km | 16.1 kg | 9h 30m | 137 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 970 km | 39.8 kg | 15h 30m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| Copenhagen | 234 km | 6.9 kg | 5h 12m | 58.9 kg | 3h 48m |
| Dublin | 1,116 km | — | — | 281 kg | 5h |
| Edinburgh | 915 km | 65.7 kg | 19h 54m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Frankfurt | 439 km | 13.0 kg | 8h | 111 kg | 4h 6m |
| Glasgow | 980 km | 67.5 kg | 20h 12m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Leeds | 802 km | 44.7 kg | 16h 18m | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Lisbon | 2,256 km | 66.6 kg | 32h 54m | 567 kg | 6h 30m |
| Liverpool | 901 km | 45.9 kg | 16h 30m | 227 kg | 4h 42m |
| London | 774 km | 22.9 kg | 12h 36m | 195 kg | 4h 30m |
| Madrid | 1,842 km | 54.4 kg | 27h 12m | 463 kg | 6h |
| Manchester | 851 km | 43.9 kg | 16h 12m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Milan | 941 km | 27.8 kg | 14h 54m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Munich | 640 km | 18.9 kg | 10h 48m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Newcastle | 804 km | 54.8 kg | 18h | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Nottingham | 790 km | 36.9 kg | 15h | 199 kg | 4h 36m |
| Oslo | 672 km | 19.8 kg | 11h 12m | 169 kg | 4h 24m |
| Paris | 803 km | 23.7 kg | 13h | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Prague | 492 km | 14.5 kg | 8h 42m | 124 kg | 4h 12m |
| Rome | 1,339 km | 39.5 kg | 20h 18m | 337 kg | 5h 18m |
| Sheffield | 802 km | 41.1 kg | 15h 42m | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Southampton | 883 km | 31.8 kg | 14h 6m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Stockholm | 756 km | 22.3 kg | 12h 18m | 190 kg | 4h 30m |
| Vienna | 744 km | 22.0 kg | 12h 12m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Warsaw | 713 km | 21.0 kg | 11h 48m | 179 kg | 4h 30m |
| Zurich | 738 km | 21.8 kg | 12h 6m | 186 kg | 4h 30m |
The year in Lübeck
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.3 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 14.1 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 16.8 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 4.3 |
| Sun h/day | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
When to go
Lübeck is warmest in August at 18.3 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.8 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.3 °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 13.4× the carbon of getting there by rail from Berlin.
How busy it gets
Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt records 10.9 overnight stays per resident a year (2,374,463 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 Lübeck
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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.