Valencia
Reaching Valencia from Barcelona emits 8.9 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h 6m each way) against 76.1 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 27.2 °C in August and 11.6 °C in February.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,490 km | 44.0 kg | 22h 24m | 375 kg | 5h 30m |
| Barcelona | 302 km | 8.9 kg | 6h 6m | 76.1 kg | 3h 54m |
| Berlin | 1,794 km | 52.9 kg | 26h 30m | 451 kg | 5h 54m |
| Birmingham | 1,451 km | 52.6 kg | 22h 30m | 365 kg | 5h 24m |
| Bristol | 1,343 km | 53.2 kg | 22h 42m | 338 kg | 5h 18m |
| Brussels | 1,318 km | 38.9 kg | 20h | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| Cardiff | 1,352 km | 56.5 kg | 23h 12m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 2,039 km | 60.2 kg | 29h 54m | 513 kg | 6h 12m |
| Dublin | 1,604 km | — | — | 404 kg | 5h 36m |
| Edinburgh | 1,844 km | 82.4 kg | 27h 36m | 464 kg | 6h |
| Frankfurt | 1,380 km | 40.7 kg | 20h 54m | 347 kg | 5h 18m |
| Glasgow | 1,845 km | 84.1 kg | 27h 54m | 464 kg | 6h |
| Leeds | 1,595 km | 61.4 kg | 24h | 401 kg | 5h 36m |
| Lisbon | 761 km | 22.5 kg | 12h 24m | 191 kg | 4h 30m |
| Liverpool | 1,562 km | 62.5 kg | 24h 12m | 393 kg | 5h 36m |
| London | 1,338 km | 39.5 kg | 20h 18m | 337 kg | 5h 18m |
| Madrid | 302 km | 8.9 kg | 6h 6m | 76.0 kg | 3h 54m |
| Manchester | 1,564 km | 60.5 kg | 23h 54m | 393 kg | 5h 36m |
| Milan | 1,028 km | 30.3 kg | 16h 6m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| Munich | 1,357 km | 40.0 kg | 20h 36m | 341 kg | 5h 18m |
| Newcastle | 1,726 km | 71.5 kg | 25h 48m | 434 kg | 5h 48m |
| Nottingham | 1,500 km | 53.6 kg | 22h 42m | 377 kg | 5h 30m |
| Oslo | 2,402 km | 70.9 kg | 34h 54m | 604 kg | 6h 42m |
| Paris | 1,065 km | 31.4 kg | 16h 36m | 268 kg | 4h 54m |
| Prague | 1,655 km | 48.8 kg | 24h 36m | 416 kg | 5h 42m |
| Rome | 1,119 km | 33.0 kg | 17h 18m | 281 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 1,549 km | 57.8 kg | 23h 24m | 390 kg | 5h 36m |
| Southampton | 1,273 km | 48.4 kg | 21h 48m | 320 kg | 5h 12m |
| Stockholm | 2,561 km | 75.6 kg | 37h | 644 kg | 6h 54m |
| Vienna | 1,652 km | 48.7 kg | 24h 36m | 416 kg | 5h 42m |
| Warsaw | 2,166 km | 63.9 kg | 31h 36m | 545 kg | 6h 24m |
| Zurich | 1,134 km | 33.5 kg | 17h 30m | 285 kg | 5h |
The year in Valencia
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 11.7 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 19.3 | 23.4 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 22.9 | 20.6 | 16.5 | 12.1 |
| Sun h/day | 8.0 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Rain mm/day | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
When to go
Valencia is warmest in August at 27.2 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.2 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is February at 11.6 °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 5.5× the carbon of getting there by rail from Barcelona.
How busy it gets
Valencia/València records 4.8 overnight stays per resident a year (13,171,283 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 Valencia
Places to stay in Valencia, 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.