Cremation and ashes transport

Cremation in Paraguay and bringing ashes home

Cremation services are available in Asunción. If UK cremation is preferred, full repatriation is required. Ashes can also be repatriated; see the bringing ashes home guidance for Paraguay. This page sets out what Paraguay requires, and what to check before you decide.

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Cremation in Paraguay

Can you cremate someone in Paraguay?

Cremation services are available in Asunción. If UK cremation is preferred, full repatriation is required. Ashes can also be repatriated; see the bringing ashes home guidance for Paraguay.

Religious context: Predominantly Catholic (c.89%). 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

Dirección General del Registro Civil del Estado Civil de las Personas, Ministerio del Interior

Documentation language

Spanish; Guaraní

Airline guidance

Can you carry ashes on the flight home?

Routing out of Paraguay: Repatriations route via Buenos Aires (Aerolíneas Argentinas or LATAM), São Paulo (LATAM/GOL), or via Miami. Buenos Aires Ezeiza is the most common connection point for UK routing.

Departure airports: Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), Asunción

Airline rules that apply on any route.

What affects the cost from Paraguay

We do not publish a figure, because it turns on the specifics of the case.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

Distance from where the death happened to the nearest crematorium
Whether Dirección General del Registro Civil del Estado Civil de las Personas, Ministerio del Interior has to release the case first
Translation, since documentation is in Spanish; Guaraní
Routing home. Repatriations route via Buenos Aires (Aerolíneas Argentinas or LATAM), São Paulo (LATAM/GOL), or via Miami. Buenos Aires Ezeiza is the most common connection point for UK routing.
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 Paraguay guide sets out that process.

Full repatriation guide for Paraguay

First steps guide

What to do if someone dies in Paraguay

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

Sources: FCDO: death abroad · FCDO travel advice · Repatriation from Paraguay

Talk to us about cremation in Paraguay

We deal with Dirección General del Registro Civil del Estado Civil de las Personas, Ministerio del Interior and the local funeral directors directly. Tell us what has happened and we will take it from there.