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Truck freight from Czech Republic to Germany

Czech Republic → Germany links Czech automotive and engineering plants with Bavaria and Saxony. Most freight crosses at Rozvadov – Waidhaus on the D5/A6 towards Nuremberg or on the D8/A17 towards Dresden.

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Distances

  • Prague → Dresden: about 150 km
  • Prague → Nuremberg: about 300 km
  • Prague → Munich: about 380 km
  • Brno → Stuttgart: about 700 km

Transit time

Most Czech–German runs are same-day; Moravia to south-west Germany takes about a day. Under EU drivers’ hours rules a driver may drive 9 hours a day (10 hours twice a week) with a 45-minute break after 4.5 hours, so one driver covers roughly 700–800 km a day.

Main border crossings

  • Rozvadov – Waidhaus: D5 → A6 towards Nuremberg
  • Krásný Les – Breitenau: D8 → A17 towards Dresden
  • Folmava – Furth im Wald: towards Regensburg

Typical freight

  • Automotive parts for German assembly plants
  • Machinery and metal products
  • Glass and ceramics
  • Consumer goods

Tolls, bans and documents

Tolls

Czechia charges trucks over 3.5 t an electronic distance-based toll on motorways and selected roads; vans up to 3.5 t need an electronic vignette (e-známka). Germany charges a distance-based truck toll (LKW-Maut) on motorways and federal roads for vehicles over 3.5 t, with a CO₂ component.

Driving bans

Germany bans trucks over 7.5 t on Sundays and public holidays from 00:00 to 22:00, and on many motorways on Saturdays in July and August from 07:00 to 20:00. Czechia bans trucks over 7.5 t, and trucks over 3.5 t with a trailer, from motorways and class I roads on Sundays and public holidays from 13:00 to 22:00, and in July and August also on Fridays from 17:00 to 21:00 and Saturdays from 7:00 to 13:00.

Documents and rules

CMR consignment note and EU Community licence. Cabotage (domestic loads by a foreign EU carrier) is limited to three operations within seven days after an international delivery, followed by a four-day cooling-off period in that country.

Tips for carriers

  • Automotive freight often runs to fixed delivery windows — confirm slot times before booking.
  • Search Bavaria and Saxony for return loads to Czechia.

Questions

Where do trucks cross from the Czech Republic to Germany?

Mostly at Rozvadov – Waidhaus (D5/A6) towards Nuremberg and Krásný Les – Breitenau (D8/A17) towards Dresden.

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