A truck from Rostock takes 1–2 days to the Czech Republic – Prague is about 580 km away, Brno about 780 km, and the whole route is motorway.
Rostock port as the Baltic gateway: ferry freight onward to the Czech Republic
Ferries from Trelleborg in Sweden and Gedser in Denmark call regularly at Rostock's deep-water port. Much of their cargo travels unaccompanied – the trailer crosses without a driver and has to be taken over at the port. That is where we come in:
- Transfer from the ferry trailer. Goods from a trailer that terminates in Rostock are reloaded at a transhipment warehouse by the port onto a vehicle bound for the Czech Republic. This suits Scandinavian suppliers who only ship as far as the port.
- Port gates. The port area has controlled gates and the vehicle needs a reference or release number for the consignment. Send it with your request so nobody waits at the gate.
- Timing. Ferries arrive at different times of day and night, and in winter Baltic weather can hold them up. We plan the vehicle around the ship's actual arrival, not the timetable.
- Weekends. A consignment that comes off the ferry on Saturday afternoon waits until Sunday 22:00 – Germany bans trucks over 7.5 t on Sundays and public holidays from 0:00 to 22:00.
Sweden and Denmark are EU members, so their goods travel to the Czech Republic without customs. Goods from Norway must be customs-cleared before we take them over.
What Mecklenburg itself ships
- Wismar – a large sawmill and timber complex at the port; sawn timber, boards and wood pellets in bags on pallets
- Rostock – production of nacelles for wind turbines, spare parts and bearings in crates, marine equipment
- Schwerin – food and engineering suppliers
- Stralsund and Rügen – ship components, fish and food; Sassnitz has a further ferry link to Sweden
- Neubrandenburg – food and metalworking in the east of the state
- Rural Mecklenburg – grain, rapeseed and potatoes; packed produce and seed on pallets
From the Baltic via Berlin into Bohemia
The vehicle takes the A19 to Wittstock, the A24 onto the Berlin ring A10 and then the A13 towards Dresden. It enters the Czech Republic on the A17 at the Breitenau – Krásný Les crossing and follows the D8 past Ústí nad Labem to Prague; for Moravia and Slovakia it continues on the D1 via Brno. Loads from Wismar or Schwerin join the A24 earlier, and Neubrandenburg uses the A20 and A11 towards Berlin. German and Czech tolls are included in the price we quote.
Pellets, sawn timber and crated parts
A full truck takes 33 euro pallets, 13.6 loading metres and about 24 t. Pellets and timber are heavy, so the weight limit is reached before the floor is full and we need the exact consignment weight. Pellet bags on pallets must be well stretch-wrapped so nothing slides in transit. Crates of bearings and wind-turbine parts are secured with straps. We do not carry oversized items such as rotor blades. Smaller shipments go as groupage from 1 pallet, and urgent ones fit a van for about 5 or 10 pallets.
Requesting a quote from Rostock and the port
Send us the pick-up point – the company address or, for ferry freight, the terminal and release number – plus the pallet count, the weight and the delivery point in the Czech Republic or Slovakia. During office hours we reply within 30 minutes, and a vehicle is usually arranged within 24 hours of confirmation.
More pages: Freight from Germany · Berlin · Hamburg · Malmö and Helsingborg
Does your Scandinavian cargo come through Rostock every week? We set up a fixed collection at the port and take Czech cargo back north – more on regular transport, dates via contact.
Related guides: Importing goods from the EU · Building materials transport · Preparing pallets