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IVF cost in the UK vs going abroad
Prices checked 26 October 2026 (Taipei time)
Short answer
Paying privately in the UK costs about £3,800 at the providers we checked. Published prices abroad start at £1,230 in Japan, before flights and a hotel.
- Pay at home
- about £3,800
- Abroad, before travel
- about £1,230 to £7,760 in 4 countries
- Time abroad
- About 2 to 3 weeks for a fresh cycle if you start the injections at the clinic; less if the clinic lets you start them at home and come for the last scans, egg collection and transfer
NHS waiting figures here are for England, from NHS England's monthly statistics (diagnostic waits, referral to treatment). Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland publish their own.
Paying privately in the UK
| Provider | Published price | What the price is for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CREATE FertilityUK (16 CREATE clinics) | From £3,795about €4,530 · C$7,100 · $5,070 | IVF cycleDoctor-led IVF with tailored stimulation and full clinical monitoring. Medicines not stated as included (“What may affect the cost? Medication type and dosage …”). Some clinics show from £3,995. Initial scan and consultation from £175 extra; ICSI from £1,395 extra. | CREATE Fertility (UK)read 26 October 2026 |
Prices are copied as published, in the provider's currency. Conversions use the European Central Bank reference rates of 23 October 2026 and are rounded. A provider can change a price at any time: ask for a written quote.
Published prices abroad, in GBP
Converted at the European Central Bank rate and rounded; before flights, hotel and time off work.
| Country | Price range | Difference vs lowest home price |
|---|---|---|
| IVF in Japan | about £1,230 | £2,560 less |
| IVF in Poland | about £1,670 to £2,960 | £2,120 less |
| IVF in Turkey | about £2,510 | £1,280 less |
| IVF in Thailand | about £3,330 to £7,760 | £470 less |
Add your flight and hotel
Add a return flight and 14 nights to see whether the trip still costs less than paying in the UK.
When not to travel
- Anyone the destination’s law excludes. Thailand, for example, limits IVF to legally married couples, according to a Bangkok clinic.
- People who have not had fertility tests at home: a clinic abroad will usually ask for them first.
Next steps
IVF from the UK: questions
How much does a private IVF cycle cost in the UK?
about £3,800 at the providers we checked: CREATE Fertility.
Where abroad is a IVF cycle cheapest from the UK?
Before travel: Japan about £1,230, Poland about £1,670 to £2,960 and Turkey about £2,510. Add a return flight and 14 nights' hotel to compare the whole trip.
Do I need a referral for a IVF cycle abroad?
Clinics differ, but a referral or a letter from your own doctor makes the result far more useful: it says what question the IVF cycle should answer, and it means someone at home will act on it.
Sources
- IVF & fertility treatment costs: our prices. CREATE Fertility (UK). Read 26 October 2026.
- Monthly Diagnostic Waiting Times and Activity, August 2026. NHS England, 8 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.
- Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times statistical press notice, August 2026. NHS England, 8 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.
- Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.