Air Ambulance, Medevac & Medical Repatriation from Greece and the UK
Urgent medical flights, medevac (medivac) and air ambulance services from Greece and the UK
Urgent Medevac & Medical Repatriation Services from Greece
SkyCare provides urgent medical evacuation from Greece to the UK, including private air ambulance, escorted medical flights, and international stretcher repatriation on commercial airlines. Our 24/7 service supports families, embassies, insurers, and private hospitals across Greece — including Athens, Thessaloniki, Crete, Santorini, and Corfu. This service is part of our wider European medical repatriation network.
Whether the patient is in Athens, Thessaloniki, Crete, Santorini, Corfu, or another major Greek hospital or resort, we can help. Our experienced UK-based repatriation team is available around the clock to assist travellers, embassy staff, and long-term residents in arranging safe, rapid medical evacuation from Greece to the UK — often within 24 to 48 hours.
With bilingual coordination and British clinical oversight, we handle every aspect — from intensive care air ambulance flights and emergency medevac operations to bed-to-bed transfers with qualified nurse or paramedic escorts. We also manage medical documentation, international flight clearances, and hospital coordination on both ends.
We work directly with private clinics, leading hospitals, embassies, and luxury resorts across Greece to safely collect and repatriate patients. All medical repatriation from Greece to the UK is fully tailored to the patient’s condition, location, and urgency.
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SkyCare provides rapid-response medical transport across Greece — including private air ambulances, ground ambulance transfers, and medical escorts on commercial flights. Whether the patient is in a public hospital, private clinic, or recovering at home, our bilingual team coordinates the entire journey from bedside to destination. We’re trusted by families, hospitals, and international insurers throughout Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Patras, and Chania.
Private Air Ambulance from Greece
SkyCare arranges urgent air ambulance repatriation from Greece to the UK and other parts of Europe. Whether the patient is in a public hospital, a private clinic, or recovering at home, our ICU-equipped aircraft and expert medical crews deliver safe, bedside-to-bedside care.
We operate quickly from major Greek hubs and support key locations including Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Patras, and Chania.
Our English and Greek-speaking teams manage every step — from medical clearances and airfield coordination to hospital handovers — ensuring a smooth, medically safe return home.
Private Medical Escort from Greece
For stable patients in Greece who are medically fit to fly, our commercial medical escort service is a safe, dignified, and cost-effective alternative to air ambulance transport. A SkyCare nurse, paramedic, or doctor accompanies the patient from bedside to bedside, ensuring continuous medical supervision throughout the journey.
We coordinate departures from all major Greek airports, including Athens, Thessaloniki, and Heraklion, and liaise with airlines and hospitals. This service is ideal for medical repatriation to the UK or other European destinations.
How to Arrange a Medevac or Air Ambulance to or from Greece and the UK
- Request a Personalised Quote: Use our secure online form to receive a tailored quote based on your location in Greece, the patient’s condition, and level of urgency.
- Confirm Medical Details & Booking: Approve the quote, submit medical documentation, and complete payment to confirm your medical repatriation from Greece.
- Full Journey Coordination: We manage everything — from ground ambulance pickup in Greece to the air ambulance flight and arrival handover in the UK.
- Safe Repatriation to the UK: The patient is escorted by our expert medical team with continuous in-flight care, right through to hospital admission or home transfer.
Why Choose SkyCare for Air Ambulance and Medical Repatriation to or from Greece?
- 24/7 Rapid Response: Immediate medical repatriation from Greece to the UK, including same-day departures when available.
- Dedicated Air Ambulance Fleet: ICU-equipped aircraft ready for emergency evacuations, intensive care transfers, and planned medical flights.
- Expert Medical Team: Each flight is staffed by experienced doctors, critical care nurses, or paramedics trained in international medical transport.
- Bed-to-Bed Coordination: We handle everything — from public hospitals, private clinics, or home pickup across Greece to arrival at your chosen UK hospital or address.
