Door-to-door stretcher transport between Switzerland 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, Zagreb, Ljubljana and Salzburg to Munich and from there via Bregenz and St. Gallen to Zurich. As Switzerland is outside the EU, there is a customs check at the border, so papers for medical devices are prepared in advance.
Documents
German, French or Italian is used depending on the canton. We agree the language of correspondence with the facility during planning.
See International Patient Transport for how the journey works.
Route
- Istanbul
- Kapıkule
- Sofia
- Belgrade
- Zagreb
- Ljubljana
- Salzburg
- Munich
- Bregenz
- St. Gallen
- Zurich
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
- 19 h 30 min
- Distance
- ≈ 1.890 km
Estimate based on road data; excludes breaks, traffic and border waiting times.
Distance data: © OpenStreetMap contributors