Corridor 10 · recorded data
Greece → Türkiye
Groupage road freight from Greece to Türkiye takes 3.9 days on average, calculated from 50 shipments recorded in our operating system. That is the fastest average of any corridor we run — Greece and Türkiye share a land border, so the route reaches the frontier without a single additional country in between.
Recorded shipments
50
0.5% of all recorded corridors
Average transit
3.9days
Mean across recorded shipments
Fastest record
2days
Shortest measured time
Longest record
21days
Exceptional case — not a typical value
Data as at 4 July 2026
The shortest road we run
3.9 days on average, from 50 recorded shipments. No other corridor in our system is quicker — Switzerland comes closest at 5.1 days, and Italy, which carries 85 % of our volume, sits at 6.3.
The reason is unglamorous: Greece and Türkiye share a land border. A consignment from Thessaloniki reaches the Turkish frontier without transiting a third country. Every border a trailer does not cross is a place it cannot be held.
What the fast lane still cannot outrun
The longest recorded shipment on this route took 21 days — more than five times the average, on the shortest road we operate.
That number is worth sitting with, because it makes a point the whole site rests on: what stretches a transit is almost never the driving. A 21-day case on a 3.9-day lane is a consignment waiting on customs or a document set completed late. Geography gives you the floor; paperwork decides the ceiling.
Inside the customs union
Greece is an EU member state, so this lane runs under the EU–Türkiye customs union. Goods in free circulation travel with an A.TR movement certificate, and since 8 July 2024 the EU accepts one issued electronically with a QR code — no paper original has to travel with the vehicle. The full picture is in the customs guide.
What the number is worth
Fifty shipments is a real sample, but a modest one. It is enough to establish that the route is structurally quick; it is not enough to promise a delivery date. We print the count beside every figure for exactly this reason — see all corridors to compare the weight behind each one.
Customs brokerage and cargo insurance sit inside our group, so the part of the journey that actually causes delay is handled by the same organisation that moves the freight.
Process
How a shipment moves
Five steps from collection to delivery. Every status change is logged as a record — the transit times on this page are calculated from those records.
- 01
Collection
Your consignment is picked up on the Italian domestic leg or at a European departure point.
- 02
Terminal consolidation
The vehicle is filled at one of our five terminals — this is where waiting time is cut.
- 03
Departure and transit
The vehicle sets off. Every status change is written to the system as a record.
- 04
Customs clearance
Declarations and documentation are handled by our own group company.
- 05
Delivery
Delivered door to door, and the file is closed.
Frequently asked questions
How long does road freight from Greece to Türkiye take?
3.9 days on average, from 50 recorded shipments. The fastest took 2 days, the longest 21. For planning, work with 3 to 6 days.
Why is this the fastest lane?
Geography does most of the work. Greece and Türkiye share a land border, so a consignment crosses one frontier instead of transiting several countries. Fewer borders means fewer places where a vehicle can be held.
If it is the fastest, why is the longest record 21 days?
Because a short route does not protect against a paperwork problem. Twenty-one days on a 3.9-day lane is almost certainly a consignment held at customs, not a vehicle stuck in traffic. The gap between the average and the extreme is a document gap, not a distance one.
Does the A.TR certificate apply?
Yes. Greece is an EU member state, so shipments run inside the EU–Türkiye customs union, and goods in free circulation travel with an A.TR movement certificate. Since 8 July 2024 an electronically issued A.TR with a QR code is accepted, without a wet-ink signature.
Is 50 shipments a reliable basis?
It is a real measurement, but a modest one. We print the shipment count next to every figure so you can judge it: this lane rests on 50 records, the Italy lane on 8,511. Use the Greek average as a good indication, not as a contractual commitment.
All lanes
Other corridors
Every recorded lane with shipment count and measured transit times.
| Corridor | Shipments | Average transit | Fastest record | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy → Türkiye | 8,511 | 6.3 days | 1 days | 85.2% |
| Germany → Türkiye | 477 | 6.0 days | 2 days | 4.8% |
| Spain → Türkiye | 292 | 9.9 days | 3 days | 2.9% |
| Netherlands → Türkiye | 132 | 7.1 days | 2 days | 1.3% |
| France → Türkiye | 118 | 9.6 days | 3 days | 1.2% |
| United Kingdom → Türkiye | 96 | 8.8 days | 3 days | 1.0% |
| Türkiye → Italy | 95 | 12.2 days | 3 days | 1.0% |
| Poland → Türkiye | 56 | 5.7 days | — | 0.6% |
| Belgium → Türkiye | 54 | 7.6 days | 3 days | 0.5% |
| Greece → Türkiyethis page | 50 | 3.9 days | 2 days | 0.5% |
| Czechia → Türkiye | 43 | 5.5 days | 2 days | 0.4% |
| Austria → Türkiye | 25 | 6.2 days | 4 days | 0.3% |
| Portugal → Türkiye | 21 | 10.5 days | 5 days | 0.2% |
| Switzerland → Türkiye | 20 | 5.1 days | 4 days | 0.2% |
means the fastest recorded value on that lane is not plausible as a transit time (a shipment booked out on the day it was collected). We leave it out rather than publish a figure we cannot stand behind. The average and the slowest value are unaffected.
Data as at 4 July 2026
