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Distances
- Poznań → Venlo: about 900 km
- Warsaw → Rotterdam: about 1,200 km
- Wrocław → Eindhoven: about 950 km
Transit time
Western Poland to the Netherlands is usually about a day and a half; central Poland about two days. 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.
Typical route
- Świecko – Frankfurt (Oder) into Germany (A2 → A12)
- Across Germany on the A10/A2 towards Hanover
- Into the Netherlands at Bad Bentheim – Oldenzaal (A30 → A1) or Venlo (A40/A61 → A67)
Typical freight
- Furniture and wood products
- Food and drink for Dutch distribution centres
- Household appliances
- Building materials
Tolls, bans and documents
Transit through 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. 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.
Poland and the Netherlands
Poland charges trucks over 3.5 t through e-TOLL on tolled roads. Since 1 July 2026 the Netherlands charges a per-kilometre truck toll (vrachtwagenheffing) for trucks over 3.5 t on motorways and some regional roads; each truck needs an on-board unit, and the Dutch Eurovignet ended on the same day.
Documents
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
- Container and distribution freight from Rotterdam and Venlo is the natural load back east.
- Plan the German Sunday ban into a Friday departure from Poland.
Questions
How far is Poland from Rotterdam by truck?
About 1,200 km from Warsaw and about 900 km from Poznań to Venlo — usually one and a half to two days with one driver.
Carriers and brokers on this route
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