Saint-Etienne
Reaching Saint-Etienne from Milan emits 11.0 kg CO₂e return by rail (7h 6m each way) against 94.2 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 21.8 °C in August and 3.6 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 773 km | 22.8 kg | 12h 36m | 194 kg | 4h 30m |
| Barcelona | 484 km | 14.3 kg | 8h 36m | 122 kg | 4h 6m |
| Berlin | 1,026 km | 30.3 kg | 16h | 258 kg | 4h 54m |
| Birmingham | 908 km | 35.3 kg | 14h 30m | 228 kg | 4h 42m |
| Bristol | 844 km | 36.0 kg | 14h 36m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Brussels | 602 km | 17.8 kg | 10h 12m | 152 kg | 4h 18m |
| Cardiff | 873 km | 39.2 kg | 15h 12m | 220 kg | 4h 42m |
| Copenhagen | 1,275 km | 37.6 kg | 19h 24m | 321 kg | 5h 12m |
| Dublin | 1,166 km | — | — | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Edinburgh | 1,284 km | 65.1 kg | 19h 36m | 323 kg | 5h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 611 km | 18.0 kg | 10h 24m | 154 kg | 4h 18m |
| Glasgow | 1,308 km | 66.9 kg | 19h 54m | 329 kg | 5h 12m |
| Leeds | 1,023 km | 44.1 kg | 16h | 257 kg | 4h 54m |
| Lisbon | 1,341 km | 39.6 kg | 20h 18m | 337 kg | 5h 18m |
| Liverpool | 1,034 km | 45.2 kg | 16h 12m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| London | 753 km | 22.2 kg | 12h 18m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Madrid | 863 km | 25.5 kg | 13h 48m | 217 kg | 4h 42m |
| Manchester | 1,014 km | 43.3 kg | 15h 54m | 255 kg | 4h 54m |
| Milan | 374 km | 11.0 kg | 7h 6m | 94.2 kg | 4h |
| Munich | 624 km | 18.4 kg | 10h 30m | 157 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 1,143 km | 54.2 kg | 17h 42m | 287 kg | 5h |
| Nottingham | 927 km | 36.3 kg | 14h 42m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,664 km | 49.1 kg | 24h 48m | 419 kg | 5h 42m |
| Paris | 410 km | 12.1 kg | 7h 36m | 103 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 910 km | 26.8 kg | 14h 30m | 229 kg | 4h 42m |
| Rome | 762 km | 22.5 kg | 12h 24m | 192 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 979 km | 40.5 kg | 15h 24m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Southampton | 744 km | 31.2 kg | 13h 48m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Stockholm | 1,795 km | 53.0 kg | 26h 36m | 451 kg | 5h 54m |
| Vienna | 961 km | 28.4 kg | 15h 12m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Warsaw | 1,427 km | 42.1 kg | 21h 30m | 359 kg | 5h 24m |
| Zurich | 385 km | 11.3 kg | 7h 18m | 96.7 kg | 4h |
The year in Saint-Etienne
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.6 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 18.3 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 17.5 | 14.6 | 7.7 | 4.2 |
| Sun h/day | 4.2 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
When to go
Saint-Etienne is warmest in August at 21.8 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.6 °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 Milan.
How busy it gets
Loire records 1.2 overnight stays per resident a year (931,307 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 Saint-Etienne
Places to stay in Saint-Etienne, 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.