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CO2 Footprint Train v Plane
Here we compare the carbon footprint for travel between top destinations in Europe, clearly flight travel is 10 times more than travel by rail.
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Journey | Journey by Plane | Fuel Emissions (Per Person) | Journey by Train | Fuel Emissions (Per Person) | % |
| London to Paris (Eurostar) | 3 hours and 30 minutes | 244kg/CO2 | 2 hours and 45 minutes | 22 kg/CO2 | 91% less | |
| London to Edinburgh | 3 hours and 30 minutes | 193 kg/CO2 | 4 hours and 30 minutes | 24 kg/CO2 | 87% less | |
| London to Nice | 4 hours | 250 kg/CO2 | 8 hours | 36 kg/CO2 | 85% less | |
| London to Barcelona | 4 hours and 30 minutes | 277 kg/CO2 | Eurostar and Overnight SLeeper | 40 kg/CO2 | 85% less | |
| London to Amsterdam | 4 hours | 136 kg/CO2 | Overnight train | 27.2 kg/CO2 | 80% less | |
| London to Dublin | 4 hours | 174 kg/CO2 | 8 hours train and ferry | 63 kg/CO2 | 73% less |