Orléans
Reaching Orléans from Brussels emits 11.0 kg CO₂e return by rail (7h 6m each way) against 93.7 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.1 °C in August and 5.0 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 541 km | 16.0 kg | 9h 24m | 136 kg | 4h 12m |
| Barcelona | 725 km | 21.4 kg | 11h 54m | 182 kg | 4h 30m |
| Berlin | 965 km | 28.5 kg | 15h 12m | 243 kg | 4h 48m |
| Birmingham | 576 km | 25.7 kg | 10h 6m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Bristol | 511 km | 26.3 kg | 10h 12m | 128 kg | 4h 12m |
| Brussels | 372 km | 11.0 kg | 7h 6m | 93.7 kg | 4h |
| Cardiff | 540 km | 29.6 kg | 10h 42m | 136 kg | 4h 12m |
| Copenhagen | 1,131 km | 33.4 kg | 17h 30m | 285 kg | 5h |
| Dublin | 833 km | — | — | 210 kg | 4h 36m |
| Edinburgh | 960 km | 55.5 kg | 15h 6m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Frankfurt | 552 km | 16.3 kg | 9h 36m | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Glasgow | 980 km | 57.2 kg | 15h 24m | 247 kg | 4h 48m |
| Leeds | 699 km | 34.5 kg | 11h 36m | 176 kg | 4h 24m |
| Lisbon | 1,354 km | 40.0 kg | 20h 30m | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Liverpool | 702 km | 35.6 kg | 11h 48m | 177 kg | 4h 24m |
| London | 427 km | 12.6 kg | 7h 48m | 107 kg | 4h 6m |
| Madrid | 944 km | 27.9 kg | 14h 54m | 238 kg | 4h 48m |
| Manchester | 685 km | 33.6 kg | 11h 24m | 172 kg | 4h 24m |
| Milan | 618 km | 18.2 kg | 10h 30m | 155 kg | 4h 18m |
| Munich | 719 km | 21.2 kg | 11h 48m | 181 kg | 4h 30m |
| Newcastle | 823 km | 44.6 kg | 13h 18m | 207 kg | 4h 36m |
| Nottingham | 602 km | 26.7 kg | 10h 12m | 151 kg | 4h 18m |
| Oslo | 1,453 km | 42.9 kg | 21h 54m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Prague | 944 km | 27.8 kg | 14h 54m | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Rome | 1,068 km | 31.5 kg | 16h 36m | 269 kg | 4h 54m |
| Sheffield | 654 km | 30.9 kg | 10h 54m | 165 kg | 4h 24m |
| Southampton | 411 km | 21.5 kg | 9h 24m | 103 kg | 4h |
| Stockholm | 1,650 km | 48.7 kg | 24h 36m | 415 kg | 5h 42m |
| Vienna | 1,074 km | 31.7 kg | 16h 42m | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Warsaw | 1,441 km | 42.5 kg | 21h 42m | 363 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 501 km | 14.8 kg | 8h 54m | 126 kg | 4h 12m |
The year in Orléans
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.0 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 17.6 | 14.1 | 8.6 | 6.5 |
| Sun h/day | 3.5 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
When to go
Orléans is warmest in August at 20.1 °C but brightest in June, averaging 11.7 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 France emits about 6.7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 47 kg — about 4.3× the carbon of getting there by rail from Brussels.
How busy it gets
Loiret records 2.6 overnight stays per resident a year (1,794,749 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 Orléans
Places to stay in Orléans, 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.