Patient transfer Antalya: from hospital or hotel to a hospital abroad

What patient transfer from Antalya includes

Our patient transfers are door-to-door journeys, not local taxi-style ambulance rides. A typical transfer includes:

• Pickup in Antalya: from the hospital ward or, for stable patients, from the hotel, by ground ambulance or suitable vehicle as part of the coordinated journey.
• The flight: a seat with a medical escort, a stretcher on a scheduled flight, or an air ambulance for patients who need intensive care on board.
• Arrival: a ground ambulance at the destination and handover to the receiving hospital or home.

We do not offer local-only ambulance rides within Antalya. Every transfer we coordinate is part of a journey to another city or country.

Bed-to-bed transfer, step by step

1. Contact us by phone or WhatsApp with the patient's location, destination and condition.
2. Medical report: with your consent, we obtain an up-to-date report from the treating hospital.
3. Fitness to travel: the treating doctors and the doctor responsible for the transfer decide which way of travelling is safe.
4. Written quote: you receive a written quote before anything is booked.
5. Insurer approval: if there is insurance, we can work with your insurer's assistance team.
6. Transfer day: ground ambulance to the airport, the flight with medical care, ground ambulance at arrival.
7. Handover: the patient is handed over to the receiving hospital. See bed-to-bed transfer.

One coordinator manages the case from the first call to the handover.

Which option is right?

The doctors decide what is medically safe. Stable patients who can sit often travel on a scheduled flight with a doctor or nurse. Patients who need to lie flat may travel on a stretcher on a scheduled flight, if the airline approves; airlines usually ask for their own medical form (MEDIF). Patients who need intensive care on board travel by air ambulance. We arrange the whole transfer from start to finish.

Documents and insurance

Usually needed: passport, an up-to-date medical report (in English if possible), contact details of the treating doctor, the insurance policy and case number if there is one, and the receiving hospital or home address.

If the patient has travel insurance, contact the insurer's emergency line first and open a case: many insurers only cover a transfer they have approved in advance. We can work with your insurer's assistance team and send case reports to insurers and assistance companies. Without insurance, the transfer can be arranged on a self-pay basis, with a written quote before booking. For a full repatriation home, see repatriation from Antalya.

Who leads your case

Repatriation Antalya is led by Nevzat Bakir, one of Turkey's most experienced health-tourism professionals. His experience includes international patient operations at Rich Hospital Antalya, including work with foreign insurance and assistance processes, and work as an international patient and health tourism consultant at Consilia Health Network. He personally speaks Dutch, English, Turkish and German; Russian-speaking cases are handled by our team.

Why families and insurers contact us

• Available 24/7 by phone and WhatsApp
• Worldwide: transfers between any two countries, coordinated from our Antalya base
• We arrange everything from bed to bed, 24/7.
• One coordinator for each case, from first contact to handover
• Written quote before booking
• We can work with your insurer's assistance team and send case reports to insurers and assistance companies
• Direct contact in English, Dutch, German, Turkish and Russian

Frequently asked questions

Do you offer local ambulance rides within Antalya?

No. We coordinate patient transfers that are part of a journey to another city or country, including the ground ambulance at both ends. We do not offer local-only ambulance rides.

Can you collect a patient from a hotel in Antalya?

Yes, as part of a coordinated transfer for a stable patient, we can arrange the pickup from the hotel to the airport and on to the destination.

Does every patient transfer need an air ambulance?

No. Many stable patients travel on a scheduled flight with a medical escort or on a stretcher, if the airline approves. The doctors decide which option is safe.

How much does a patient transfer from Antalya cost?

There is no fixed price. The cost depends on the patient's condition, the type of transfer, the destination and the timing. You receive a written quote before anything is booked.

Do you work with insurance companies?

Yes. We can work with your insurer's assistance team and send case reports to insurers and assistance companies. Whether a transfer is covered is decided by the insurer.

Which languages do you speak?

Direct contact in English, Dutch, German, Turkish and Russian. Nevzat Bakir personally speaks Dutch, English, Turkish and German; Russian is handled by our team.