Vialog Fulfillment, e-commerce logistics

Why Córdoba is a strategic logistics location

We are not in Córdoba by chance. It is where the A-4 motorway (Madrid–Andalusia) meets the routes to Málaga, Granada and Extremadura, with high-speed rail and the El Higuerón logistics platform next door, and Seville airport, with air freight across Europe, just over an hour away. From here GLS, CTT Express and UPS Express deliver next day across Spain, Portugal and Europe, from a warehouse costing half of what it does in Madrid’s Henares corridor.

The location in figures

24 hAll of Spain and Portugal, next day
24 hAll of Europe with GLS, CTT Express and UPS Express
2–3 daysRest of the world, from Seville airport
1 h 30To Seville and Jaén by motorway
2 hTo Málaga and Granada
4 hTo Madrid by the A-4 (1 h 45 by high-speed rail)
Map of Europe: from the Vialog warehouse in Córdoba, 24-hour delivery across Spain, Portugal and Europe
In blue, 24-hour delivery with GLS, CTT Express and UPS Express: all of Spain, Portugal and Europe. Rest of the world in 2–3 days from Seville airport. By motorway from the warehouse: Seville and Jaén 1 h 30, Málaga 1 h 45, Granada 2 h and Madrid 4 h.

Five logistics reasons to be in Córdoba

Centre of the south

Andalusia is Spain’s most populous region and Córdoba is its geographic centre: Seville, Málaga, Granada, Jaén and Cádiz are one van run away. For a brand selling across Spain, that is a third of the country in guaranteed 24 hours, and the rest at normal lead times.

Madrid–Andalusia corridor

All freight between Madrid and the south passes Córdoba on the A-4. The nightly line-hauls of GLS, CTT, UPS, DHL and Correos Express leave every afternoon for their hubs; an order labelled at 18:00 is in Madrid by morning.

Costs you notice

A warehouse and a person cost noticeably less in Córdoba than in Madrid, Barcelona or Valencia. That does not go into margin: it goes into the rate per order and the storage per slot.

Logistics platform

Córdoba has the El Higuerón logistics area, next to the rail freight terminal, and available industrial land: growing is not a problem.

Europe in 24 hours, the world in 2 or 3 days

With GLS, CTT Express and UPS Express, an order leaving today is delivered tomorrow anywhere in Spain, Portugal and Europe. For the rest of the world, Seville airport, just over an hour away, makes it 2 or 3 days. And if you prefer the economy service, Europe takes 2 to 4 working days.

Why Córdoba: frequently asked questions

How long does a shipment from Córdoba to northern Spain take?

Between 24 and 48 hours. Orders leave every afternoon up the A-4 on the carriers’ overnight routes to Madrid, where they are delivered the next day, and continue from there to the Basque Country, Galicia, Catalonia or the east coast within normal mainland lead times. The Balearics take one more day.

Can you ship to Europe and the rest of the world from Córdoba?

Yes. With GLS, CTT Express and UPS Express an order reaches Portugal and all of Europe in 24 hours, and the rest of the world in 2 or 3 days from Seville airport. With the economy service, Europe takes 2 to 4 working days. You choose the method per country.

Why does a logistics warehouse in Córdoba cost less than in Madrid or Barcelona?

Because industrial land and labour are cheaper in Córdoba than in Madrid, Barcelona or Valencia. That saving does not go into margin: it goes into the rate per order and the storage per slot, on top of a location that reaches much of the country within 24 hours.

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