Bulgaria has developed into an established location for mechanical engineering, electronics manufacturing, pharma and food production – with growing freight volumes to and from Germany. Speed Logistics runs the route as a direct run without transhipment: around 1,900 kilometres via Hungary and Romania, transit time 2–4 working days, delivery in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas or any other address in the country.
As intra-EU traffic, the transport runs without customs formalities. You receive your fixed-price quote within a few hours; a dedicated contact in the dispatch team is available around the clock – including at weekends, when a line in Plovdiv is waiting for material.
Services for your Bulgaria transports
- Direct run without transhipment – part loads and full truckloads from the Sprinter van (3.5 t) to the 40-t articulated truck
- Express freight to Sofia – for fixed deadlines with two alternating drivers, transit time from 48 hours
- Temperature-controlled transports – for pharma and food shipments with a documented cold chain
- Premium handling – for electronics, measuring technology and other sensitive, high-value goods
Process: from quote to delivery in Bulgaria
You send us the pick-up location, dimensions, weight and preferred date – within a few hours your fixed price is ready. Once the order is placed, we collect the goods anywhere in Germany and drive directly along the Balkan route to the consignee. Customs papers are not required within the EU single market; a delivery note and CMR consignment note are sufficient. En route you receive status updates, and the consignee signs off the delivery on the consignment note.
Route and transit times: across the Danube to Bulgaria
The main leg runs via Hungary and Romania; the Danube crossing is usually made over the Giurgiu–Ruse bridge towards Sofia or via Calafat–Vidin for destinations in the north-west. Since the full Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria, the fixed border controls on the overland route no longer apply – making transit times noticeably more predictable. We usually reach Sofia and Plovdiv in 2–3 working days, and the Black Sea coast with Varna and Burgas in 3–4 working days.
Typical shipments on the Bulgaria route
Freight to Bulgaria consists above all of intermediate products and capital goods: electronic components and cable pre-material for the supplier plants around Sofia and Plovdiv, machines and tools for mechanical engineering, packaging material for the food industry as well as pharmaceutical products and laboratory supplies. In the opposite direction we handle finished goods from Bulgarian production – from wiring harnesses through clothing to furniture components. Many customers use fixed weekly services with plannable departure days; urgent single shipments run as a dedicated Sprinter or curtainsider direct run. For trade fairs in Sofia or Plovdiv we organise scheduled delivery and return of the stand material. We also dispatch project shipments for energy and infrastructure projects – such as components for photovoltaic and construction projects – including a load-securing concept and scheduling coordination with the construction site.
Equipment and special features of the Bulgaria route
For the electronics and automotive suppliers around Sofia and Plovdiv we run scheduled shipments with fixed slot planning; for pharma and food customers, temperature-controlled vehicles with recorder logs are available. Return loads from Bulgaria – such as wiring harnesses, packaging or textiles – are dispatched on the same axis, which optimises your freight costs in both directions. Toll charges in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria are included in the fixed price; prices quoted in advance are non-binding guide values depending on the route and lead time.