- Trusted by Families & Insurers: SkyCare is relied on by private families, assistance companies, insurers, NHS trusts, and international hospitals for safe and professional repatriation.
Frequently Asked Questions – Air Ambulance Greece
SkyCare can typically arrange air ambulance repatriation from Greece within 24 to 48 hours, depending on the patient’s condition, medical clearance, and aircraft availability. Flight times to the UK average around 3 to 4 hours, and most missions can be completed within the same day or overnight once confirmed.
We support patients across Greece — including private families, long-term residents, high-net-worth individuals, and embassy personnel receiving care in hospitals, resorts, or private villas. Our most common air ambulance departure locations include:
- Athens – the capital city and main medical hub, with leading private hospitals and embassies
- Thessaloniki – northern Greece’s cultural and medical centre with international hospital facilities
- Crete – popular holiday island with regional medical centres and private clinics
- Rhodes – major tourist destination with frequent medical evacuation requests
- Athens International Airport (ATH) – the primary launch site for air ambulance flights from Greece
Wherever your loved one is located in Greece, our air ambulance team will organise a safe, dignified return to the UK or another European destination.
If your loved one is hospitalised abroad without nearby family support, bringing them home once they are medically stable is often the best option. This is especially important after accidents, illness, or trauma, when recovery and care are better managed closer to home.
Once the patient has completed treatment and is considered stable, repatriation can usually proceed. To understand what makes someone fit to fly, see our quick guide.
If the patient is insured, families should contact the insurer first. However, many choose to self-fund medical repatriation to avoid delays. In these cases, SkyCare can often arrange a dedicated air ambulance from Greece within 24 hours.
Commercial medical escort and stretcher flights are also available but may take longer to arrange due to airline logistics and medical clearance.
What Factors Influence the Cost?
The cost of an air ambulance from Greece to the UK depends on several key factors — including the patient’s condition, departure location, level of in-flight medical care, and aircraft availability.
As a guide, prices for a dedicated air ambulance to London typically start from around £25,000. This base estimate may increase if intensive care medical staff or specialist equipment are required, as each mission is quoted individually based on clinical needs.
We usually operate from Athens International Airport (ATH), Greece’s busiest international airport. Stretcher and commercial medical escort options are also available with selected airlines, though these require additional time for airline medical clearance and route planning.
To receive a personalised quote, contact our team or request a quote online.
Yes — our UK-based clinical team works directly with leading London private hospitals and NHS facilities to match each case to the right consultant and care pathway. We can arrange admission, liaise with your receiving medical team, and ensure continuity of treatment from departure to arrival.
Your journey is clinically overseen at every stage. We handle all arrangements for a complete bed-to-bed medical transfer from abroad to the UK.
An air ambulance is a dedicated aircraft with full ICU capability, ideal for patients needing intensive care. A medical escort travels with the patient on a commercial flight, suitable for those who are medically stable but still require supervision. SkyCare offers both options from Greece.
Fast, discreet, medically supervised air transfers to and from Greece, trusted by families, private hospitals, and insurers across the region.
Need Immediate Air Ambulance or Medical Repatriation to or from Greece?
SkyCare provides private air ambulance, medical escort, and ground ambulance services from Greece to the UK, available 24/7. Whether you’re supporting a loved one, managing a case for a client, or urgently need expert guidance — our experienced medical team is here to help.
We offer full bed-to-bed medical repatriation — from ICU air ambulance transfers for patients requiring clinical monitoring, to escorted commercial flights for stable travellers, and long-distance ground ambulance services across Greece and neighbouring countries.
We regularly assist British nationals injured or unwell while visiting Greek islands, resorts, or cities, including those recovering from accidents, surgery, or medical emergencies during holidays. Our bilingual team works closely with hospitals and clinics in Athens, Crete, Rhodes, Corfu, and Thessaloniki.
