Germany
SpainHamburg to Madrid shipping route.
2,172 km by road, about 2.0 days in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Hamburg and Madrid
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
HamburgRoadMadridTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 2,172 km (1,349 mi) |
| Straight line | 1,786 km |
| Transit time | 2.0 days |
| Hours at the wheel | 26 h 48 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Hamburg to Madrid shipping route by road
Hamburg to Madrid by road: 2,172 km of driving distance, south west from Germany to Spain. The straight line is 1,786 km.
Transit time for one driver is about 2.0 days, of which 26 h 48 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 Hamburg to Madrid 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 Germany into Spain, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, with no customs declarations inside the EU single market.
By rail the same trip is 2,236 km and takes about 3.1 days at freight train speed.
Of 33 road routes from Hamburg in this directory, Madrid is the 30th shortest. Closer destinations: Valencia (2,142 km), Bucharest (1,983 km) and Sofia (1,931 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Hamburg to Madrid?
2,172 km by road (1,786 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Hamburg to Madrid?
About 2.0 days for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (26 h 48 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Madrid to Hamburg has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
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- Hamburg to
Copenhagen334 km - Hamburg to Duisburg375 km
- Hamburg to
Amsterdam466 km - Hamburg to Frankfurt480 km
- Hamburg to Rotterdam502 km
- Valencia to Madrid359 km
- Barcelona to Madrid619 km
Lisbon to Madrid629 km
Marseille to Madrid1,084 km- Lyon to Madrid1,222 km
- Paris to Madrid1,325 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.