Spain
GermanyBarcelona to Hamburg shipping route.
1,809 km by road, about 28 h 54 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Barcelona and Hamburg
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
BarcelonaRoadHamburgTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,809 km (1,124 mi) |
| Straight line | 1,473 km |
| Transit time | 28 h 54 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 17 h 54 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Barcelona to Hamburg shipping route by road
A truck from Barcelona to Hamburg drives 1,809 km. That is the driving distance on roads open to heavy goods vehicles, against 1,473 km as the crow flies.
Transit time for one driver is about 28 h 54 min, of which 17 h 54 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts, as EU drivers' hours rules require. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time almost in half.
Road freight on Barcelona to Hamburg is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time. The trip crosses from Spain into Germany, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, with no customs declarations inside the EU single market.
By rail the same trip is 1,823 km and takes about 2.5 days at freight train speed.
Of 32 road routes from Barcelona in this directory, Hamburg is the 19th shortest. Closer destinations: Prague (1,757 km), Amsterdam (1,592 km) and Rotterdam (1,535 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Barcelona to Hamburg?
1,809 km by road (1,473 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Barcelona to Hamburg?
About 28 h 54 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (17 h 54 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Hamburg to Barcelona has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Barcelona to Valencia350 km
- Barcelona to
Marseille504 km - Barcelona to Madrid619 km
- Barcelona to Lyon642 km
- Barcelona to
Milan1,026 km - Barcelona to Paris1,039 km
- Berlin to Hamburg289 km
Copenhagen to Hamburg334 km- Duisburg to Hamburg375 km
Amsterdam to Hamburg466 km- Frankfurt to Hamburg480 km
- Rotterdam to Hamburg502 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.