Cremation and ashes transport

Cremation in and bringing ashes home

Jersey Crematorium at Mont à l'Abbé, St Helier. Cremation available on island. This page sets out what requires, and what to check before you decide.

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Cremation in

What applies in

Jersey Crematorium at Mont à l'Abbé, St Helier. Cremation available on island.

Religious context: Predominantly Christian. No specific religious complexities in most cases. Jersey has a notable Portuguese community (Roman Catholic).

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

Who must release the body

Jersey Coroner; States of Jersey Police; Jersey Registry (deaths registration)

Documentation language

English; Jèrriais (Norman French)

Airline guidance

Carrying ashes on the flight home

Routing out of : Jersey is a Crown dependency of the British Crown, separate from the UK. It has its own legal system based on Norman customary law, distinct courts, and death registration procedures. Repatriation to mainland UK uses direct scheduled flights from Jersey Airport (JER) to multiple UK airports. The Jersey Coroner must authorise release of the body in non-natural deaths before repatriation proceeds.

Departure airports: Jersey Airport (JER): direct scheduled services to London Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW), City (LCY), Stansted (STN), Bristol (BRS), Manchester (MAN), Edinburgh (EDI), Birmingham (BHX) and Exeter (EXT). Flight time to London approximately 1h.

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We do not publish a figure, because it turns on the specifics of the case.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 Jersey Coroner; States of Jersey Police; Jersey Registry (deaths registration) has to release the case first
Translation, since documentation is in English; Jèrriais (Norman French)
Routing home. Jersey is a Crown dependency of the British Crown, separate from the UK. It has its own legal system based on Norman customary law, distinct courts, and death registration procedures. Repatriation to mainland UK uses direct scheduled flights from Jersey Airport (JER) to multiple UK airports. The Jersey Coroner must authorise release of the body in non-natural deaths before repatriation proceeds.
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 Jersey Coroner; States of Jersey Police; Jersey Registry (deaths registration) and the local funeral directors directly. Tell us what has happened and we will take it from there.