Ashes transport guide
Bringing ashes home from Guam
You have ashes in Guam and need to bring them home. This page covers what Guam requires before they can leave.
Quick reference
What does Guam require before ashes can leave?
Cremation available in Guam.
Routing from Guam: No direct UK flights. Routing via Tokyo Narita (NRT) or Tokyo Haneda (HND) on United Airlines or Japan Airlines, then UK connections from Tokyo. Also via Honolulu (HNL). Very long-haul transit: allow 24+ hours routing time.
Departure airports: Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM)
Documentation language: English; Chamorro
Authority that must release the case: Guam Medical Examiner; Guam Vital Statistics; US federal and Guam territorial law applies
The rules that apply on any route, and what you may do with ashes once home, are covered in bringing ashes into the UK.
What are the airline rules for carrying ashes?
If you are connecting through a third country on this routing, that country's rules apply to the transit as well, and should be checked separately.
What does Guam require to export ashes?
Cremation availability
Cremation may be restricted or unavailable in Guam due to religious or legal reasons. If you are dealing with ashes from a previous cremation held elsewhere, the export rules may differ. Contact us for guidance specific to your situation.
What affects the cost?
Carrying ashes home yourself is the least expensive way to bring someone back from Guam, and for many families it costs little more than the return flight they are already taking. We do not publish a figure, because what you pay depends on the case.
| What changes the cost | Why |
|---|---|
| Whether the cremation has already taken place | Arranging it locally adds funeral director and crematorium involvement |
| Where the death happened | Distance to the nearest crematorium changes local transfer |
| Carrying versus shipping | Hand luggage costs nothing extra; a specialist courier is a separate arrangement |
| Documentation Guam requires | Export permits and translation, where they apply |
Send us the details of your situation and we will give you a figure, with no obligation.
Full repatriation guide
Complete guide: repatriation from Guam
Official support
British Embassy in Guam: contacts and what consular staff can do
Need guidance?
We can help with ashes transport
We deal with Guam Medical Examiner; Guam Vital Statistics; US federal and Guam territorial law applies and the local crematorium directly.
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Sources: FCDO: death abroad · FCDO travel advice · Repatriation from Guam
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Bringing ashes home from Guam
Tell us where the ashes are now and where home is. We will explain what is needed and send you a quote. We send ashes home to the UK, Ireland or any other country.