Freight from Freiburg to the Czech Republic takes 1–2 days – Freiburg im Breisgau is about 660 km from Prague and about 860 km from Brno, and the truck runs mostly on the A5, A6 and D5.
Breisgau, Ortenau and Markgräflerland: where the cargo comes from
- Freiburg – medical and measuring equipment, solar and environmental technology, university and research labs
- Offenburg – printing, mechanical engineering and metalworking on the A5 at the mouth of the Kinzig valley
- Lahr – warehouses and logistics centres by the A5
- Lörrach – confectionery and food, a textile tradition
- Weil am Rhein – Rhine port, warehouses on the Swiss border, and furniture
- Kaiserstuhl and Markgräflerland – wine; in the Black Forest, wood products and precision mechanics
The three-country corner at Basel: when a CMR is enough and when customs papers are needed
South Baden borders both France and Switzerland. France is in the EU like Germany; Switzerland is not. What matters is where the goods actually start and what customs status they have.
| Where the goods start | Paperwork |
|---|---|
| Lörrach, Weil am Rhein, Freiburg (Germany) | EU goods – invoice or delivery note and CMR, no customs |
| Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, Colmar (France) | EU goods – same as from Germany, no customs |
| Basel and the rest of Switzerland | Swiss export plus a transit or import document into the EU – handled by the shipper's customs agent |
| Swiss goods already cleared in a warehouse in Weil am Rhein | EU goods in free circulation – just invoice and CMR |
We arrange the transport; we do not carry out customs clearance ourselves. For a Swiss pick-up we need to know the shipper's customs agent and the crossing where the goods are cleared, and we build that time into the schedule.
The route: north on the A5, then east to Rozvadov
From South Baden the truck runs north on the A5 along the Rhine via Offenburg to Karlsruhe. There it turns east – on the A8 via Stuttgart or the A6 via Heilbronn – and continues via Nuremberg to the Waidhaus – Rozvadov crossing and on the D5 to Prague. For Brno and Slovakia it carries on along the D1. German and Czech tolls are included in the quoted price. In Germany vehicles over 7.5 t may not run on Sundays and public holidays from 0:00 to 22:00, so we schedule a Friday pick-up in Lörrach early in the morning.
Instruments, wine and confectionery: how they travel
Medical and measuring instruments go in a closed vehicle, unstacked and secured against shifting. Kaiserstuhl wine and Lörrach confectionery need controlled temperature in summer, and wine also needs frost protection in winter. A full truck takes 33 euro pallets, 13.6 loading metres and about 24 t; smaller consignments join our groupage from 1 pallet.
Getting your Freiburg price
Tell us where the goods are loaded (and whether they come from Germany, France or Switzerland), where they are going, the pallet count and the weight. During office hours the quote arrives within 30 minutes, and we usually arrange the vehicle within 24 hours of confirmation.
More pages: Freight from Germany · Karlsruhe · Mulhouse and Colmar · Stuttgart
Shipping from South Baden on a regular basis? We agree fixed loading days in Freiburg or Lörrach and a backload from the Czech Republic – more on regular transport, or set dates via contact.
Related guides: Machinery transport · Electronics transport · Preparing pallets