When planning road transport in Portugal, knowledge of applicable driving restrictions for exceptional transport is crucial. Here is a brief overview of these driving restrictions.
When planning road transport in Portugal, you face the challenge of taking into account a complex set of regulations regarding driving bans for exceptional transport. These regulations are in effect for goods exceeding the maximum permitted dimensions and weights, and this applies to transport services such as LTL Portugal and FTL Portugal. To help you understand these crucial aspects of Portugal's transportation landscape, below we provide both a brief overview and an in-depth discussion of driving bans on holidays, roads, weekends, and during specific weather conditions.
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Driving bans on holidays and special circumstances
Driving bans
On The tunnels on the A23, Barraciotunnel, Ramelatunnel and the Gardunhatunnel
Daily from 05:00 to 02:00 the next day on the "Bridge of April 25" (Tagus)
Special driving bans apply to Lisbon and Porto.
Driving ban hazardous materials
For vehicles with a permissible total weight of more than 3.5 tons carrying hazardous materials, for national transport, driving is prohibited on Fridays, Sundays and public holidays and the day preceding a public holiday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on certain roads and on Mondays from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., except in the months of July and August, on the access roads to Lisbon and Oporto and some other roads
Certain transit times apply for shipping to and from Portugal. These vary between 2 and 3 days, depending on the type of shipment and the final destination. Click here to view transit times for Portugal and find out which time frames are relevant for scheduling your shipment.
Do you have specific requirements for your transport? Neele-Vat has extensive experience with exceptional transport to and from Portugal. In addition, we are able to transport your shipment with courier services or express transport. Click here for more information about other types of transport.
Through Neele-Vat 's network, you can send your groupage shipments, partial loads and complete loads quickly and reliably to any destination in Europe. We are your partner for European transport, but also for Intermodal transport and Express shipments. Request your quote now and experience our service for yourself.
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