Guide · Transit Planning
Spain export transit times by corridor
The single most-asked question on a quote call is "how long will it take?". Here are the typical door-to-door transit times from Spain on every corridor we run — express (urgent) on the left, scheduled LTL on the right.
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Flagship corridor
Spain → Romania: daily departures. FTL 3–4 days, scheduled LTL 4–5 days. This is our flagship lane; volume keeps the schedule dense.
Customs-managed corridors
Spain → United Kingdom: FTL 3–4 days (plus UK customs clearance), scheduled LTL 4–5 days. Customs paperwork pre-lodged; typical total door-to-door 3–5 days depending on UK customs load at time of arrival.
Spain → Switzerland: FTL 2–3 days, scheduled LTL 3–4 days. Customs at Chiasso / Geneva / Basel typically adds 2–4 hours for cleared loads.
Western EU (fast corridors)
Spain → France: FTL 1–2 days, LTL 2–3 days. 3x/week — our fastest corridor, no customs, tight EU routing.
Spain → Italy: FTL 2–3 days, LTL 3–4 days. Daily departures.
Spain → Germany: FTL 2–3 days, LTL 3–4 days. Daily departures.
Spain → Netherlands: FTL 2–3 days, LTL 3–4 days. Daily departures.
Spain → Belgium: FTL 2–3 days, LTL 3–4 days. Daily departures.
Spain → Luxembourg: FTL 2–3 days, LTL 3–4 days. 3x/week.
Central EU
Spain → Austria: FTL 3–4 days, LTL 4–5 days. 3x/week.
Spain → Czech Republic: FTL 3–4 days, LTL 4–5 days. 3x/week.
Spain → Hungary: FTL 3–4 days, LTL 4–5 days. 3x/week.
Spain → Poland: FTL 3–4 days, LTL 4–5 days. 3x/week.
Spain → Slovakia: FTL 3–4 days, LTL 4–5 days. 3x/week.
Nordic EU
Spain → Denmark: FTL 3–4 days, LTL 4–5 days. 3x/week.
Spain → Sweden: FTL 4–5 days, LTL 5–6 days. 3x/week.
What affects actual transit
Pickup / delivery postcode: loads outside major hubs add time.
Time of week: a load picked up Thursday afternoon often lands faster than one picked up Friday afternoon because weekend driver-hours limits kick in.
Seasonality: pre-Christmas peak and late-summer holiday periods shift transit times.
Customs profile (UK, CH): typical clearance windows apply on top of transit.
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