Manual calculation gives you full control and transparency over the transport distances. The tools below are suggestions to help you get started; you can use any equivalent tools that fit your needs.
Here’s how you can calculate routes for land, sea, rail, and air transport:
Land Transport (Truck / Trailer)
Google Maps: Simple and widely available for quick distance estimates.
IMPARGO (impargo.de): Designed for trucks in Europe, considering tolls, weight limits, and environmental zones.
Sea Transport (Port-to-Port)
sea-distances.org: Easy tool for port-to-port distances worldwide.
SeaRates Distance Calculator (searates.com): Adds estimated transit times for more context.
Rail Transport
Rail Europe (raileurope.com): Covers distances and connections across major European networks.
Trainline (thetrainline.com): Map-based interface with route options and travel times.
Air Transport
GreatCircleMap (greatcirclemap.com): Classic tool for airport-to-airport great-circle distances.
GPS Visualizer (gpsvisualizer.com): Highly accurate distance calculator for any two points on Earth.
Automatic route calculation
Pickler can also calculate transport routes automatically for you, combining land and sea transport. It’s fast and saves time, but automatic calculations have risks and limitations, such as limited port coverage and occasional route mismatches.