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IVF cost in Ireland vs going abroad
Prices checked 26 October 2026 (Taipei time)
Short answer
Paying privately in Ireland costs about €5,300 at the providers we checked. Published prices abroad start at €1,470 in Japan, before flights and a hotel.
- Pay at home
- about €5,300
- Abroad, before travel
- about €1,470 to €9,270 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
Irish waiting lists come from the National Treatment Purchase Fund's open data (NTPF). The HSE runs two schemes that can pay towards treatment in the EU; see Will the HSE pay for treatment abroad?
Paying privately in Ireland
| Provider | Published price | What the price is for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReproMedDublin and Galway | From €5,300about £4,440 · C$8,300 · $5,930 | IVF (in vitro fertilisation)Nurse consultation, cycle scans, hormone monitoring, egg retrieval, theatre fees, blastocyst culture, initial fresh embryo transfer, pregnancy blood test, up to 2 review consultations, Zymot sperm selection. Excludes viral screening, medication, embryo freezing and storage, time-lapse, Embryo Glue and the early pregnancy scan. ICSI €5,700. VHI members pay less (€4,300 / €3,300). | ReproMed (Dublin and Galway)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 EUR
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 €1,470 | €3,830 less |
| IVF in Poland | about €2,000 to €3,530 | €3,300 less |
| IVF in Turkey | about €3,000 | €2,300 less |
| IVF in Thailand | about €3,970 to €9,270 | €1,330 less |
Add your flight and hotel
Add a return flight and 14 nights to see whether the trip still costs less than paying in Ireland.
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 Ireland: questions
How much does a private IVF cycle cost in Ireland?
about €5,300 at the providers we checked: ReproMed.
Where abroad is a IVF cycle cheapest from Ireland?
Before travel: Japan about €1,470, Poland about €2,000 to €3,530 and Turkey about €3,000. 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
- Treatment costs. ReproMed (Dublin and Galway). Read 26 October 2026.
- NTPF publishes September 2026 national public hospital waiting list data. National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.
- Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.