Railway transport

Are you looking for a solution for transporting goods from Asia? Do you want to optimize the transport of cargo in the Asia-Europe-Asia route in terms of price, delivery time or carbon footprint? Symlogyou will see that import from Asian countries can be fast, profitable and safe. Check how rail transport can increase the competitiveness of your company in the import of all types of cargo from China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan or Georgia. We also carry out rail transport of goods in the multimodal formula from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea or Vietnam.

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Iwona Górska-Kurek

Mobile: + 48 782 223 343

Phone: +48 22 203 46 71 ext.1

Email: igk@symlog.eu

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Margaret Grohmann

Mobile: + 48 661 950 775

Phone: +48 22 203 46 71 ext.1

Email: mgn@symlog.eu

Forwarding and rail transport

Our company specializes in rail transport carried out as part of the New Silk Road. We provide comprehensive rail freight transport services in import and export. We adapt cargo transport to your individual needs. You decide which factors are most important to you - delivery time, price, route or ecology.

The organization of rail transport is our specialty. It was with these services that we started our activity. Currently, we are a company that is recognized on the forwarding services market as an expert in the field of rail transport. And especially in the transport of goods from China.

Freight forwarding company Symlog offers services that connect Europe with Asia. This solution can successfully be an element multimodal transport.

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🚄 China Rail Freight Price Index

Current container rates 40'HC 2025 - Rail transport to Poland

Current Rail Transport Prices

We present the latest rates for rail container transport from China to Poland. Data comes from real transactions and is updated monthly.

$6,403 Average price of 40'HC rail
📊 September 2025
$6,380 Lowest train price
📍 Shenzhen
$6,440 The highest price for a train
📍 Shanghai
$1,750 Average price 40' sea
Sep 2025 last actualisation
📅 Monthly
-1.1% Monthly trend
📉 Price drop
Logistics Expert Insight

Rail transport via New Silk Road offers stable prices with significantly shorter delivery times than sea freight. The current downward price trend presents a good opportunity for importers.

China Rail Freight Price Chart

Rail Transport Price Trends 40'HC - New Silk Road

🚄 China Rail Freight Prices - Detailed Rates (USD)
Month China Terminal 40'HC Railway 40' Sea
(→ Gdansk/Gdynia)
20' Sea
(→ Gdansk/Gdynia)
trend
Sep 2025 Shanghai → Małaszewicze $6,440 $1,750 $1,160 📉 -0.9%
Sep 2025 Ningbo → Malaszewicze $6,390 $1,750 $1,160 📉 -1.4%
Sep 2025 Shenzhen → Malaszewicze $6,380 $1,750 $1,160 📉 -1.1%
August 2025 Shanghai → Małaszewicze $6,500 $2,200 $1,450 📉 -0.6%
August 2025 Ningbo → Malaszewicze $6,480 $2,200 $1,450 📉 -0.3%
August 2025 Shenzhen → Malaszewicze $6,450 $2,200 $1,450 📉 -1.1%
Jul 2025 Shanghai → Małaszewicze $6,540 $3,380 $2,350 📊 0.0%
Jul 2025 Ningbo → Malaszewicze $6,500 $3,380 $2,350 📉 -0.6%
Jul 2025 Shenzhen → Malaszewicze $6,520 $3,380 $2,350 📉 -0.5%
Jun 2025 Shanghai → Małaszewicze $6,540 $2,975 $1,925 📈 +9.5%
Jun 2025 Ningbo → Malaszewicze $6,540 $2,975 $1,925 📈 +9.9%
Jun 2025 Shenzhen → Malaszewicze $6,550 $2,975 $1,925 📈 +12.7%

ℹ️ Information about Shipping Prices from China

Methodology and conditions of the presented sea and rail transport rates

📈 Data Source

Shipping prices from China based on internal observations Symlog Ltd.

The rates are from real offers and completed transports on the China-Poland routes.

Update: monthly | 15 years of experience in the industry.

The largest database of sea and rail transport prices from China in Poland.