Call us now on +44 (0)203 150 3999 or request a confidential quote online.
We respond within minutes — managing every detail with clarity, compassion, and clinical precision.
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Commercial Medical Escort from London to Bulgaria
I couldn’t praise Craig and the team more! Craig was a literal life-saver and helped me so much during one of the toughest times in my life. He organised everything in less than 24 hours. If you ever need medical repatriation, SkyCare are the one and only choice you should be considering.
Following a very poor and frustrating experience with a medical insurance company who seemed focussed only on delaying matters we contacted SkyCare to organise medical repatriation for a family member we needed to get back to the UK. From start to finish we felt SkyCare offered the highest level of service obviously wanting the best medically for our relative but also professionally and speedily dealing with the necessary administration and formalities when coming from Iceland to the UK…
“The team at SkyCare could not have done more in supporting me getting my partner home. The transfer care was second to none and the support leading up to the transfer was excellent. David (complete with his broken leg) arrived back to a bed in an NHS hospital arranged by SkyCare. There really are not enough superlatives to describe the difference Craig, Ben, Ross etc all made. Thank you.”
“SkyCare have truly been lifesavers for us and our daughter who was taken ill overseas. They not only arranged the escorted flight home for our daughter but undertook all the hard graft of locating and liaising with the relevant UK hospital to get our daughter admitted directly on arrival in the UK. First Class Service!”
I’m so grateful to Craig and the team at SkyCare for guiding us through a difficult period. The team were always responsive and went above and beyond to assist our specific circumstances and challenges, to find a solution that was a safe and practical for us. They were personal and professional and treated us with sensitivity and compassion. I would 100% recommend them to everyone.
Commercial Medical Escort from Funchal to London
At a very desperate time, I was fortunate enough to find SkyCare and their wonderful team. My mother had a stroke overseas. The insurance team let us down badly so I looked at finding independent services to repatriate her back to the UK. SkyCare were able to provide a detailed and transparent price breakdown within 2 hrs . They provided a new quote within 30 min when we had to adjust an element of the repatriation. My insurance service would not provide a detailed quote…
Road Ambulance from Worthing to London
A highly professional service, performed so efficiently at a moments notice, with kindness and even a little humour at such a difficult time for us. Highly recommend.
Craig and Ben were absolutely brilliant! The process was flawless and after the chaos of the incident that happened to my mum, Craig was fantastic in organizing everything so I didn’t need to worry! It went seamlessly and everyone was so kind! Best money spent to get my mum home for emergency surgery!! Hi Craig my name is Frank father of Louise (patient) & grandad of Liberty. Your company is exceptional, professional, with a wonderful caring attitude. Thank you so much for looking after my daughter. I recommend your company highly.
Superb service, from first contact to a positive result of repatriating my husband to a UK hospital, the support and care was fantastic. My husband Jim had a stroke at our house in Greece, after emergency treatment he was placed on a ward, which was awful. He had lost his speech and all movement on his right hand side. It is up to relatives to look after the patient in hospital, they only provide medical care. I was so stressed, trying to care for him…
Medical Repatriation Advice and Support
I recently spoke to Craig from SkyCare when my mum was seriously injured overseas and it looked like a medical repatriation was needed. His advice and communication was superb, helping me to navigate a market which appears to be full of brokers with misleading prices and shocking reviews. Fortunately, my mum was deemed stable enough to fly home commercially, and yet Craig still continued to provide advice even though…
Air Ambulance from Spain to London
SkyCare were beyond brilliant with us bringing my Dad back home to Wales by Air Ambulance after he suffered a major stroke in Tenerife. We were really impressed with the whole team’s professionalism and expertise from the first moment we contacted them to the day of the repatriation and even managing to reserve Dad a bed in the Stroke unit in Wrexham Hospital to avoid the delay and trauma of A&E after a very long day travelling…
Airport-to-Hospital Medical Transfer in London
Straightforward and genuine. Craig helped us get our mum safely from the airport to the hospital. Highly recommended.
