Ulm
Reaching Ulm from Zurich emits 4.6 kg CO₂e return by rail (4h 12m each way) against 39.5 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 19.5 °C in August and 1.6 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 571 km | 16.8 kg | 9h 48m | 144 kg | 4h 18m |
| Barcelona | 993 km | 29.3 kg | 15h 36m | 250 kg | 4h 48m |
| Berlin | 519 km | 15.3 kg | 9h 6m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| Birmingham | 955 km | 36.7 kg | 15h 12m | 240 kg | 4h 48m |
| Bristol | 962 km | 37.4 kg | 15h 18m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Brussels | 489 km | 14.4 kg | 8h 42m | 123 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 1,001 km | 40.6 kg | 15h 54m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Copenhagen | 828 km | 24.4 kg | 13h 18m | 208 kg | 4h 36m |
| Dublin | 1,261 km | — | — | 317 kg | 5h 12m |
| Edinburgh | 1,227 km | 66.6 kg | 20h 18m | 309 kg | 5h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 213 km | 6.3 kg | 4h 54m | 53.6 kg | 3h 48m |
| Glasgow | 1,274 km | 68.3 kg | 20h 36m | 321 kg | 5h 12m |
| Leeds | 1,003 km | 45.5 kg | 16h 42m | 252 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,872 km | 55.2 kg | 27h 36m | 471 kg | 6h |
| Liverpool | 1,064 km | 46.7 kg | 16h 54m | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
| London | 801 km | 23.7 kg | 13h | 202 kg | 4h 36m |
| Madrid | 1,400 km | 41.3 kg | 21h 12m | 352 kg | 5h 24m |
| Manchester | 1,024 km | 44.7 kg | 16h 30m | 258 kg | 4h 54m |
| Milan | 332 km | 9.8 kg | 6h 30m | 83.5 kg | 3h 54m |
| Newcastle | 1,081 km | 55.6 kg | 18h 24m | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| Nottingham | 933 km | 37.7 kg | 15h 24m | 235 kg | 4h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,281 km | 37.8 kg | 19h 30m | 322 kg | 5h 12m |
| Paris | 564 km | 16.6 kg | 9h 42m | 142 kg | 4h 18m |
| Prague | 372 km | 11.0 kg | 7h 6m | 93.6 kg | 4h |
| Rome | 750 km | 22.1 kg | 12h 18m | 189 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 974 km | 41.9 kg | 16h 6m | 245 kg | 4h 48m |
| Southampton | 865 km | 32.6 kg | 14h 30m | 218 kg | 4h 42m |
| Stockholm | 1,324 km | 39.1 kg | 20h 6m | 333 kg | 5h 18m |
| Vienna | 472 km | 13.9 kg | 8h 30m | 119 kg | 4h 6m |
| Warsaw | 890 km | 26.3 kg | 14h 12m | 224 kg | 4h 42m |
| Zurich | 157 km | 4.6 kg | 4h 12m | 39.5 kg | 3h 42m |
The year in Ulm
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 1.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 13.3 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 15.7 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 1.9 |
| Sun h/day | 4.1 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
When to go
Ulm is warmest in August at 19.5 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 1.6 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in Germany emits about 13.2 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 92 kg — about 20.1× the carbon of getting there by rail from Zurich.
How busy it gets
Ulm, Stadtkreis records 6.6 overnight stays per resident a year (853,057 nights in 2024). 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 Ulm
Places to stay in Ulm, Germany, 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.