Lyon
Reaching Lyon from Zurich emits 9.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h 36m each way) against 84.3 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 23.3 °C in August and 4.3 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 737 km | 21.7 kg | 12h 6m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Barcelona | 531 km | 15.7 kg | 9h 18m | 134 kg | 4h 12m |
| Berlin | 976 km | 28.8 kg | 15h 24m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Birmingham | 894 km | 34.8 kg | 14h 18m | 225 kg | 4h 42m |
| Bristol | 837 km | 35.5 kg | 14h 24m | 211 kg | 4h 36m |
| Brussels | 568 km | 16.8 kg | 9h 48m | 143 kg | 4h 18m |
| Cardiff | 868 km | 38.7 kg | 15h | 218 kg | 4h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 1,229 km | 36.3 kg | 18h 48m | 309 kg | 5h 6m |
| Dublin | 1,160 km | — | — | 292 kg | 5h |
| Edinburgh | 1,265 km | 64.7 kg | 19h 24m | 318 kg | 5h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 563 km | 16.6 kg | 9h 42m | 142 kg | 4h 18m |
| Glasgow | 1,292 km | 66.4 kg | 19h 42m | 325 kg | 5h 12m |
| Leeds | 1,005 km | 43.6 kg | 15h 48m | 253 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,389 km | 41.0 kg | 21h | 349 kg | 5h 24m |
| Liverpool | 1,020 km | 44.8 kg | 16h | 257 kg | 4h 54m |
| London | 737 km | 21.8 kg | 12h 6m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Madrid | 912 km | 26.9 kg | 14h 30m | 229 kg | 4h 42m |
| Manchester | 999 km | 42.8 kg | 15h 42m | 251 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 339 km | 10.0 kg | 6h 36m | 85.3 kg | 4h |
| Munich | 575 km | 17.0 kg | 9h 54m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 1,122 km | 53.7 kg | 17h 30m | 282 kg | 5h |
| Nottingham | 911 km | 35.8 kg | 14h 30m | 229 kg | 4h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,622 km | 47.9 kg | 24h 12m | 408 kg | 5h 42m |
| Paris | 393 km | 11.6 kg | 7h 24m | 98.9 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 860 km | 25.4 kg | 13h 48m | 216 kg | 4h 36m |
| Rome | 749 km | 22.1 kg | 12h 18m | 188 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 962 km | 40.0 kg | 15h 12m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Southampton | 736 km | 30.7 kg | 13h 36m | 185 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,748 km | 51.6 kg | 25h 54m | 440 kg | 5h 48m |
| Vienna | 915 km | 27.0 kg | 14h 30m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Warsaw | 1,378 km | 40.7 kg | 20h 54m | 347 kg | 5h 18m |
| Zurich | 335 km | 9.9 kg | 6h 36m | 84.3 kg | 3h 54m |
The year in Lyon
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.3 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 15.3 | 20.4 | 22.5 | 23.3 | 18.4 | 15.2 | 8.1 | 4.3 |
| Sun h/day | 4.2 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.9 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
When to go
Lyon is warmest in August at 23.3 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.3 °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 4.7× the carbon of getting there by rail from Zurich.
How busy it gets
Rhône records 4.3 overnight stays per resident a year (8,279,966 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 Lyon
Places to stay in Lyon, France, 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.