Cremation and ashes transport
Cremation in and bringing ashes home
Guernsey Crematorium at Foulon Cemetery, St Peter Port. Cremation available on island. This page sets out what requires, and what to check before you decide.
Cremation in
What applies in
Guernsey Crematorium at Foulon Cemetery, St Peter Port. Cremation available on island.
Religious context: Predominantly Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist). No specific religious complexities in most cases.
Weighing cremation abroad against bringing your loved one home intact? How families decide between the two.
Who must release the body
HM Coroner of Guernsey; Guernsey Police; Greffe (civil registration office)
Documentation language
English; Guernésiais (Norman French)
Airline guidance
Carrying ashes on the flight home
Routing out of : Guernsey is a Crown dependency covering the island of Guernsey, plus the dependencies of Alderney, Sark, Herm and several smaller islets. Deaths on Alderney, Sark or Herm require transfer to Guernsey before air repatriation. Guernsey has its own legal system based on Norman customary law. HM Coroner of Guernsey handles non-natural deaths. Repatriation to mainland UK uses direct scheduled flights from GCI.
Departure airports: Guernsey Airport (GCI): direct scheduled services to London Gatwick (LGW), London City (LCY), Bristol (BRS), Manchester (MAN), Birmingham (BHX), Edinburgh (EDI) and Southampton (SOU). Flight time to London approximately 1h.
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We do not publish a figure, because it turns on the specifics of the case.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 HM Coroner of Guernsey; Guernsey Police; Greffe (civil registration office) has to release the case first
- Translation, since documentation is in English; Guernésiais (Norman French)
- Routing home. Guernsey is a Crown dependency covering the island of Guernsey, plus the dependencies of Alderney, Sark, Herm and several smaller islets. Deaths on Alderney, Sark or Herm require transfer to Guernsey before air repatriation. Guernsey has its own legal system based on Norman customary law. HM Coroner of Guernsey handles non-natural deaths. Repatriation to mainland UK uses direct scheduled flights from GCI.
- Whether you carry the ashes yourself or need them shipped
Contact us with the details and we will give you a figure for your case. Source: FCDO guidance and funeral industry data
Considering full repatriation instead?
Some families decide they want their loved one brought home intact. The full guide sets out that process.
Full repatriation guide forTalk to us about cremation in
We deal with HM Coroner of Guernsey; Guernsey Police; Greffe (civil registration office) and the local funeral directors directly. Tell us what has happened and we will take it from there.
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