Cremation and ashes transport

Cremation in and bringing ashes home

Cremation facilities are not available in Equatorial Guinea. Remains must be repatriated to the UK for cremation. This page sets out what requires, and what to check before you decide.

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Cremation in

What applies in

Cremation facilities are not available in Equatorial Guinea. Remains must be repatriated to the UK for cremation.

Religious context: Predominantly Catholic (c.88%), with a small Protestant minority. No significant Islamic burial timeline pressure.

Weighing cremation abroad against bringing your loved one home intact? How families decide between the two.

Who must release the body

Registro Civil, Ministerio del Interior y Corporaciones Locales

Documentation language

Spanish; French; Portuguese

Airline guidance

Carrying ashes on the flight home

Routing out of : Malabo (Bioko Island) is the main international gateway. Air France operates Malabo to Paris CDG. Ethiopian Airlines serves Malabo via Addis Ababa. The mainland Río Muni region uses Malabo as the hub airport after internal transfer.

Departure airports: Malabo Airport (SSG), Bioko Island; Mongomo Airport (GEM), mainland

Airline rules that apply on any route.

What affects the cost from

We do not publish a figure, because it turns on the specifics of the case. For the things that move it are:

Distance from where the death happened to the nearest crematorium
Whether Registro Civil, Ministerio del Interior y Corporaciones Locales has to release the case first
Translation, since documentation is in Spanish; French; Portuguese
Routing home. Malabo (Bioko Island) is the main international gateway. Air France operates Malabo to Paris CDG. Ethiopian Airlines serves Malabo via Addis Ababa. The mainland Río Muni region uses Malabo as the hub airport after internal transfer.
Whether you carry the ashes yourself or need them shipped

Considering full repatriation instead?

Some families decide they want their loved one brought home intact. The full guide sets out that process.

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First steps guide

What to do if someone dies in

The step-by-step first response guide covers the first 24 hours in .

Talk to us about cremation in

We deal with Registro Civil, Ministerio del Interior y Corporaciones Locales and the local funeral directors directly. Tell us what has happened and we will take it from there.