Utrecht
Reaching Utrecht from Frankfurt emits 9.8 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h 30m each way) against 83.4 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.5 °C in August and 4.5 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 1,211 km | 35.7 kg | 18h 36m | 305 kg | 5h 6m |
| Berlin | 565 km | 16.7 kg | 9h 42m | 142 kg | 4h 18m |
| Birmingham | 479 km | 23.9 kg | 9h 12m | 121 kg | 4h 6m |
| Bristol | 536 km | 24.6 kg | 9h 24m | 135 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 575 km | 27.8 kg | 9h 54m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 629 km | 18.6 kg | 10h 36m | 158 kg | 4h 18m |
| Dublin | 777 km | — | — | 196 kg | 4h 30m |
| Edinburgh | 692 km | 53.7 kg | 14h 18m | 174 kg | 4h 24m |
| Frankfurt | 332 km | 9.8 kg | 6h 30m | 83.4 kg | 3h 54m |
| Glasgow | 742 km | 55.5 kg | 14h 36m | 187 kg | 4h 30m |
| Leeds | 485 km | 32.7 kg | 10h 42m | 122 kg | 4h 6m |
| Lisbon | 1,850 km | 54.6 kg | 27h 18m | 465 kg | 6h |
| Liverpool | 564 km | 33.8 kg | 10h 54m | 142 kg | 4h 18m |
| London | 367 km | 10.8 kg | 7h | 92.2 kg | 4h |
| Madrid | 1,462 km | 43.2 kg | 22h | 368 kg | 5h 24m |
| Manchester | 518 km | 31.9 kg | 10h 36m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| Milan | 795 km | 23.4 kg | 12h 54m | 200 kg | 4h 36m |
| Munich | 636 km | 18.8 kg | 10h 42m | 160 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 548 km | 42.8 kg | 12h 30m | 138 kg | 4h 12m |
| Nottingham | 435 km | 24.9 kg | 9h 24m | 109 kg | 4h 6m |
| Oslo | 937 km | 27.6 kg | 14h 48m | 236 kg | 4h 42m |
| Paris | 410 km | 12.1 kg | 7h 36m | 103 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 686 km | 20.2 kg | 11h 24m | 173 kg | 4h 24m |
| Rome | 1,263 km | 37.3 kg | 19h 18m | 318 kg | 5h 12m |
| Sheffield | 466 km | 29.1 kg | 10h 6m | 117 kg | 4h 6m |
| Southampton | 470 km | 19.8 kg | 8h 30m | 118 kg | 4h 6m |
| Stockholm | 1,139 km | 33.6 kg | 17h 36m | 287 kg | 5h |
| Vienna | 909 km | 26.8 kg | 14h 24m | 229 kg | 4h 42m |
| Warsaw | 1,082 km | 31.9 kg | 16h 48m | 272 kg | 4h 54m |
| Zurich | 580 km | 17.1 kg | 9h 54m | 146 kg | 4h 18m |
The year in Utrecht
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.5 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 14.2 | 17.3 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 12.8 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
| Sun h/day | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 |
When to go
Utrecht is warmest in August at 18.5 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.1 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.5 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in The Netherlands emits about 14.8 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 104 kg — about 10.6× the carbon of getting there by rail from Frankfurt.
How busy it gets
Utrecht records 3.3 overnight stays per resident a year (4,626,106 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 Utrecht
Places to stay in Utrecht, The Netherlands, 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.