Door-to-door stretcher transport between Romania 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 route crosses into Bulgaria at Hamzabeyli, continues via Yambol and Ruse and enters Romania over the Ruse–Giurgiu Danube bridge. Bucharest is about 70 km further on.
Documents
English medical documents are usually sufficient for Romanian facilities.
See International Patient Transport for how the journey works.
Route
- Istanbul
- Edirne
- Hamzabeyli
- Yambol
- Ruse
- Giurgiu
- Bucharest
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
- 9 h 5 min
- Distance
- ≈ 640 km
Estimate based on road data; excludes breaks, traffic and border waiting times.
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