🚢🚄 Transport Conditions

Maritime transport: FOB Port-Port, containers 20'/40'

China (Shanghai/Ningbo/Shenzhen) → Gdansk/Gdynia

Railway transport: FOB Terminal-Terminal, 40'HC

New Silk Road → Małaszewicze

⚖️ Disclaimers

The prices presented are informative nature.

Actual rates may vary depending on cargo specifics and conditions.

For current estimates of sea and rail transport please contact us.

🚄 Advantages of Express Trains from China

  • ⚡ Speed - 60% faster than sea (12-18 days)
  • 🌱 Ecological - 80% less CO2 than road
  • 📦 Reliability - no rolling of containers
  • 🎯 The Golden Mean - time/cost trade-off

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Working area

Rail freight forwarding is useful when transporting goods from European countries to places in the Far East: Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

One of our flagship services is rail freight forwarding, connecting our European terminals with hubs in China. Rail freight transport within the New Silk Road is constantly being improved, which is why it allows for the transport of a large amount of goods in a relatively short time. Moreover, rail transport is very attractive in terms of delivery time compared to sea transport - it is 2 or even 3 times shorter. 

availability at any time

Time flexibility

international certificates

Fast transit time

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Ecological solutions

wide offer

Shipment tracking

multimodal transport

Transport flexibility

security guarantee

Cargo security

Global reach

Scalability of operations

full customs service

Minimizing formalities

Consolidation of shipments

Transportation of special cargo

agent network

We cooperate with key players in the rail transport market

experienced partner

We are a reliable partner

Advantages of rail transport

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Competitive price

Thanks to cooperation with key players in the rail transport market, we provide attractive rates and quick execution
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Comprehensive service

You can count on full transport service - transport at every stage of the supply chain, reloading, customs clearance, insurance, monitoring
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Quick response to inquiries

With us, you don't have to wait days for an offer - our excellent knowledge of the market allows us to prepare a price offer in line with your specifications in a short time
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Professional advice in choosing transport

Based on your expectations, we will prepare an offer that takes into account your needs in the field of rail transport.
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Complete information

You always receive reliable and complete information about the service - a clear offer without hidden costs

Competitive prices

Rail transport is an excellent solution for transporting large quantities of goods between distant countries. An additional advantage of this form of transport is the fact that it is not dependent on the degree of urbanization of the area (e.g. the presence of paved roads).

Our company can offer very attractive price conditions for rail transport even for complex deliveries. All this thanks to direct contracts with rail carriers, full independence in the selection of the carrier, as well as a professional approach to international forwarding.

The rail transports we organise are always optimised in an appropriate manner – both in terms of duration and all costs.

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Benefits of rail freight forwarding

We know perfectly well that both purely transport and forwarding services must be carried out with the greatest care for all organizational details. At the same time, we realize that in this case the most beneficial are the so-called comprehensive services, consisting of all the activities necessary to perform.

Rail is the only "green" means of transport. In the era of searching for solutions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, rail transport is the best alternative to long-distance transport. Optimizing the supply chain in terms of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions is increasingly becoming a determinant of companies focused on development and increasing their competitiveness. SYMLOG will also help your company organize and conduct the supply chain in a way that allows for the maximum reduction of the carbon footprint. With us, you will be at the forefront of the peloton of environmentally friendly companies! 

For this reason, we approach the transport of goods from China or other countries of the Far East using express freight trains individually, proposing solutions that best suit the expectations of our customers.

We are not afraid of challenges, we never focus on intermediate or provisional solutions. We always provide ordered services in such a way that they meet even the strictest requirements of our clients. No matter what kind of goods they want to transport.

This is not only related to the professional organization of rail transport of goods, but also to the selection of the best means of transport. They are adapted both in terms of dimensions or capacity, as well as the conditions prevailing inside. Thanks to this, it is possible, for example, to transport goods by rail that must remain at a low temperature. More information about the means we use rolling stock.

Our offer includes, among others:

  • indication of the best route of transport;
  • assistance in choosing the right means of transport (wagon, container);
  • guarantee of transporting both single-wagon and full-train loads;
  • loading and unloading of goods;
  • transportation related services;
  • customs clearance;
  • Cargo insurance;
  • monitoring of shipments;
  • possibility to take advantage of multimodal services for customers who do not have their own railway siding.