Rail transport from China to Europe: fast and cheap

In addition to air and sea freight, rail freight is becoming an increasingly attractive option for freight transport between China and Europe. The main advantages are speed and cost. Rail freight is faster than sea freight and cheaper than air freight.

With the development of the international freight forwarding industry, the international shipping industry has developed rapidly, and billions of tons of goods are transported around the world by air, sea and land. Still, the China-to-Europe freight industry has been growing steadily, so it may be in a better position than its international rivals, which offer much lower prices.

It turns out that the cost of moving goods by rail from China to Europe is one-third of the cost of air freight and comparable to sea freight.

Rail freight is one of the cheapest ways for China to transport goods to European countries. Do you know this service? Let's say you ship goods by train to France, England, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, etc. If so, you will definitely benefit from it. Rail freight is cheap and environmentally friendly.

Rail freight from China to Europe

In recent years, Chinese railways have transported goods along the famous Silk Road, connecting 12,000 kilometers of railways through the Trans-Siberian Railway.

An exciting project has just started: the first train from Yiwu to London (Baking East London). He departed on January 1 and arrived on January 18, with an average transit time of 18 days to London and more than 15 days to Lyon. As a reminder, it takes at least 30 days for a container to arrive at a French port.

This new service for importers and exporters makes traveling to and from China quick and cheap.