Freight routes

Freight routes

Route guides for the main road-freight corridors in Europe, the UK, Turkey and the USA: distances, border crossings, road charges, driving rules and the return route for each. Choose a market or filter by origin and destination, then open that market’s board to see the loads posted there.

33 routes

Main road-freight corridors in each market, with their return routes.

  • EuropeInternational
    France to Spain

    France → Spain freight carries French dairy, cereals, automotive parts for Spanish car plants and consumer goods south, crossing the Pyrenees at La Jonquera on the Mediterranean side or at Irún on the Atlantic side.

  • EuropeInternational
    Germany to France

    Germany → France freight crosses the Rhine at Strasbourg/Kehl, the Saarland border near Saarbrücken, or the Basel area, carrying automotive, chemical and consumer freight to Paris, Lyon and eastern France.

  • EuropeInternational
    Germany to Poland

    Germany → Poland is the return direction of the Poland → Germany corridor, and for many Polish carriers it is the backload that makes a German export trip pay.

  • EuropeInternational
    Italy to Germany

    Italy → Germany freight mostly crosses the Alps over the Brenner Pass through Austria (A22 → A13/A12 → A93).

  • EuropeInternational
    Netherlands to Germany

    Netherlands → Germany carries container, port and distribution freight from Rotterdam, Amsterdam and the Venlo logistics cluster into the Ruhr and beyond.

  • EuropeInternational
    Poland to Germany

    Poland → Germany is a major international road-freight corridor in Europe.

  • United KingdomInternational
    United Kingdom to France

    UK → France freight crosses the Channel by ferry from Dover to Calais or Dunkirk, or by Eurotunnel Le Shuttle from Folkestone to Coquelles.

  • United KingdomInternational
    United Kingdom to Ireland

    Great Britain → Ireland freight crosses the Irish Sea by ferry, mostly Holyhead → Dublin and Liverpool → Dublin, with routes from Wales to Rosslare.

  • United KingdomInternational
    United Kingdom to Netherlands

    UK → Netherlands freight crosses the North Sea by ferry — for example Harwich to Hook of Holland or Hull to Rotterdam (Europoort) — or as unaccompanied trailers from Thames and Humber ports.

Europe freight routes

European load board

International corridors

  • EuropeInternational
    Austria to Germany

    Austria → Germany freight crosses mainly at Salzburg (Walserberg) on the A1/A8 towards Munich or at Suben/Passau on the A8/A3 towards Regensburg and Nuremberg.

  • EuropeInternational
    Belgium to Germany

    Belgium → Germany freight runs from the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the Antwerp chemical cluster and Belgian distribution centres east across the Aachen border into the Rhineland and Ruhr.

  • EuropeInternational
    Czech Republic to Germany

    Czech Republic → Germany links Czech automotive and engineering plants with Bavaria and Saxony.

  • EuropeInternational
    France to Spain

    France → Spain freight carries French dairy, cereals, automotive parts for Spanish car plants and consumer goods south, crossing the Pyrenees at La Jonquera on the Mediterranean side or at Irún on the Atlantic side.

  • EuropeInternational
    Germany to France

    Germany → France freight crosses the Rhine at Strasbourg/Kehl, the Saarland border near Saarbrücken, or the Basel area, carrying automotive, chemical and consumer freight to Paris, Lyon and eastern France.

  • EuropeInternational
    Germany to Italy

    Germany → Italy freight crosses the Alps either over the Brenner through Austria — where Tyrol’s night ban and block dispatch apply southbound too — or through Switzerland, which has a 40 t limit, a night and Sunday ban and the LSVA heavy-vehicle charge.

  • EuropeInternational
    Germany to Netherlands

    Germany → Netherlands freight is short-haul by European standards: the Ruhr and Rhineland are a few hours from Venlo and Rotterdam.

  • EuropeInternational
    Germany to Poland

    Germany → Poland is the return direction of the Poland → Germany corridor, and for many Polish carriers it is the backload that makes a German export trip pay.

  • EuropeInternational
    Germany to Turkey

    Germany → Turkey freight is the return leg for many Turkish carriers after an export load to Europe.

Freight hubs: Rotterdam · Duisburg · Hamburg · Poznań

United Kingdom freight routes

UK load board

International corridors

  • United KingdomInternational
    United Kingdom to France

    UK → France freight crosses the Channel by ferry from Dover to Calais or Dunkirk, or by Eurotunnel Le Shuttle from Folkestone to Coquelles.

  • United KingdomInternational
    United Kingdom to Ireland

    Great Britain → Ireland freight crosses the Irish Sea by ferry, mostly Holyhead → Dublin and Liverpool → Dublin, with routes from Wales to Rosslare.

  • United KingdomInternational
    United Kingdom to Netherlands

    UK → Netherlands freight crosses the North Sea by ferry — for example Harwich to Hook of Holland or Hull to Rotterdam (Europoort) — or as unaccompanied trailers from Thames and Humber ports.

Turkey freight routes

Turkey load board

International corridors

  • TurkeyInternational
    Turkey to Bulgaria

    Turkey → Bulgaria is the main land gateway from Turkey into the European Union.

  • TurkeyInternational
    Turkey to Germany

    Turkey → Germany freight leaves Turkey at Kapıkule into Bulgaria and crosses the Balkans and Hungary or Romania to Austria and Germany, or travels by Ro-Ro ferry to Trieste and continues by road.

  • TurkeyInternational
    Turkey to Italy

    Most Turkey → Italy road freight travels by Ro-Ro ferry from Turkish ports to Trieste and continues by road into Italy and Central Europe.

  • TurkeyInternational
    Turkey to Romania

    Turkey → Romania freight enters the EU at Kapıkule – Kapitan Andreevo, crosses Bulgaria and the Danube at Ruse – Giurgiu (towards Bucharest) or Vidin – Calafat (towards western Romania).

Freight hubs: Istanbul

United States freight routes

US load board

Between states

  • United StatesInterstate
    California to Arizona

    California → Arizona is a short, busy lane: port imports and Inland Empire distribution freight run east on I-10 to Phoenix and Tucson.

  • United StatesInterstate
    California to Texas

    California → Texas carries imports from the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, Inland Empire distribution freight and produce east to Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, mainly on I-10 or I-40/I-20.

  • United StatesInterstate
    Georgia to Florida

    Georgia → Florida carries Atlanta distribution freight and Port of Savannah imports south along I-75 and I-95 to Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Miami.

  • United StatesInterstate
    Illinois to Texas

    Illinois → Texas connects Chicago’s rail-truck intermodal hubs and distribution centers with Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston, usually via I-55 and I-44 through St.

  • United StatesInterstate
    Texas to California

    Texas → California carries manufactured goods, building materials and freight from Texas distribution hubs west to Southern California, usually on I-10 or I-20 to I-40.

  • United StatesInterstate
    Texas to Illinois

    Texas → Illinois freight runs north from Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston and the Laredo border crossings to Chicago, including Mexican cross-border freight continuing north on I-35.

Freight hubs: Chicago

Return freight routes

Corridors with a guide in both directions, for planning the backload before you leave.

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