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Zabrze: mining heritage, medicine and engineering

Zabrze lies between Gliwice, Bytom and Ruda Śląska in the Silesian Voivodeship and has roughly 155,000 inhabitants. The city grew with coal mining and has turned that industrial heritage into one of the region's main attractions. The historic Guido mine and the Queen Louise Adit allow visitors to explore former workings deep underground, while the Coal Mining Museum is also based in the city.

Zabrze is also known well beyond Silesia for its focus on medicine. The Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases has put the city on the map of Polish cardiac surgery, and medical research and healthcare employ many people. In industry, engineering firms that grew out of the mining sector produce heavy machinery and components. Metal processing, construction and trade add further volume to the local economy.

As part of the Metropolis GZM, Zabrze benefits from a dense motorway network and its closeness to Gliwice's industrial zones. For British suppliers, this means frequent orders for machine parts, medical equipment, building materials and consumer goods. Direct road freight from the UK brings these consignments to the receiver without the extra handling and delays of groupage services, which keeps haulage to the city simple.

The route from the UK to Zabrze

Your consignment crosses the Channel on the Dover–Calais ferry or on Le Shuttle between Folkestone and Coquelles. The route then runs through Belgium and Germany towards Dresden and Görlitz, entering Poland at the Jędrzychowice border crossing. The A4 motorway leads east past Legnica, Wrocław and Opole to the Sośnica interchange on the boundary between Gliwice and Zabrze, where the A1 meets the A4.

The A1 continues north-east through Zabrze towards Bytom and Katowice Airport, while the Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa runs directly through the city and connects it with Ruda Śląska, Chorzów and central Katowice. This makes Zabrze a convenient location for combined deliveries across the Silesian metropolis.

Customs for goods to Zabrze

Poland is a member of the European Union, so goods shipped from Great Britain need an export declaration in the UK and an import declaration in the EU. The British sender and the importer must both hold valid EORI numbers. At Dover and the Channel Tunnel, GVMS connects the declarations to the vehicle through a Goods Movement Reference. Please note that DAGO Express does not prepare customs declarations or handle customs clearance. Please check any additional requirements, especially for medical devices, with your customs agent, who should prepare all declarations before the vehicle arrives for collection.

UK–Zabrze freight with DAGO Express

DAGO Express organises transports through a network of more than 50,000 vehicles in 38 countries, and over 15,000 companies already book with us. If a vehicle breaks down, a replacement vehicle is sent straight away to minimise delays. Cross-border transports are carried out by verified partners holding a valid EU licence and, if the goods require it, an ADR licence. Our team monitors every shipment around the clock, including at weekends and on public holidays, and DAGO Express is ISO 9001 certified.

Goods are insured through the Schunck Group for up to 8.33 SDR per kilogram of gross weight. Additional cover for medical equipment or other valuable goods can be arranged at short notice. After booking, you receive a tracking link, followed by status emails at collection and delivery. Regular shippers can use the DAGO ShipperHub to manage orders, follow ETAs, track KPIs, create real-time reports with PDF or Excel export, and link their ERP system directly via an API.

To find out the price for your transport, simply enter the postcodes, dimensions and weight in the online calculator, and you have the result within seconds. You can also book directly in the DAGO app or request a quote by email. From Zabrze, the same network covers onward freight transport to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and other European countries.