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Travel time 16 days, expenses under 1000 euros, emissions under 80 kg

[:en]A vintage tram on the streets of Prague.[:]
[:en]Dancing musicians statue. Four statue figures are dancing and playing different instruments.[:]

5.9.2022-21.9.2022

Haparanda – Luleå, bus, Länstrafiken Norrbotten

Luulaja-Stockholm, train, Swedish Railways (night train, sleeping place)

Stockholm-Copenhagen, train, SJ

Copenhagen-Berlin, train, SJ

Berlin-Prague, bus, Flixbus

Prague Hlavni Nadrazi-Hamburg, June, DB

Helsinki-Stockholm, bus, Flixbus

Stockholm-Luleå, train, SJ (night train, sleeping car)

Luulaja-Haparanda, bus, Länstrafiken Norrbotten

Carbon dioxide emissions from the journey

Carbon dioxide emissions per kilometer vary depending on the mode of transport. On average, traveling by bus produces about 36 g CO₂/km, and the FlixBus I use reports an amount of 26 g. JTraveling by train, it’s around 14 g CO₂/km. However, in Sweden, train emissions are close to zero.

Thus, the carbon dioxide emissions for the trip would be:

  • Bus (Haparanda – Luleå, Berlin – Prague, Hamburg – Stockholm, Luleå – Haparanda): 1583 km * 26 g/km = 41 kg CO₂
  • Train (Luleå – Stockholm, Stockholm – Copenhagen – Berlin, Prague – Hamburg): 2545 km * 14 g/km = 36 kg CO₂.

(In Sweden, train emissions are nearly zero. On the other hand, Central Europe has areas where emissions are higher than the cited 14 g/km)

In total, carbon dioxide emissions would thus be about 77 kg. Note that this is just an estimate, and actual emissions may vary based on various factors, such as vehicle efficiency and passenger count.

First trip: From Northern Finland through Stockholm to Prague

I took my first land trip in autumn 2022. I left Haparanda Travel Center on a Länstrafiken Norrbotten bus. I came back 16 days later. I had a five-day Interrail pass.

[:en]Wide street in Prague. In the foreground, people are looking at the statues.[:]
Wide street in Prague

Accommodation

I will stay as follows: two nights in Copenhagen, three nights in Berlin, three nights in Prague, and four nights in Hamburg. I booked Copenhagen through Booking.com and the others through Airbnb.

Additionally, I stayed overnight in sleeper trains.

Costs

Interrail ticket (senior ticket, seven travel days, one month validity) 254 €

Seat and sleeper tickets for trains 70 €

Flixbus 27 €

Total travel costs 351 €

Accommodations 610 €

Total 961 €