Corridor 1 · recorded data
Groupage road freightItaly → Türkiye
Groupage road freight from Italy to Türkiye is delivered in 6.3 days on average, calculated from 8,746 shipments recorded in our own operating system as at 4 July 2026 — it is measured, not estimated. For planning purposes, work with a range of 5 to 8 days.
Recorded shipments
8,746
85.3% of all recorded corridors
Average transit
6.3days
Mean across recorded shipments
Fastest record
1day
Shortest measured time
Longest record
81days
Exceptional case — not a typical value
Data as at 4 July 2026
Why Italy is our busiest lane
85.3 % of all shipments in our system run on the Italy–Türkiye lane. The reason is structural: we operate five terminals in Italy. Collection happens on the Italian domestic leg, consolidation is completed at the terminal, and the vehicle departs for Türkiye full. In our operating experience, a consignment waiting for a trailer to fill is the largest single component of the average — a five-terminal network shortens exactly that wait.
Our terminals are in Milano, Vicenza, Torino, Bologna and Firenze. That network covers the industrial regions of northern Italy (Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont) along with Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany under one organisation.
Measured, not estimated
Every figure on this page comes from our own operating system. Average transit time is 6.3 days across 8,746 recorded shipments, measured as at 4 July 2026. The fastest record is 1 day, the longest is 81 days.
We do not hide the outliers, we explain them. A record of 81 days is not a typical shipment — it is an exceptional consignment held at customs or delayed by incomplete paperwork. For planning, the honest range is 5 to 8 days. You can check every other lane against this one in the transit time calculator.
This matters because most transit times published in this industry are estimates. Competing route pages we reviewed in August 2026 quote spans such as “5 to 8 days” without saying how many shipments the span rests on, or whether it was measured at all.
Transport, customs and insurance from one house
We have been an international forwarder since 1998. Our group includes a customs brokerage and an insurance agency, so you do not deal with three separate companies for one consignment. General Kargo Ul. Taş. Ltd. is an IATA member.
Because Türkiye and the EU are in a customs union, most consignments on this lane move under an A.TR movement certificate rather than a proof of origin — and a missing or faulty A.TR is one of the recurring reasons a file waits at the border. That is why we check documents before loading rather than at the frontier. What groupage actually means for your pallets is explained separately.
We do not carry dangerous goods (ADR) on this lane.
The return direction behaves differently: Türkiye to Italy averages 12.0 days against 6.3 days inbound, on a much smaller sample.
Talk to us about which terminal will collect your shipment and when the next vehicle departs — we will give you a firm schedule based on your consignment details.
Where we collect in Italy
Five own terminals. Collection runs on Italian domestic legs into these points, consolidation happens there, and the trailer departs for Türkiye.
Positions are geographic; the outline is simplified.
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 Italy to Türkiye take?
The average is 6.3 days, measured across 8,746 recorded shipments as at 4 July 2026. The fastest recorded shipment cleared in 1 day, the longest took 81 days. A typical groupage shipment falls between 5 and 8 days; the extremes come from exceptional cases, which we publish rather than hide.
What is groupage freight?
In groupage — also called part-load or LTL — your consignment shares a vehicle with other shipments instead of filling it alone. If your pallet count does not fill a trailer, groupage is the more economical option. High-level groupage road freight is our core business.
Which Italian cities do you collect from?
We run five terminals for regional service: Milano, Vicenza, Torino, Bologna and Firenze. This structure was built with our Italian partner Insped Srl and the joint company Insped General Cargo Srl, which gives us strong timing for groupage across the whole of Italy.
Why do transit times vary so much on this lane?
Three factors decide the total: the distance from collection point to terminal, how full the departing vehicle is, and customs processing time. Our five-terminal structure shortens the first two. Long outliers usually come from consignments held at customs or incomplete paperwork — which is why we check documents before loading.
Can you handle customs clearance as well?
Yes. Our group includes General Gümrük Müş. Ltd. for customs brokerage and Servis Sigorta Ar. Hiz. Ltd. as insurance agency. Transport, customs clearance and cargo insurance run through one organisation; our setup is built around door-to-door total logistics.
Do you carry dangerous goods (ADR)?
No. We do not carry dangerous goods on this lane or on any other. If your consignment is classified under ADR, we are not the right forwarder for it and will say so at the quotation stage rather than at the loading bay.
Should I choose groupage or a full load?
If your pallets do not fill a trailer, groupage lowers your cost because you share the vehicle. Most of the 8,746 shipments recorded on this lane are groupage consignments.
All lanes
Other corridors
Every recorded lane with shipment count and measured transit times.
| Corridor | Shipments | Average transit | Fastest record | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy → Türkiyethis page | 8,746 | 6.3 days | 1 day | 85.3% |
| Germany → Türkiye | 487 | 6.0 days | 2 days | 4.7% |
| Spain → Türkiye | 301 | 10.0 days | 3 days | 2.9% |
| Netherlands → Türkiye | 136 | 7.0 days | 2 days | 1.3% |
| France → Türkiye | 119 | 9.6 days | 3 days | 1.2% |
| Türkiye → Italy | 97 | 12.0 days | 3 days | 0.9% |
| United Kingdom → Türkiye | 97 | 8.8 days | 3 days | 0.9% |
| Poland → Türkiye | 57 | 5.7 days | — | 0.6% |
| Belgium → Türkiye | 55 | 7.7 days | 3 days | 0.5% |
| Greece → Türkiye | 51 | 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 | 0.2% |
| 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
