Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the anchor of the corridor's return leg: Lyon sits about 645 km up the Rhône axis from our Castellar del Vallès (Barcelona) hub, the closest major French collection node to Spain. SAVA gathers the region's Spain-bound freight and routes it onto the corridor's return leg, reaching Spain in 2-3 days, arranged on request and subject to available backhaul space.
LTL groupage transit
2-3 days
Corridor departures
Return-leg
backhaul capacity on the France–Spain corridor, on request
Road distance from our Barcelona hub
~645 km
Border crossing
La Jonquera
Postal codes covered
This is France's industrial heartland outside Paris — the Lyon chemical valley, machine-builders around Saint-Étienne, electronics and research labs in Grenoble, and vehicle plants across the Rhône basin. Palletised LTL groupage consolidates these export loads for delivery to Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia, with ADR capability on the chemical-valley flows.
Because both France and Spain are EU member states, the lane is intra-EU: CMR documentation only, no customs clearance or duties. Capacity is ambient/dry LTL — we do not run temperature-controlled freight on this corridor — and full-trailer volumes are quoted case by case.
Lyon, Grenoble, Saint-Étienne, Clermont-Ferrand, Annecy and Valence are the region's collection points along the A7/A43/A89 net — Lyon concentrates chemical and automotive export volumes, with Grenoble feeding electronics onto the Spain-bound return leg.
Lyon
Grenoble
Saint-Étienne
Clermont-Ferrand
Annecy
Valence
Collection across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes spans the 01-74 postcode belt, where SAVA gathers Spain-bound pallets from Lyon's chemical valley, the machine-builders around Saint-Étienne, Grenoble's electronics and research labs, and vehicle plants across the Rhône basin. Consolidated as ambient/dry LTL groupage in Annecy, Valence, Clermont-Ferrand and beyond, these loads feed down the A7/A43/A89 net and the Rhône axis, crossing at La Jonquera for the roughly 645 km return leg to our Castellar del Vallès hub — backhaul arranged on request, CMR-only, no customs.
Get a quote →Automotive suppliers across the Rhône basin map to our automotive lane, machinery and tooling around Saint-Étienne to the industrial-machinery lane, and Grenoble's electronics cluster to the technology lane — with ADR capability on the chemical-valley flows, all consolidated for Spain-bound backhaul on the scheduled corridor's return leg.
Loads from Lyon, Grenoble or Saint-Étienne reach Barcelona, Madrid or Valencia in 2-3 days over roughly 645 km on the Rhône axis — the closest major French collection node to Spain — carried as return-leg backhaul on the scheduled Spain–France corridor. Capacity is arranged on request and tracked end to end.
Yes — palletised chemistry, coatings and industrial supplies from the Lyon chemical valley are standard Spain-bound freight, with trained drivers and the required ADR documentation. We consolidate ambient/dry LTL only; temperature-controlled freight is not available on this corridor.
No — France→Spain moves as return-load capacity on the scheduled Spain→France departures, not an independent reverse timetable. We confirm space on the next suitable return leg when you book, then consolidate your palletised LTL freight through the Castellar del Vallès hub.
Binding quote in about 15 minutes during business hours, valid for 24 hours.