Commercial Medical Escort from Boston, MA to London
SkyCare made a complex overseas transfer from Boston to London feel effortless. Craig and Sarah were outstanding — calm, professional, and always in touch. They handled everything, from visas to flight logistics, with genuine care and attention. The costs were very reasonable, but it was their empathy and support for both patient and family that made all the difference. I can’t recommend them enough.
Vietnam to London — Medical Repatriation by SkyCare.
Fantastic professional company. We couldn’t have done this without them. My friend suffered a stroke and was paralysed on the right side. Due to a technicality, his insurance wouldn’t cover repatriation, so we had to go private. If anyone is ever in the same position, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend SkyCare. They made a stressful situation feel manageable, and I’m so grateful for their calm, capable support throughout.
France to UK — Ski Injury Repatriation by SkyCare.
Fantastic service. I was repatriated from France after a skiing accident with multiple injuries. We contacted Craig at 4am and by 10pm I was home — ground ambulance, air ambulance, and ground ambulance again. Everything went smoothly with incredible medical care and kindness. After two miserable weeks in hospital, I finally felt safe and supported. I cannot thank SkyCare enough and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.
Vietnam to London — Stroke Repatriation by SkyCare.
Amazing team of people. My brother had a stroke in Vietnam and the insurance company were useless. SkyCare guided me through the process, sorted everything out, and got him safely home. The whole team were fantastic, but special thanks to the medical crew — Adam and Sarah — who flew out and did an incredible job. I can’t recommend SkyCare enough for their calm, professional help in such a difficult time.
UK to Malaysia — Long-Haul Medical Repatriation by SkyCare.
If you’re in the UK looking for a repatriation company, I couldn’t recommend SkyCare enough. They arranged medical transport for my dad from London to Kuala Lumpur — a 12-hour flight. From my first message, they responded quickly and handled all documents and approvals efficiently. Huge thanks to Craig for making everything smooth and to Nurse Nav for caring for my dad the whole way home.
Spain to UK — Stroke Repatriation by SkyCare.
SkyCare were brilliant with us, helping to bring my dad home to England after he suffered a stroke in Spain. From the moment we reached out to the day of the repatriation itself, the entire team showed professionalism, compassion, and expertise. We felt fully supported and reassured throughout the process. Thank you to everyone involved — I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend SkyCare to anyone in a similar situation.
Las Palmas to UK — Air Ambulance Repatriation by SkyCare.
Thank you to Craig and Ben for organising our return home from Las Palmas. My dad was extremely anxious about the process, but everything ran so smoothly at every stage. Mum is now safe in Maidstone Hospital, and she’s just happy to be somewhere she can easily communicate. The whole experience was calm, compassionate, and professional — we really appreciate everything SkyCare did to make it seamless.
— Pete McNair (via email)
France to UK — COVID-Era Medical Repatriation by SkyCare.
From first contact to the final update confirming safe arrival, SkyCare’s care and coordination were second to none. They handled all COVID testing, documents, and border requirements with professionalism and warmth. Repatriating two elderly parents during a pandemic was daunting, but they made the process seamless — even providing journey tracking door to door. Their genuine care and clear communication reassured us at every stage. I highly recommend SkyCare for compassionate international patient transfers.
Cannot thank the team at BM Ambulance enough for getting my Dad home from Spain. Craig/Sarah/James/Emma & Danny were all absolutely amazing. It was a huge 24 hour journey and they made Mum & Dad feel comfortable and safe the entire way. I don’t think my Dad would have made it without your help. He’s still not in the best of health but at least we have him home. We definitely could not have done this without you. Thank you all involved. Amazing people offering a fantastic service. x
I would have given more than 5 stars if I could have. A big thank you to Craig, Sarah and John for the safe delivery of our much loved mum, mother in law, Nan and great grandmother from Spain after suffering a stroke.
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