Daily connection between Southern Germany and Rotterdam
Fast and reliable between port and front door The Rotterdam-Bayern Express offers you a daily connection between Southern Germany and Rotterdam. Fast, reliable and competitive. With that, the Rotterdam-Bayern Express constitutes a serious alternative to container transport via the North German ports. European Gateway Services (EGS) arranges everything for you between port and front door.
Highly favourable transit times The route via Rotterdam offers you substantial time savings.
+ 48 h
Hamburg
For many deepsea shipping lines, Rotterdam is the first and last port of call in Europe. This results in highly favourable
Rotterdam
transit times. While the deepsea ship is en route to the North German ports after having called at Rotterdam, your container is already bound for Southern Germany aboard the Rotterdam-
≤ 18 h
Bayern Express. This can save two days just like that. In the
Nuremberg
opposite direction, outbound cargo from Southern Germany can be loaded onto the train later and still make the required deepsea connection in Rotterdam.
≤ 18 h
Two days’ time savings via Rotterdam.
Munich
Fiscal advantage as well
From and to all major container terminals
Furthermore, importing via Rotterdam yields important cash
In Rotterdam, the Rotterdam-Bayern Express directly calls at
flow advantages. Through so-called fiscal representation,
Hutchison Ports ECT Delta and Hutchison Ports ECT Euromax
VAT payments can be deferred to the moment the cargo is
at the Maasvlakte, with easy onward transport to and from all
delivered in (Southern) Germany. When importing through
surrounding container terminals at the whole Maasvlakte area
the North German ports, VAT is already due immediately upon
(1 and 2). In Rotterdam’s city area, the train to and from Munich
arrival and a possible reimbursement follows later.
calls at the Rail Service Center (RSC).