Freight from Poland to the Czech Republic
From Poland to the Czech Republic we carry furniture, household appliances, car parts, building materials, poultry, frozen fruit and apples. Wrocław is about 330 km from Prague and Warsaw around 680 km; a full truckload takes 1–2 days depending on where it is collected. We book curtainsiders, mega trailers or reefers with contracted hauliers, and the calculator gives an indicative price.
Poland’s industrial centres and what they produce
Polish industry is spread across the whole country. For deliveries to the Czech Republic, though, what counts most are the Silesian cities just over our border and the big centres on the A1, A2 and A4 motorways, from which a truck reaches us in one or two days.
| City | Industry | What we typically carry from there |
|---|---|---|
| Wrocław | household appliances, electronics, batteries, e-commerce | washing machines and fridges, electronics, EV batteries, stock from fulfilment centres |
| Katowice | steel, engineering, building materials | steel and metallurgical products, machinery, building materials |
| Gliwice | automotive, engineering | vehicle components, machine parts |
| Poznań | light commercial vehicles, food processing, furniture making nearby | van parts, food, upholstered and cabinet furniture |
| Łódź | household appliances, textiles, distribution warehouses | appliances, textiles and clothing, retail stock from central warehouses |
| Warsaw | distribution centres, food, orchards south of the city | consumer goods, food, apples |
Furniture, appliances, poultry: which vehicle for which cargo?
| Goods | Vehicle | Points to watch |
|---|---|---|
| upholstered and cabinet furniture | mega trailer or high-cube curtainsider | volume counts before weight; protect items with film and corner guards |
| washing machines, fridges, cookers | 13.6 m curtainsider | stack cartons only as the manufacturer’s markings allow |
| chilled poultry and meat | reefer trailer | temperature in the order and on the CMR, unbroken cold chain |
| frozen fruit and vegetables | freezer trailer | around −18 °C or as the shipper specifies |
| apples from cold stores | reefer trailer | season from autumn; from controlled-atmosphere stores into spring |
Poland is one of Europe’s biggest producers of both furniture and poultry, so these are among our most frequent enquiries. Loading and securing furniture is explained on our furniture transport page, and chilled food on food transport.
Via Náchod, Královec or Ostrava?
Loads from Wrocław and Lower Silesia mostly travel via Kudowa and Náchod or via Lubawka and Královec, then towards Hradec Králové and onto the D11. Freight from Upper Silesia and the Kraków area crosses the border near Ostrava and continues on the D1 via Olomouc and Brno. For western Poland a detour through Germany and Dresden is sometimes quicker. We choose the route by the collection and delivery points, not by the straight line on the map.
e-TOLL and motorways with their own charges
Poland’s e-TOLL system applies to vehicles over 3.5 t on tolled sections of motorways, expressways and selected national roads; the haulier needs an on-board unit or the mobile app. Several motorway stretches are run by private concessionaires that collect their own tolls. The haulier pays all of these, and they are included in our price.
Bank holidays and the summer break: when HGVs over 12 t must stop
Unlike Germany, Poland has no general Sunday ban. Restrictions apply to vehicles over 12 t, in three situations:
- Public holidays – from 08:00 to 22:00, and for most holidays also from 18:00 to 22:00 the evening before.
- Summer holidays – roughly from late June to late August, on Fridays 18:00–22:00, Saturdays 08:00–14:00 and Sundays 08:00–22:00.
- Exemptions – including perishable and chilled goods, live animals and combined transport.
Polish holidays such as 3 May and 11 November do not coincide with Czech ones, so we allow for them separately.
Single pallets and paperwork
For 1–6 pallets we use groupage, which is slower than a dedicated truck. For 7–18 pallets we opt for a part load, and from about 18 pallets a full 33-pallet trailer. Poland is in the EU, so there is no customs duty – an invoice and a CMR consignment note are enough.
For a ballpark figure, try the freight calculator. Neighbouring countries: freight from Germany and freight from Slovakia; other states are on the EU countries overview.