Door-to-door stretcher transport between Italy and Turkey, with medical staff beside the patient throughout.

Highlights
- Door-to-door stretcher transport
- Medical staff present throughout the journey
- The standard road route
Route and border crossing
The standard route runs through Belgrade and Zagreb to Slovenia, enters northern Italy via Trieste and continues through Venice and Verona to Milan. For Rome or further south the journey continues inside Italy, with breaks and overnight stops fixed in advance.
Documents
Italian facilities may expect documents in Italian; an English summary should be prepared in any case.
See International Patient Transport for how the journey works.
Route
- Istanbul
- Kapıkule
- Sofia
- Belgrade
- Zagreb
- Ljubljana
- Trieste
- Venice
- Verona
- Milan
Required documents
- Valid passport for patient and companion
- Current medical report or discharge summary
- Doctor’s fitness-to-travel statement
- Medication list
- Acceptance letter from the receiving facility
See the distance and time
Enter where the journey starts and ends to see the approximate road distance and travel time.
- Estimated travel time
- 15 h 15 min
- Distance
- ≈ 1.480 km
Estimate based on road data; excludes breaks, traffic and border waiting times.
Distance data: © OpenStreetMap contributors