We arrange road freight from Spain to Austria from a single pallet up to a full trailer; from Barcelona to Graz or Linz the goods usually take 3–4 days, and from Madrid to Vienna 4–5 days. We collect in any Spanish region and deliver anywhere between Vorarlberg and Burgenland – the Czech Republic is not the destination here; we connect two companies abroad directly.
How long does freight from Spain to Austria take?
Barcelona is about 1,650 km from Graz, 1,700 km from Linz and 1,850 km from Vienna, and all three take 3–4 days. From Madrid, Graz (about 2,250 km) and Linz (about 2,300 km) are still 3–4 days, but Vienna (about 2,450 km) needs 4–5. Loads from Andalusia or Galicia spend an extra day on Spanish motorways. If the deadline cannot wait, a double-manned express crew shortens the transit considerably.
Which route for which Austrian region?
| Delivery area in Austria | Usual route from Spain | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland | La Jonquera – Lyon – Mulhouse – Stuttgart – Munich – Salzburg – A1 | most direct way to the east of the country |
| Linz, Wels, Steyr | France and southern Germany, border at Salzburg or Passau | Upper Austria sits on both the A1 and A8 |
| Graz, Carinthia | southern French coast – Genoa – Verona – Udine – Tarvisio – Villach | via Italy is usually shorter to Styria |
| Tyrol, Vorarlberg | France and southern Germany | shorter than Vienna, goods arrive earlier |
We pick the variant by delivery point, weekday and traffic: Italian motorways are busier and the mountain sections slower, while the German route runs into the Sunday ban. Motorway, tunnel and Alpine crossing charges are included in the price.
Saturday in Austria ends at 3 pm – how we plan around it
Austria bans trucks over 7.5 t from Saturday 15:00 to Sunday 22:00 and on public holidays; selected routes add summer restrictions and noisy vehicles face night limits. On top of that come France (Saturday 22:00 to Sunday 22:00), Germany (Sunday 0:00–22:00) or, on the Italian variant, Sundays and holidays usually 9:00–22:00, from 7:00 in summer. Spain publishes a yearly calendar of restrictions for particular days and roads. In practice:
- freight loaded in Spain on Monday or Tuesday reaches Austria within the same week,
- a Wednesday collection in Madrid or Andalusia usually means a Monday delivery,
- arrival in Vienna or Linz is planned for a morning window, not the night,
- before Austrian public holidays we add a day of buffer.
What Austrian companies buy in Spain
A large share of the volume is vegetables from Almería and Murcia and, in winter, citrus from around Valencia – moved in temperature-controlled reefers to grocery distribution centres in Lower Austria and around Salzburg. These warehouses receive only within a booked slot, so we need the booking number with the order. Other regular flows are olive oil and olives from Jaén and Córdoba for Vienna's food-service trade, tiles from Castellón for builders' merchants in Styria, and car parts from Catalonia, Zaragoza and Navarre for suppliers around Graz and Steyr, where the exact delivery window is what counts.
One pallet, part load or full truck?
A full trailer means 33 euro pallets, 13.6 loading metres and roughly 24 t. Since one euro pallet takes 0.4 ldm, a few pallets are best sent as groupage and around 7–18 pallets as a part load. Oil and tiles are heavy, so we need the real weight of each pallet. Goods from several Spanish suppliers can be consolidated onto one vehicle. Vienna, Bratislava and Brno are close together, so an Austrian drop can be combined with a stop in Slovakia or the Czech Republic. General collection details are on transport from Spain, deliveries on transport Austria. Related lanes: Spain–Germany, Spain–Slovakia, France–Austria and Portugal–Austria.
EXW, FCA or DAP – who books us?
When an Austrian company buys ex works or FCA, it orders the transport itself and we agree the collection slot with the Spanish warehouse. When the Spanish seller delivers DAP, the seller is our client and we coordinate the drop with the Austrian consignee. The goods travel with a CMR note and a delivery note or invoice; as EU goods, there is no customs clearance. Tolls including the Austrian GO-Maut are included in the price.
How an order works
- Send the collection address in Spain, the supplier's loading hours and the order reference.
- Add the Austrian delivery address, pallets or loading metres, weight and any temperature.
- During office hours you get a price within 30 minutes.
- After confirmation we usually arrange the vehicle within 24 hours and send the collection time.
We have been forwarding from Břeclav since 2011 and rely on a network of more than 500 vetted contracted carriers.
Buying from Spain for Austria on a regular basis? We set up fixed loading days and a fixed routing via Germany or Italy – read about regular transport, or contact us.
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