Vienna
Reaching Vienna from London emits 36.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (16h 42m each way) against 311 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 23.4 °C in July and 2.3 °C in January.
Vienna (German: Wien; Austro-Bavarian: Wean) is the capital of Austria and by far its most populous city, with an urban population of 2 million and a metropolitan population of 2.9 million (2023). — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Vienna is warmest in July (23.4 °C); coldest in January (2.3 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 937 km | 27.6 kg | 15h | 236 kg | 4h 42m |
| Barcelona | 1,350 km | 39.9 kg | 20h 24m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Berlin | 524 km | 15.5 kg | 9h 36m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Birmingham | 1,376 km | 49.5 kg | 19h 24m | 346 kg | 5h 18m |
| Bristol | 1,403 km | 50.2 kg | 19h 42m | 353 kg | 5h 24m |
| Brussels | 915 km | 27.0 kg | 14h 12m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Cardiff | 1,444 km | 53.4 kg | 20h | 363 kg | 5h 24m |
| Copenhagen | 870 km | 25.7 kg | 14h 36m | 219 kg | 4h 42m |
| Dublin | 1,681 km | — | — | 423 kg | 5h 42m |
| Edinburgh | 1,582 km | 79.4 kg | 22h 24m | 398 kg | 5h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 598 km | 17.6 kg | 10h | 150 kg | 4h 18m |
| Glasgow | 1,639 km | 81.1 kg | 22h 36m | 412 kg | 5h 42m |
| Leeds | 1,394 km | 58.3 kg | 20h 18m | 351 kg | 5h 24m |
| Lisbon | 2,299 km | 67.8 kg | 35h 12m | 578 kg | 6h 36m |
| Liverpool | 1,472 km | 59.5 kg | 20h 18m | 370 kg | 5h 30m |
| London | 1,235 km | 36.5 kg | 16h 42m | 311 kg | 5h 6m |
| Madrid | 1,809 km | 53.4 kg | 24h | 455 kg | 5h 54m |
| Manchester | 1,427 km | 57.5 kg | 20h 12m | 359 kg | 5h 24m |
| Milan | 625 km | 18.5 kg | 11h | 157 kg | 4h 18m |
| Munich | 356 km | 10.5 kg | 5h 30m | 89.5 kg | 4h |
| Newcastle | 1,446 km | 68.4 kg | 20h 54m | 364 kg | 5h 24m |
| Nottingham | 1,341 km | 50.5 kg | 19h 48m | 337 kg | 5h 18m |
| Oslo | 1,351 km | 39.9 kg | 21h 30m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Paris | 1,034 km | 30.5 kg | 12h 18m | 260 kg | 4h 54m |
| Prague | 253 km | 7.5 kg | 5h 30m | 63.5 kg | 3h 48m |
| Rome | 765 km | 22.6 kg | 12h 36m | 192 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 1,375 km | 54.7 kg | 20h 6m | 346 kg | 5h 18m |
| Southampton | 1,313 km | 45.4 kg | 19h 24m | 330 kg | 5h 18m |
| Stockholm | 1,242 km | 36.6 kg | 19h 24m | 312 kg | 5h 12m |
| Warsaw | 556 km | 16.4 kg | 8h 30m | 140 kg | 4h 12m |
| Zurich | 592 km | 17.5 kg | 10h 6m | 149 kg | 4h 18m |
The year in Vienna
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 2.3 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 15.4 | 20.0 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 18.3 | 13.1 | 5.6 | 3.1 |
| Sun h/day | 4.4 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
When to go
Vienna is warmest in July at 23.4 °C, and that is also its brightest month. Its coldest is January at 2.3 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Wien records 9.6 overnight stays per resident a year (19,500,454 nights in 2025). 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 Vienna
Places to stay in Vienna, Austria, 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.