Zaragoza
Reaching Zaragoza from Barcelona emits 7.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h 30m each way) against 64.0 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 27.2 °C in August and 7.2 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,268 km | 37.4 kg | 19h 24m | 319 kg | 5h 12m |
| Barcelona | 255 km | 7.5 kg | 5h 30m | 64.0 kg | 3h 48m |
| Berlin | 1,616 km | 47.7 kg | 24h 6m | 407 kg | 5h 42m |
| Birmingham | 1,206 km | 45.4 kg | 19h 12m | 303 kg | 5h 6m |
| Bristol | 1,097 km | 46.1 kg | 19h 24m | 276 kg | 5h |
| Brussels | 1,098 km | 32.4 kg | 17h | 276 kg | 5h |
| Cardiff | 1,106 km | 49.4 kg | 19h 54m | 278 kg | 5h |
| Copenhagen | 1,838 km | 54.2 kg | 27h 12m | 462 kg | 6h |
| Dublin | 1,359 km | — | — | 342 kg | 5h 18m |
| Edinburgh | 1,598 km | 75.3 kg | 24h 18m | 402 kg | 5h 36m |
| Frankfurt | 1,195 km | 35.3 kg | 18h 24m | 301 kg | 5h 6m |
| Glasgow | 1,599 km | 77.0 kg | 24h 36m | 402 kg | 5h 36m |
| Leeds | 1,351 km | 54.2 kg | 20h 42m | 340 kg | 5h 18m |
| Lisbon | 774 km | 22.8 kg | 12h 36m | 195 kg | 4h 30m |
| Liverpool | 1,316 km | 55.4 kg | 20h 54m | 331 kg | 5h 18m |
| London | 1,097 km | 32.4 kg | 17h | 276 kg | 5h |
| Madrid | 274 km | 8.1 kg | 5h 48m | 68.9 kg | 3h 54m |
| Manchester | 1,319 km | 53.4 kg | 20h 36m | 332 kg | 5h 18m |
| Milan | 914 km | 27.0 kg | 14h 30m | 230 kg | 4h 42m |
| Munich | 1,215 km | 35.8 kg | 18h 36m | 306 kg | 5h 6m |
| Newcastle | 1,482 km | 64.4 kg | 22h 30m | 373 kg | 5h 30m |
| Nottingham | 1,256 km | 46.5 kg | 19h 24m | 316 kg | 5h 12m |
| Oslo | 2,181 km | 64.4 kg | 31h 48m | 549 kg | 6h 24m |
| Paris | 839 km | 24.8 kg | 13h 30m | 211 kg | 4h 36m |
| Prague | 1,506 km | 44.4 kg | 22h 36m | 379 kg | 5h 30m |
| Rome | 1,109 km | 32.7 kg | 17h 12m | 279 kg | 5h |
| Sheffield | 1,305 km | 50.7 kg | 20h 6m | 328 kg | 5h 12m |
| Southampton | 1,029 km | 41.3 kg | 18h 30m | 259 kg | 4h 54m |
| Stockholm | 2,360 km | 69.7 kg | 34h 18m | 594 kg | 6h 36m |
| Vienna | 1,536 km | 45.3 kg | 23h | 386 kg | 5h 30m |
| Warsaw | 2,023 km | 59.7 kg | 29h 42m | 509 kg | 6h 12m |
| Zurich | 980 km | 28.9 kg | 15h 24m | 246 kg | 4h 48m |
The year in Zaragoza
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 7.2 | 8.8 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 18.8 | 23.4 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 20.8 | 18.2 | 12.8 | 8.0 |
| Sun h/day | 6.8 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
When to go
Zaragoza is warmest in August at 27.2 °C but brightest in July, averaging 13.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 7.2 °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 6.5× the carbon of getting there by rail from Barcelona.
How busy it gets
Zaragoza records 3.4 overnight stays per resident a year (3,401,018 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 Zaragoza
Places to stay in Zaragoza, 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.