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Our funeral ambulance on an airport apron, a plane behind it
“Reliable, professional, a reasonable price, and most important of all, my brother arrived exactly on time.”
Gezimon Trustpilot
Our funeral ambulance on an English country road

By road, in our own funeral ambulances

Driven by our own team, in our care the whole way.

Estimated, all inclusive

Everything in the estimate

  • The paperwork at both endsIncluded
  • CollectionIncluded
  • Hygienic treatmentIncluded
  • A sealed coffinIncluded
  • Transport, by road or by airIncluded
  • One specialist, start to finishIncluded

In the families’ own words

“Their pricing was competitive and the process was incredibly fast. What stood out most was the attentive and caring staff who spoke Italian fluently.”
GenovesiUK to Italy
“We were so worried about the process of getting my mum safely back home to Slovakia, but every detail was handled with care, compassion and professionalism.”
Sofia BartkovaUK to Slovakia
“Our loved one died on holiday in Egypt and what felt impossible was made possible. They kept us informed every step, translated everything, and their reps in Egypt worked so hard for us.”
NatEgypt to UK

What to ask any firm

By road, or only by air?

By road, in our own ambulances

Is mileage added on top?

No mileage charge

Do weekends cost extra?

No weekend charge

Anyone there out of hours?

We answer any hour

Can the price change later?

The written quote is the invoice

Two of our team at the front desk of our office

One specialist, from the first call to the last

The same person at both ends, so you never explain twice.

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Body repatriation to the UK, or from it

Which country?

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  • Usually 2 to 7 days
  • Agreed in writing
  • We answer any hour

  • Our fees, and one specialist from the first call to the last
  • Collection from the hospital or mortuary
  • Hygienic treatment, and care until your loved one travels
  • A sealed coffin that meets the route’s requirements
  • All the paperwork required
  • Transport by road in our own refrigerated funeral ambulances, or by air where the road is not possible

When your loved one needs an urgent collection, usually from a home: the estimate covers collection from a hospital or mortuary. Tell us where they are on the first call and the written quote includes it.

What it costs depends on the country your loved one is in. We give you your figure on the first call. Work out an estimate for your country, in either direction.

If you are weighing us against another firm, the Trustpilot scores are side by side here.

How body repatriation works, step by step

Call us at any hour. We tell you when each step is done, before you have to ask.

  1. Step 1

    The first call

    You tell us where your loved one is. We tell you what it will cost and what happens next. It usually takes about ten minutes.

  2. Step 2

    The paperwork

    The death certificate, the consular authorisation and the certificates the carrier needs. We obtain all of it, at both ends.

  3. Step 3

    Care and transport

    Hygienic treatment and a sealed coffin. Most cases travel by road, and by air only where the road is not possible.

  4. Step 4

    Arrival

    By road, we drive on to the funeral director you have chosen, or to you. By air, collection at the destination is an optional extra.

Body repatriation from every country, in both directions

We bring loved ones home to the UK from anywhere, and from the UK to anywhere in the world. Find the country below. Where we have a page for a country, its documents, timing and estimate are there.

Talk to a specialistRepatriation routes for every country

“We had to repatriate my father from England to Bulgaria. Sebastian and his team were very helpful, and treated us with care and sympathy during the whole process.”

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“We had to transport my father-in-law from England to Romania, a daunting prospect after his sudden death. They answered all our questions, even late night and early morning.”

Chris
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“I’m from Sydney and lost my brother in London. I was lucky to find Funero to help with the repatriation. Sebastian was fast, helpful and available at all times.”

Majid K
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“Went above and beyond to make everything as smooth as possible. Highly recommend.”

Helen Johal
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Questions families ask us

Call us. We will tell you what it costs and what happens next, and we start the paperwork the same day. You do not need any documents to make that first call.

It depends on the country, and every country page carries our estimate. The figures on this site are estimates. The one we give you in writing on the first call is the one on the invoice, and nothing is added while your loved one is in our care or afterwards. The estimate for every country is on what a body repatriation costs.

Usually 2 to 7 days, depending on the country and on how quickly its offices issue the documents. We start the same day and keep every step moving, and you hear from us at each one.

The local death certificate with a certified English translation, the authorisation to move your loved one, the hygienic treatment certificate and, where the carrier or the country asks for it, a free from infection certificate and a legalisation. We obtain all of it, in the country and here. The full list, document by document, is in what documents a repatriation needs.

Many travel policies include repatriation cover, but not all of them. We help you check the policy and guide you through the claim, so you only pay for what it does not already cover. The usual exclusions and the deadline are in does travel insurance cover repatriation.

You do not have to travel. We arrange everything by phone, email or WhatsApp, with the offices abroad and the ones here, and you can stay with your family throughout.

We bring them to the funeral director you have chosen, or into our care. The death does not need registering again, because it was registered where it happened. In England and Wales the registrar issues a certificate of no liability to register, which the funeral director needs before the funeral. For a cremation the coroner issues a certificate too, and a coroner looks into any death abroad whose cause is unknown or that was violent or unnatural. We arrange each of these, and after the funeral the General Register Office records it.

Yes. If your loved one has been, or will be, cremated abroad, we bring the ashes home with the cremation and death certificates, and we explain what the airline and the airport ask for. It is simpler and costs less than bringing a coffin home.

Call us. Tell us where your loved one is and where they are going home to, and we tell you what it costs and what happens next. We notify the consulate and start the paperwork the same day.

It depends on the destination, and every country page carries our estimate. Nearby European countries cost less than a country that needs embassy legalisation and a longer route. The figure we give you in writing on the first call is the one on the invoice.

Usually 2 to 7 days, depending on the destination and on the consulate. The coroner must be given notice before your loved one leaves England and Wales, and we build that into the timing from the first call.

The UK death certificate, the coroner’s Out of England permission, a free from infection certificate and our declaration as funeral director, with an embalming certificate, an apostille and certified translations where the route asks for them. We obtain every document and handle every consular step. The order they come in is in sending someone home from the UK, the process.

Sometimes. Some life insurance policies, funeral plans and employer or travel policies include repatriation from the UK. We help you check what the policy includes and guide you through the claim, so you only pay for what it does not cover.

No. We deal with the registrar, the coroner and the consulate here, and with the funeral director at the other end. Your family can stay where they are, and we keep everyone informed in their own language where we can.

The death is registered here and the consulate is notified. We then work with the consulate, the carrier and the funeral director in the home country so that the documents are right and your loved one travels by road wherever the road is possible.

Yes. If the family chooses a cremation in the UK, we arrange it and return the ashes to the home country with the cremation and death certificates, and we handle what the airline and the receiving country ask for. It is simpler and costs less than a coffin.

Reading, if you need it

Three guides on how a repatriation runs, what it costs and what to do on the first day. Nothing here asks you to buy anything.

All 29 repatriation guides

Repatriation, step by step, in both directions

Repatriation step by step, to the UK and from it: who to tell first, what it costs and who pays, the documents, the coroner, road or air, and the arrival.
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How much does body repatriation cost from the UK

How much repatriation costs from the UK: the estimated bands by destination, what drives the figure, and what a written quote should itemise.
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What happens when a British citizen dies abroad

What happens when a British citizen dies abroad: four calls on day one, what the consulate can and cannot do, and deciding on coming home.
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From start to finish, Sebastian and his team took all the stress away.
Katerina Perona
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