Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm el-Sheikh has no through rail connection, so reaching it means flying — 909 kg CO₂e return from London. It averages 36.0 °C in August and 18.6 °C in February.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 3,647 km | — | — | 917 kg | 8h 24m |
| Barcelona | 3,276 km | — | — | 824 kg | 7h 54m |
| Berlin | 3,236 km | — | — | 814 kg | 7h 48m |
| Birmingham | 4,042 km | — | — | 946 kg | 8h 54m |
| Bristol | 4,032 km | — | — | 944 kg | 8h 54m |
| Brussels | 3,579 km | — | — | 900 kg | 8h 18m |
| Cardiff | 4,070 km | — | — | 953 kg | 8h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 3,542 km | — | — | 891 kg | 8h 12m |
| Dublin | 4,345 km | — | — | 1,017 kg | 9h 18m |
| Edinburgh | 4,305 km | — | — | 1,008 kg | 9h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 3,284 km | — | — | 826 kg | 7h 54m |
| Glasgow | 4,357 km | — | — | 1,020 kg | 9h 18m |
| Leeds | 4,093 km | — | — | 958 kg | 9h |
| Lisbon | 4,172 km | — | — | 977 kg | 9h 6m |
| Liverpool | 4,154 km | — | — | 972 kg | 9h |
| London | 3,883 km | — | — | 909 kg | 8h 42m |
| Madrid | 3,730 km | — | — | 873 kg | 8h 30m |
| Manchester | 4,115 km | — | — | 963 kg | 9h |
| Milan | 2,949 km | — | — | 742 kg | 7h 24m |
| Munich | 2,982 km | — | — | 750 kg | 7h 30m |
| Newcastle | 4,163 km | — | — | 975 kg | 9h 6m |
| Nottingham | 4,023 km | — | — | 942 kg | 8h 54m |
| Oslo | 3,981 km | — | — | 932 kg | 8h 48m |
| Paris | 3,586 km | — | — | 902 kg | 8h 18m |
| Prague | 2,986 km | — | — | 751 kg | 7h 30m |
| Rome | 2,512 km | — | — | 632 kg | 6h 48m |
| Sheffield | 4,065 km | — | — | 952 kg | 8h 54m |
| Southampton | 3,930 km | — | — | 920 kg | 8h 42m |
| Stockholm | 3,708 km | — | — | 868 kg | 8h 24m |
| Vienna | 2,735 km | — | — | 688 kg | 7h 6m |
| Warsaw | 2,921 km | — | — | 735 kg | 7h 24m |
| Zurich | 3,108 km | — | — | 782 kg | 7h 36m |
The year in Sharm el-Sheikh
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 18.9 | 18.6 | 22.7 | 27.3 | 30.0 | 35.4 | 35.9 | 36.0 | 33.7 | 29.0 | 24.6 | 20.4 |
| Sun h/day | 9.9 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| Rain mm/day | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
When to go
Sharm el-Sheikh is warmest in August at 36.0 °C but brightest in June, averaging 13.0 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is February at 18.6 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Egypt emits about 44.2 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 309 kg — worth weighing against the 909 kg of the flight itself.
Where to stay in Sharm el-Sheikh
Places to stay in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 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.