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Distances
- Rotterdam → Poznań: about 950 km
- Venlo → Poznań: about 880 km
- Rotterdam → Warsaw: about 1,250 km
- Venlo → Wrocław: about 900 km
Transit time
About two days to Poznań and two to two and a half days to Warsaw with one driver. 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.
Border crossing
- Frankfurt (Oder) – Świecko on the A12/A2 (no routine checks inside Schengen)
Typical freight
- Consumer goods from Dutch distribution centres
- Food and flowers (reefer)
- Groupage and part loads
- Machinery and spare parts
Tolls, bans and documents
Tolls in Germany
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 in Germany
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.
Tolls in Poland
Poland charges vehicles over 3.5 t through the e-TOLL system on tolled motorways, expressways and some national roads.
Tips for carriers
- Search for the Dutch return load before you unload in the Netherlands, so the truck is not idle.
- Venlo and the Rotterdam port area are the usual pickup points.
Questions
How far is Rotterdam from Poznań by truck?
About 950 km, roughly two days with one driver.
Is a load from the Netherlands back to Poland cabotage?
No. For a Polish carrier it is an international transport, not cabotage, and is not limited.
Carriers and brokers on this route
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