Speed Logistics runs direct transport between Germany and Croatia – we reach Zagreb in 24 to 36 hours, and Split, Rijeka and Osijek in 1 to 2 working days. Since Croatia joined Schengen in 2023, border controls on the route via Austria and Slovenia have been abolished entirely: no waiting times, no formalities, full plannability.
As EU traffic, your shipment runs without customs clearance – from the sprinter van for urgent spare parts to the full load in the 40 t articulated truck. You receive your fixed-price quote within a few hours, and our dispatch team is reachable around the clock.
Services for your Croatia transport
- Direct run without transshipment to Zagreb, Split, Rijeka and Osijek – also as an overnight express run
- Part and full loads as well as groupage from one pallet
- Temperature-controlled transport for food and pharma, GDP-compliant with a documented cold chain
- Premium handling for high-value goods to TAPA FSR-oriented security standards
- Cargo insurance and GPS tracking along the entire route
Route and transit time: to the Adriatic without a border stop
The main leg runs via Austria and Slovenia – around 1,100 kilometres to Zagreb. As the entire route lies within the Schengen area, border controls and jams at the crossings are eliminated; the transit time now depends only on departure time and destination region. Deliveries to the Dalmatian coast and to Osijek we calculate with an additional day. For island destinations we organise the ferry loading from Split or Zadar at the same time.
Industries: tourism, shipping, pharma
In spring and summer we run hotel fittings, catering equipment and consumer goods for the tourism season to the coast – those who dispatch early here secure loading space ahead of the seasonal peaks. For shipyards and shipping suppliers in Rijeka and Split we deliver urgent spare parts as a direct run, and for the pharmaceutical industry around Zagreb temperature-controlled, GDP-compliant shipments. In the opposite direction we pick up goods from Croatian manufacturers and deliver nationwide.
Vehicles and equipment for Croatia traffic
We dispatch from the sprinter van, through 7.5 and 12-tonne trucks, to the articulated truck with 13.6 loading metres – as a curtainsider, box body or reefer with documented temperature control. Hotels and catering businesses without a ramp we supply with a tail lift, and coastal construction sites on request with a truck-mounted forklift. Sensitive and high-value goods travel air-sprung, insured and tracked by GPS.
Round trips and fixed departure days
Combined outbound and return loads make the route particularly economical: your delivery to Croatia and the pickup from the supplier – for example from metalworking, the timber industry or food production – we bundle into a round trip with one point of contact. Recurring traffic receives fixed departure days, stable rates and reliable transit times. Short-notice additional shipments we check around the clock against available capacity and usually confirm pickup and delivery date within a few hours.
Process: to Croatia in four steps
1) Enquiry with pickup location, dimensions, weight and preferred date. 2) Fixed-price quote within a few hours. 3) Pickup at the agreed time window and direct run via Austria and Slovenia. 4) Delivery with proof of delivery – on request with a tail lift, telephone notification or a fixed unloading window. For regular Croatia traffic we set up fixed departure days with stable rates.