The Italian community is one of the oldest and most rooted in Britain — generations deep in London, Bedford, Manchester and Glasgow, yet with the family plot still at home, in the paese. When the time comes to take someone back, the journey deserves the same seriousness the family has always shown. That is what we provide: one team, one fixed price, one dignified journey from any UK city to any commune in Italy.
What we take care of
- Collection anywhere in the UK, day or night, from hospitals, hospices, coroners' facilities and funeral homes.
- The UK paperwork — registration, the coroner's permission for the body to leave the country, embalming and freedom-from-infection certificates, the international mortuary passport.
- The Italian requirements — the documents the comune and the receiving impresa funebre need so the funeral can be scheduled without delays.
- Regulation coffin certified for international transport, included in the price.
- Door-to-door transport in our own certified fleet, with confirmations at departure, at the border and at arrival.
The road home, without middlemen
Italy is a natural road destination from the UK — through the Channel, across France, over the Alps and down the peninsula. Because the fleet is ours, the price is one figure for the whole journey: no air-freight fees, no separate airport transport at each end, no subcontractor margins. When a family prefers air to Rome or Milan, we arrange it and set out both options honestly.
Coordinated with the funeral at home
We work directly with the receiving funeral home, align the arrival with the ceremony, and keep one named contact available to your family throughout. If you are comparing options, start with what repatriation costs or read how the process works — and when you are ready, one call settles everything.
Frequently asked questions
How much does repatriation from the UK to Italy cost?
The figure depends on the collection city in the UK and the destination region, and it is given to you as a fixed, final quote on the first call — documents, regulation coffin and door-to-door transport included. By road with our own fleet, the cost usually comes in well below air freight.
Do you deliver to southern Italy and the islands?
We deliver door to door across the whole mainland, from Lombardy and Veneto to Calabria and Puglia. For Sicily and Sardinia the ferry crossing is arranged by us as part of the same journey and the same fixed quote.
How long does transport from the UK to Italy take?
Once UK documents are released and the journey begins, delivery is typically completed within one to three days, depending on the region — the north sooner, the deep south a little later. The arrival window is confirmed before departure.