Turin
Reaching Turin from Zurich emits 7.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 36m each way) against 66.4 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 25.3 °C in August and 2.6 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 837 km | 24.7 kg | 13h 30m | 211 kg | 4h 36m |
| Barcelona | 607 km | 17.9 kg | 10h 18m | 153 kg | 4h 18m |
| Berlin | 928 km | 27.4 kg | 14h 42m | 233 kg | 4h 42m |
| Birmingham | 1,081 km | 40.2 kg | 16h 48m | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| Bristol | 1,039 km | 40.9 kg | 16h 54m | 261 kg | 4h 54m |
| Brussels | 689 km | 20.3 kg | 11h 24m | 173 kg | 4h 24m |
| Cardiff | 1,073 km | 44.1 kg | 17h 30m | 270 kg | 4h 54m |
| Copenhagen | 1,228 km | 36.2 kg | 18h 48m | 309 kg | 5h 6m |
| Dublin | 1,363 km | — | — | 343 kg | 5h 18m |
| Edinburgh | 1,430 km | 70.0 kg | 21h 54m | 360 kg | 5h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 566 km | 16.7 kg | 9h 42m | 142 kg | 4h 18m |
| Glasgow | 1,464 km | 71.8 kg | 22h 12m | 368 kg | 5h 30m |
| Leeds | 1,176 km | 49.0 kg | 18h 18m | 296 kg | 5h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,558 km | 46.0 kg | 23h 18m | 392 kg | 5h 36m |
| Liverpool | 1,205 km | 50.1 kg | 18h 30m | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| London | 919 km | 27.1 kg | 14h 36m | 231 kg | 4h 42m |
| Madrid | 1,063 km | 31.4 kg | 16h 30m | 267 kg | 4h 54m |
| Manchester | 1,178 km | 48.2 kg | 18h 12m | 296 kg | 5h 6m |
| Munich | 452 km | 13.3 kg | 8h 12m | 114 kg | 4h 6m |
| Newcastle | 1,284 km | 59.1 kg | 20h | 323 kg | 5h 12m |
| Nottingham | 1,086 km | 41.2 kg | 17h | 273 kg | 4h 54m |
| Oslo | 1,663 km | 49.1 kg | 24h 48m | 418 kg | 5h 42m |
| Paris | 584 km | 17.2 kg | 10h | 147 kg | 4h 18m |
| Prague | 752 km | 22.2 kg | 12h 18m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Rome | 526 km | 15.5 kg | 9h 12m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Sheffield | 1,137 km | 45.4 kg | 17h 42m | 286 kg | 5h |
| Southampton | 936 km | 36.1 kg | 16h 6m | 235 kg | 4h 42m |
| Stockholm | 1,732 km | 51.1 kg | 25h 42m | 436 kg | 5h 48m |
| Vienna | 749 km | 22.1 kg | 12h 12m | 188 kg | 4h 30m |
| Warsaw | 1,258 km | 37.1 kg | 19h 12m | 317 kg | 5h 12m |
| Zurich | 264 km | 7.8 kg | 5h 36m | 66.4 kg | 3h 54m |
The year in Turin
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 2.6 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 20.4 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 18.7 | 14.9 | 6.1 | 3.0 |
| Sun h/day | 6.2 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
When to go
Turin is warmest in August at 25.3 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 2.6 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Italy emits about 14.3 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 100 kg — about 12.8× the carbon of getting there by rail from Zurich.
How busy it gets
Torino records 3.7 overnight stays per resident a year (8,215,089 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 Turin
Places to stay in Turin, Italy, 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.