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Distances
- Stuttgart → Paris: about 620 km
- Saarbrücken → Paris: about 390 km
- Frankfurt → Lyon: about 690 km
- Karlsruhe → Strasbourg: about 80 km
Transit time
South-west Germany to Paris or Lyon 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
- Saarbrücken: A6 → A320/A4 towards Metz and Paris
- Kehl – Strasbourg: across the Rhine towards Alsace and Lorraine
- Basel area (via Switzerland or Mulhouse): towards Lyon
Typical freight
- Automotive parts
- Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
- Machinery
- Consumer and retail goods
Tolls, bans and documents
Tolls
Germany charges a distance-based truck toll (LKW-Maut) on motorways and federal roads for vehicles over 3.5 t, with a CO₂ component. Most French motorways (autoroutes) are tolled.
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. France bans trucks over 7.5 t from 22:00 on Saturday to 22:00 on Sunday and on public holidays.
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
- Weekend bans on both sides of the border make Friday afternoon loading risky — check delivery times.
Questions
When are trucks banned in France?
Trucks over 7.5 t may not drive from 22:00 on Saturday to 22:00 on Sunday, or on public holidays, with some exemptions such as perishable goods.
Carriers and brokers on this route
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