Zwolle
Reaching Zwolle from Brussels emits 6.5 kg CO₂e return by rail (5h each way) against 55.5 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 18.4 °C in August and 4.4 °C in January.
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 1,272 km | 37.5 kg | 19h 24m | 320 kg | 5h 12m |
| Berlin | 495 km | 14.6 kg | 8h 48m | 125 kg | 4h 12m |
| Birmingham | 541 km | 26.1 kg | 10h 12m | 136 kg | 4h 12m |
| Bristol | 606 km | 26.7 kg | 10h 24m | 153 kg | 4h 18m |
| Brussels | 221 km | 6.5 kg | 5h | 55.5 kg | 3h 48m |
| Cardiff | 645 km | 30.0 kg | 10h 54m | 162 kg | 4h 24m |
| Copenhagen | 549 km | 16.2 kg | 9h 30m | 138 kg | 4h 12m |
| Dublin | 831 km | — | — | 209 kg | 4h 36m |
| Edinburgh | 714 km | 55.9 kg | 15h 18m | 180 kg | 4h 30m |
| Frankfurt | 322 km | 9.5 kg | 6h 24m | 80.9 kg | 3h 54m |
| Glasgow | 769 km | 57.6 kg | 15h 36m | 193 kg | 4h 30m |
| Leeds | 529 km | 34.9 kg | 11h 42m | 133 kg | 4h 12m |
| Lisbon | 1,930 km | 56.9 kg | 28h 24m | 485 kg | 6h 6m |
| Liverpool | 615 km | 36.0 kg | 11h 54m | 155 kg | 4h 18m |
| London | 440 km | 13.0 kg | 8h | 111 kg | 4h 6m |
| Madrid | 1,537 km | 45.4 kg | 23h | 387 kg | 5h 30m |
| Manchester | 568 km | 34.0 kg | 11h 36m | 143 kg | 4h 18m |
| Milan | 815 km | 24.1 kg | 13h 12m | 205 kg | 4h 36m |
| Munich | 623 km | 18.4 kg | 10h 30m | 157 kg | 4h 18m |
| Newcastle | 576 km | 45.0 kg | 13h 30m | 145 kg | 4h 18m |
| Nottingham | 490 km | 27.1 kg | 10h 24m | 123 kg | 4h 12m |
| Oslo | 871 km | 25.7 kg | 13h 54m | 219 kg | 4h 42m |
| Paris | 485 km | 14.3 kg | 8h 36m | 122 kg | 4h 6m |
| Prague | 638 km | 18.8 kg | 10h 42m | 161 kg | 4h 24m |
| Rome | 1,275 km | 37.6 kg | 19h 30m | 321 kg | 5h 12m |
| Sheffield | 515 km | 31.3 kg | 11h 6m | 130 kg | 4h 12m |
| Southampton | 546 km | 21.9 kg | 9h 30m | 137 kg | 4h 12m |
| Stockholm | 1,061 km | 31.3 kg | 16h 30m | 267 kg | 4h 54m |
| Vienna | 871 km | 25.7 kg | 13h 54m | 219 kg | 4h 42m |
| Warsaw | 1,011 km | 29.8 kg | 15h 48m | 254 kg | 4h 48m |
| Zurich | 598 km | 17.7 kg | 10h 12m | 151 kg | 4h 18m |
The year in Zwolle
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | 4.4 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 14.2 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 12.5 | 7.1 | 6.0 |
| Sun h/day | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| Rain mm/day | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
When to go
Zwolle is warmest in August at 18.4 °C but brightest in June, averaging 12.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 4.4 °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 15.9× the carbon of getting there by rail from Brussels.
How busy it gets
Noord-Overijssel records 10.1 overnight stays per resident a year (3,941,297 nights in 2024). 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 Zwolle
Places to stay in Zwolle, 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.