Villefranche-sur-Saône
Reaching Villefranche-sur-Saône from Zurich emits 9.7 kg CO₂e return by rail (6h 30m each way) against 83.0 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 22.7 °C in August and 3.8 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 710 km | 21.0 kg | 11h 42m | 179 kg | 4h 24m |
| Barcelona | 551 km | 16.3 kg | 9h 30m | 139 kg | 4h 12m |
| Berlin | 961 km | 28.4 kg | 15h 6m | 242 kg | 4h 48m |
| Birmingham | 866 km | 34.0 kg | 13h 54m | 218 kg | 4h 42m |
| Bristol | 810 km | 34.7 kg | 14h | 204 kg | 4h 36m |
| Brussels | 541 km | 16.0 kg | 9h 24m | 136 kg | 4h 12m |
| Cardiff | 841 km | 37.9 kg | 14h 36m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Copenhagen | 1,208 km | 35.6 kg | 18h 30m | 304 kg | 5h 6m |
| Dublin | 1,133 km | — | — | 285 kg | 5h |
| Edinburgh | 1,237 km | 63.8 kg | 19h | 311 kg | 5h 6m |
| Frankfurt | 545 km | 16.1 kg | 9h 30m | 137 kg | 4h 12m |
| Glasgow | 1,263 km | 65.6 kg | 19h 18m | 318 kg | 5h 12m |
| Leeds | 976 km | 42.8 kg | 15h 24m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
| Lisbon | 1,394 km | 41.1 kg | 21h 6m | 351 kg | 5h 24m |
| Liverpool | 992 km | 43.9 kg | 15h 36m | 250 kg | 4h 48m |
| London | 709 km | 20.9 kg | 11h 42m | 178 kg | 4h 24m |
| Madrid | 921 km | 27.2 kg | 14h 36m | 232 kg | 4h 42m |
| Manchester | 970 km | 42.0 kg | 15h 18m | 244 kg | 4h 48m |
| Milan | 352 km | 10.4 kg | 6h 48m | 88.5 kg | 4h |
| Munich | 571 km | 16.9 kg | 9h 48m | 144 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 1,094 km | 52.9 kg | 17h 6m | 275 kg | 5h |
| Nottingham | 882 km | 35.0 kg | 14h 6m | 222 kg | 4h 42m |
| Oslo | 1,598 km | 47.2 kg | 23h 54m | 402 kg | 5h 36m |
| Paris | 365 km | 10.8 kg | 7h | 91.8 kg | 4h |
| Prague | 852 km | 25.1 kg | 13h 42m | 214 kg | 4h 36m |
| Rome | 772 km | 22.8 kg | 12h 36m | 194 kg | 4h 30m |
| Sheffield | 934 km | 39.2 kg | 14h 48m | 235 kg | 4h 42m |
| Southampton | 708 km | 29.9 kg | 13h 12m | 178 kg | 4h 24m |
| Stockholm | 1,728 km | 51.0 kg | 25h 36m | 435 kg | 5h 48m |
| Vienna | 915 km | 27.0 kg | 14h 30m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Warsaw | 1,369 km | 40.4 kg | 20h 42m | 344 kg | 5h 18m |
| Zurich | 330 km | 9.7 kg | 6h 30m | 83.0 kg | 3h 54m |
The year in Villefranche-sur-Saône
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 3.8 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 15.0 | 20.2 | 21.8 | 22.7 | 18.2 | 14.7 | 7.7 | 3.8 |
| Sun h/day | 4.0 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
When to go
Villefranche-sur-Saône is warmest in August at 22.7 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.1 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 3.8 °C.
Staying there
A hotel room in France emits about 6.7 kg CO₂e per night under UK Government 2026 factors, so a week adds roughly 47 kg — about 4.8× the carbon of getting there by rail from Zurich.
How busy it gets
Rhône records 4.3 overnight stays per resident a year (8,279,966 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 Villefranche-sur-Saône
Places to stay in Villefranche-sur-Saône, France, 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.