Return-load capacity from Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Venlo back to Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia — backhaul LTL on the return leg of our scheduled Spain→Netherlands service.
Road distance
1,600 km
to the Barcelona hub
LTL transit
3-4 days
symmetric with the forward lane
Frequency
Return-leg capacity
on request, subject to space
Border crossings
Hazeldonk · La Jonquera
The Netherlands→Spain lane is backhaul capacity on the scheduled Spain→Netherlands corridor we operate from Castellar del Vallès (Barcelona). It is LTL groupage on the return leg — requested ahead, then confirmed once an inbound truck has room, with no fixed reverse timetable behind it. Dutch collections route back through the Castellar cross-dock for delivery in Barcelona, Madrid or Valencia. As an intra-EU lane it moves on a single CMR note, with no import or export clearance at the border.
The Netherlands is a gateway economy, and its Spain-bound freight reflects that: the Port of Rotterdam — Europe's largest — channels containerised and general cargo inland, the Venlo logistics cluster on the German border is a major European distribution and cross-dock node, and Eindhoven anchors the Brainport high-tech and machinery base. Amsterdam's distribution belt rounds it out. These hubs feed steady return-leg pallets onto trucks routing south via Hazeldonk and La Jonquera.
Plan on 3–4 days in transit for groupage. The band is symmetric with our forward Spain→Netherlands corridor — road distance is the same in either direction (around 1,600 km via Hazeldonk and La Jonquera).
Send us the pickup point, pallet count and weight via the quote form. Because reverse loads ride the return leg of a scheduled Spain→Netherlands departure, capacity is offered on request and confirmed once we have return-leg space — it is not a fixed reverse timetable.
No. The Netherlands and Spain are both in the EU customs union, so this is intra-EU transport moving on a CMR consignment note only — no import/export clearance, no customs broker.
One pallet or around 500 kg. Below that, parcel carriers are usually cheaper; above a few pallets we consolidate it as part-load groupage on the return leg.
No. SAVA is ambient road freight only — we do not operate reefer or temperature-controlled equipment on any lane, including return legs.
High-tech and machinery goods from the Eindhoven Brainport, plus general palletised cargo routed through the Rotterdam and Venlo logistics hubs. All ambient LTL groupage — dry, palletised freight; perishable and temperature-controlled goods are not carried.
Send us your pickup point, pallet count and weight — we'll check return-leg space and come back with a price.