Poitiers
Reaching Poitiers from Paris emits 8.7 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h each way) against 73.9 kg by air — 8× the carbon. It averages 20.7 °C in August and 5.7 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 723 km | 21.3 kg | 11h 54m | 182 kg | 4h 30m |
| Barcelona | 595 km | 17.6 kg | 10h 6m | 150 kg | 4h 18m |
| Berlin | 1,148 km | 33.9 kg | 17h 42m | 289 kg | 5h |
| Birmingham | 676 km | 29.3 kg | 11h 42m | 170 kg | 4h 24m |
| Bristol | 583 km | 29.9 kg | 11h 48m | 147 kg | 4h 18m |
| Brussels | 558 km | 16.5 kg | 9h 36m | 140 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 602 km | 33.2 kg | 12h 24m | 151 kg | 4h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 1,319 km | 38.9 kg | 20h | 332 kg | 5h 18m |
| Dublin | 886 km | — | — | 223 kg | 4h 42m |
| Edinburgh | 1,070 km | 59.1 kg | 16h 48m | 269 kg | 4h 54m |
| Frankfurt | 730 km | 21.6 kg | 12h | 184 kg | 4h 30m |
| Glasgow | 1,080 km | 60.8 kg | 17h 6m | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| Leeds | 813 km | 38.1 kg | 13h 12m | 205 kg | 4h 36m |
| Lisbon | 1,167 km | 34.4 kg | 18h | 294 kg | 5h 6m |
| Liverpool | 795 km | 39.2 kg | 13h 24m | 200 kg | 4h 36m |
| London | 549 km | 16.2 kg | 9h 30m | 138 kg | 4h 12m |
| Madrid | 759 km | 22.4 kg | 12h 24m | 191 kg | 4h 30m |
| Manchester | 789 km | 37.2 kg | 13h 6m | 198 kg | 4h 36m |
| Milan | 694 km | 20.5 kg | 11h 30m | 175 kg | 4h 24m |
| Munich | 863 km | 25.5 kg | 13h 48m | 217 kg | 4h 42m |
| Newcastle | 943 km | 48.2 kg | 15h | 237 kg | 4h 48m |
| Nottingham | 716 km | 30.3 kg | 11h 54m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Oslo | 1,631 km | 48.1 kg | 24h 18m | 410 kg | 5h 42m |
| Paris | 294 km | 8.7 kg | 6h | 73.9 kg | 3h 54m |
| Prague | 1,109 km | 32.7 kg | 17h 12m | 279 kg | 5h |
| Rome | 1,099 km | 32.4 kg | 17h | 276 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 767 km | 34.5 kg | 12h 36m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Southampton | 497 km | 25.1 kg | 11h | 125 kg | 4h 12m |
| Stockholm | 1,837 km | 54.2 kg | 27h 6m | 462 kg | 5h 54m |
| Vienna | 1,218 km | 35.9 kg | 18h 42m | 306 kg | 5h 6m |
| Warsaw | 1,615 km | 47.7 kg | 24h 6m | 406 kg | 5h 42m |
| Zurich | 628 km | 18.5 kg | 10h 36m | 158 kg | 4h 18m |
The year in Poitiers
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 5.7 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 11.1 | 14.6 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 17.9 | 14.6 | 9.6 | 6.9 |
| Sun h/day | 4.0 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
When to go
Poitiers is warmest in August at 20.7 °C but brightest in June, averaging 11.9 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 5.7 °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 5.4× the carbon of getting there by rail from Paris.
How busy it gets
Vienne records 8.4 overnight stays per resident a year (3,652,108 nights in 2025). 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 Poitiers
Places to stay in Poitiers, 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.