How long does Spain to Germany road freight take?
Barcelona to Munich or Frankfurt is 4-5 days for full truckload and 4-6 days LTL door-to-door. Barcelona to Hamburg is 5-6 days for full truckload. Madrid or Valencia origins add 1 day. All routed via Freiburg to avoid Swiss customs. Intra-EU — just CMR.
Can you handle automotive JIT (just-in-time) deliveries?
Yes — automotive is our highest-volume vertical on this corridor. We run scheduled slots to German OEM plants in Munich (BMW), Stuttgart (Porsche/Daimler), Wolfsburg (VW), Ingolstadt (Audi). For line-stop-critical loads we recommend full truckload with a single driver for the full transit, and we track against your delivery window with live GPS plus dispatcher on the phone.
How does the German Sunday driving ban affect transit?
Germany bans trucks over 7.5t from 00:00 Sunday to 22:00 Sunday (plus public holidays). Our dispatch plans around this — Friday-loading lanes either arrive Friday night or resume Monday morning depending on your delivery window. For urgent cross-Sunday loads we use drivers pre-positioned at the border before the ban starts.
Do I need any customs paperwork for Spain → Germany?
No — both are in the EU, so goods move freely under the single market. You need the CMR consignment note, commercial invoice, and packing list, same as any intra-EU shipment. No EORI filing, no import clearance, no duty. We prepare the CMR; you provide the commercial invoice and packing list.
What trailer types do you run for German deliveries?
Mega trailers (100m³, 3m internal height — matches German OEM loading docks), standard tautliners (90m³, 2.70m height), rigid trucks for urban delivery in central Munich/Frankfurt/Hamburg, and express vans for parts-express to supplier parks. We'll recommend the right trailer type based on your load dimensions and the consignee's dock spec.
Is LTL groupage available from Spain to Germany?
Yes — SAVA Logistic runs Mon/Wed/Fri consolidations from Barcelona to Frankfurt, Munich, and Hamburg. Transit time is 4-6 days for partial loads versus 4-5 days for full truckload (FTL). Minimum 1 pallet / 500 kg, with full tracking. Note: German Sunday driving ban (Fahrverbot) applies.
Which parts of Spain do you collect from for German shipments?
Our scheduled line-haul loads consolidate at the Barcelona hub, with pickup across Catalonia, the Madrid region, and the Valencia / Levante area on the standard plan. Pickups elsewhere in Spain (Zaragoza, Bilbao, Seville, Murcia) feed into the same Mon/Wed/Fri departures via a domestic collection leg — Madrid and Valencia origins typically add 24 hours to the door-to-door transit versus a Barcelona start.
Is my cargo insured on the Spain to Germany lane, and who is liable?
Every load moves under CMR convention liability, which is the legal default for cross-border road freight in Europe and is capped by weight (roughly 8.33 SDR per kilo). For full replacement value on higher-worth goods, we arrange all-risk cargo insurance on request — tell us the commercial value and we quote the premium with the freight. The CMR consignment note is the document of record for any claim.
Do you carry return loads from Germany back to Spain?
Yes — the corridor runs both directions, so Germany-to-Spain backhaul is available on request rather than as a separate published schedule. German exporters and Spanish importers use the return leg for automotive parts, machinery, and industrial goods. Because return capacity depends on the outbound load that week, we quote backhaul case by case rather than holding fixed reverse slots.
