Salzburg
Reaching Salzburg from Vienna emits 7.4 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 24m each way) against 63.3 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 20.5 °C in July and 1.4 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 772 km | 22.8 kg | 12h 36m | 194 kg | 4h 30m |
| Barcelona | 1,117 km | 33.0 kg | 17h 18m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Berlin | 526 km | 15.5 kg | 9h 12m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Birmingham | 1,182 km | 43.5 kg | 18h 18m | 297 kg | 5h 6m |
| Bristol | 1,195 km | 44.2 kg | 18h 30m | 301 kg | 5h 6m |
| Brussels | 715 km | 21.1 kg | 11h 48m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Cardiff | 1,235 km | 47.4 kg | 19h | 311 kg | 5h 6m |
| Copenhagen | 876 km | 25.9 kg | 14h | 220 kg | 4h 42m |
| Dublin | 1,489 km | — | — | 375 kg | 5h 30m |
| Edinburgh | 1,431 km | 73.4 kg | 23h 24m | 360 kg | 5h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 409 km | 12.1 kg | 7h 36m | 103 kg | 4h |
| Glasgow | 1,482 km | 75.1 kg | 23h 42m | 373 kg | 5h 30m |
| Leeds | 1,220 km | 52.3 kg | 19h 48m | 307 kg | 5h 6m |
| Lisbon | 2,050 km | 60.5 kg | 30h 6m | 516 kg | 6h 12m |
| Liverpool | 1,287 km | 53.5 kg | 20h | 324 kg | 5h 12m |
| London | 1,032 km | 30.5 kg | 16h 6m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Madrid | 1,564 km | 46.2 kg | 23h 24m | 393 kg | 5h 36m |
| Manchester | 1,245 km | 51.5 kg | 19h 42m | 313 kg | 5h 12m |
| Milan | 392 km | 11.6 kg | 7h 24m | 98.7 kg | 4h |
| Newcastle | 1,288 km | 62.4 kg | 21h 36m | 324 kg | 5h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,155 km | 44.5 kg | 18h 30m | 291 kg | 5h |
| Oslo | 1,355 km | 40.0 kg | 20h 30m | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Paris | 799 km | 23.6 kg | 12h 54m | 201 kg | 4h 36m |
| Prague | 274 km | 8.1 kg | 5h 42m | 68.8 kg | 3h 54m |
| Rome | 658 km | 19.4 kg | 11h | 166 kg | 4h 24m |
| Sheffield | 1,194 km | 48.7 kg | 19h 12m | 300 kg | 5h 6m |
| Southampton | 1,100 km | 39.4 kg | 17h 36m | 277 kg | 5h |
| Stockholm | 1,323 km | 39.1 kg | 20h 6m | 333 kg | 5h 18m |
| Vienna | 252 km | 7.4 kg | 5h 24m | 63.3 kg | 3h 48m |
| Warsaw | 752 km | 22.2 kg | 12h 18m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Zurich | 340 km | 10.0 kg | 6h 42m | 85.6 kg | 4h |
The year in Salzburg
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 1.4 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 14.1 | 18.6 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 |
| Sun h/day | 4.5 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
When to go
Salzburg is warmest in July at 20.5 °C but brightest in June, averaging 11.8 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 1.4 °C.
How busy it gets
Salzburg und Umgebung records 15.4 overnight stays per resident a year (5,832,920 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 Salzburg
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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.