Torrevieja
Reaching Torrevieja from Madrid emits 11.1 kg CO₂e return by rail (7h 6m each way) against 94.5 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 27.3 °C in August and 12.5 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,658 km | 48.9 kg | 24h 42m | 417 kg | 5h 42m |
| Barcelona | 450 km | 13.3 kg | 8h 12m | 113 kg | 4h 6m |
| Berlin | 1,950 km | 57.6 kg | 28h 42m | 491 kg | 6h 6m |
| Birmingham | 1,615 km | 57.5 kg | 24h 48m | 406 kg | 5h 42m |
| Bristol | 1,506 km | 58.2 kg | 24h 54m | 379 kg | 5h 30m |
| Brussels | 1,485 km | 43.8 kg | 22h 18m | 374 kg | 5h 30m |
| Cardiff | 1,514 km | 61.4 kg | 25h 30m | 381 kg | 5h 30m |
| Copenhagen | 2,202 km | 65.0 kg | 32h 6m | 554 kg | 6h 24m |
| Dublin | 1,760 km | — | — | 443 kg | 5h 48m |
| Edinburgh | 2,007 km | 87.3 kg | 29h 54m | 505 kg | 6h 12m |
| Frankfurt | 1,540 km | 45.5 kg | 23h 6m | 388 kg | 5h 36m |
| Glasgow | 2,007 km | 89.1 kg | 30h 12m | 505 kg | 6h 12m |
| Leeds | 1,760 km | 66.3 kg | 26h 18m | 443 kg | 5h 48m |
| Lisbon | 743 km | 21.9 kg | 12h 12m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Liverpool | 1,725 km | 67.4 kg | 26h 30m | 434 kg | 5h 48m |
| London | 1,505 km | 44.4 kg | 22h 36m | 379 kg | 5h 30m |
| Madrid | 376 km | 11.1 kg | 7h 6m | 94.5 kg | 4h |
| Manchester | 1,728 km | 65.5 kg | 26h 12m | 435 kg | 5h 48m |
| Milan | 1,166 km | 34.4 kg | 18h | 293 kg | 5h 6m |
| Munich | 1,502 km | 44.3 kg | 22h 36m | 378 kg | 5h 30m |
| Newcastle | 1,891 km | 76.4 kg | 28h | 476 kg | 6h |
| Nottingham | 1,666 km | 58.5 kg | 25h | 419 kg | 5h 42m |
| Oslo | 2,569 km | 75.8 kg | 37h 12m | 646 kg | 6h 54m |
| Paris | 1,233 km | 36.4 kg | 18h 54m | 310 kg | 5h 6m |
| Prague | 1,802 km | 53.2 kg | 26h 42m | 453 kg | 5h 54m |
| Rome | 1,205 km | 35.5 kg | 18h 30m | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Sheffield | 1,714 km | 62.7 kg | 25h 42m | 431 kg | 5h 48m |
| Southampton | 1,438 km | 53.4 kg | 24h 6m | 362 kg | 5h 24m |
| Stockholm | 2,723 km | 80.4 kg | 39h 18m | 685 kg | 7h 6m |
| Vienna | 1,785 km | 52.7 kg | 26h 24m | 449 kg | 5h 54m |
| Warsaw | 2,309 km | 68.1 kg | 33h 36m | 581 kg | 6h 36m |
| Zurich | 1,286 km | 38.0 kg | 19h 36m | 324 kg | 5h 12m |
The year in Torrevieja
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 12.5 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 23.4 | 27.1 | 27.3 | 23.7 | 21.1 | 17.3 | 13.0 |
| Sun h/day | 8.6 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
| Rain mm/day | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
When to go
Torrevieja is warmest in August at 27.3 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.6 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 12.5 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Spain emits about 7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 49 kg — about 4.4× the carbon of getting there by rail from Madrid.
How busy it gets
Alicante/Alacant records 16 overnight stays per resident a year (32,579,948 nights in 2024). 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 Torrevieja
Places to stay in Torrevieja, Spain, 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.