IVF · Poland
IVF in Poland: what it costs and how it compares with waiting at home
Prices checked 26 October 2026 (Taipei time)
Short answer
We found 2 published prices for an IVF cycle in Poland, from 8,770 PLN to 15,520 PLN, or about £1,670 to £2,960 before flights and a hotel. Paying privately in the UK costs about £3,800 at the providers we checked.
- Published price
- 8,770 PLN to 15,520 PLNabout £1,670 to £2,960 · about €2,000 to €3,530 · about C$3,130 to C$5,530 · about $2,230 to $3,950
- Price is for
- one IVF or ICSI cycle with your own eggs: monitoring, egg collection, lab work and one fresh embryo transfer. Medicines count as included only where the clinic says so
- Where
- Warsaw and Mysłowice (Katowice area)
- Providers
- 2 (nOvum and Novomedica)
- Time there
- 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 England wait
- No NHS figure for this
Published IVF cycle prices in Poland
Every row is a price the provider publishes itself, read on the date shown. We copy what the price includes and what it leaves out; where the provider does not say, the row says “not stated”. We do not use prices from brokers or medical-travel agencies.
| Provider | Published price | What the price is for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nOvumWarsaw | 15,520 PLNabout £2,960 · €3,530 · C$5,530 · $3,950 | IVF (ICSI 18,300)Ovarian stimulation with monitoring, egg collection under general anaesthesia, IVF fertilisation, embryo culture and transfer. Whether medicines and the anaesthesia fee (1,180 PLN on the same list) are included is not stated. The site says it is not a commercial offer. Prices valid from 19 March 2026. | nOvum (Warsaw)read 26 October 2026 |
| NovomedicaMysłowice (Katowice area) | 8,770 PLNabout £1,670 · €2,000 · C$3,130 · $2,230 | Egg collection with anaesthesia (4,030) plus embryology with ICSI (3,700) plus embryo transfer (1,040), our sum of three linesMonitoring of the stimulated cycle 330 PLN per visit and medicines are not in the sum. A “full IVF package” at 11,000 PLN lists IMSI, oocyte visualisation, hatching and Embryo Glue; its full contents are not spelled out. | Centrum Leczenia Niepłodności Novomedica (Mysłowice)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.
Poznań's MSWiA hospital is a public hospital that also sells services to paying patients; its list is dated 1 January 2026. Private clinics in Warsaw publish similar or higher prices. Polish eye clinics charge a separate qualification visit before cataract surgery.
Compared with waiting or paying at home
The official waiting figure and the self-pay price in each home country, next to the Poland price converted to that currency. The Poland figure does not include flights, a hotel or time off work.
| Where you live | Official wait | Pay at home | Here, converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | No official figure found | £3,800 | £1,670 to £2,960before flights and hotel |
| Canada | No official figure found | C$9,000 to C$13,500 | C$3,130 to C$5,530before flights and hotel |
| Ireland | No official figure found | €5,300 | €2,000 to €3,530before flights and hotel |
| US | No national figure | $7,990 to $12,8902021 hospital data or a dental school | $2,230 to $3,950before flights and hotel |
Waits are the latest official statistics; each country measures them differently, so read the label. Home prices are published self-pay prices; for the US they are 2021 hospital medians or a dental school's estimate.
Add your flight and hotel
Put in your own flight and hotel to see the total for Poland next to your wait and your price at home.
How it works for a visitor
- Ask for a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for the IVF cycle and ask for an itemised price, the date, and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
- Before you goCheck what your home health service funds first. NICE in England recommends up to three cycles under 40, but local health boards decide, and the HSE in Ireland funds one round for eligible couples.
- Before you goAsk the clinic for a written plan with dates, medicines and every fee, and agree how embryos are stored if you do not use them all.
- LanguagePolish; private clinics in big cities often have English-speaking staff, public hospitals less often.
- Entry rulesCheck the official advice for your passport before booking: UK citizens (FCDO entry requirements), Canadian citizens (travel.gc.ca), US citizens (State Department, choose the country), Irish citizens (DFA travel advice, choose the country).
- After you returnTell your GP if you are pregnant after treatment abroad, with the clinic’s report on the transfer.
- After you returnSevere tummy pain, swelling or breathlessness after egg collection can be a reaction to the hormones and needs urgent care.
Can your public system pay for it?
From England (NHS): the S2 route can fund planned treatment in an EU country, but only state healthcare with a public provider, never private treatment, and only with approval before you go. NHS England must also confirm it cannot treat you in a medically acceptable time. The private clinics on this page do not qualify. NHS: the S2 funding route.
From Ireland (HSE): Poland is one of the EU countries listed for the Cross Border Directive scheme. You pay the provider yourself and then claim back the smaller of what you paid and what the same care would cost in the Irish public system; travel and hotels are not covered, and you need a referral from a GP or a consultant you saw as a public patient. HSE: Cross Border Directive, how much you can claim.
When not to travel for an IVF cycle
- 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.
How to compare IVF cycle quotes
In IVF, hormone injections stimulate the ovaries, the eggs are collected in a short procedure, fertilised in the laboratory, and an embryo is transferred to the womb a few days later. ICSI injects a single sperm into each egg. Clinic prices often leave out the medicines, which can cost as much as the cycle, and extras such as freezing embryos. Rules on who may have IVF differ by country.
- Check whether the medicines are in the price. Many clinics quote them separately because doses differ.
- Ask whether ICSI, embryo freezing, storage and a frozen transfer are included or extra.
- Ask how many monitoring scans you need at the clinic, and whether some can be done at home.
- Ask for the clinic’s own success figures for your age group, and how they are counted.
Providers on this page
We list providers because they publish a price, not because we recommend them. No clinic pays to be listed, and we have not visited any of them.
- nOvum, Warsaw: 15,520 PLN
- Novomedica, Mysłowice (Katowice area): 8,770 PLN
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IVF in Poland: questions
How much does an IVF cycle cost in Poland?
The published prices we found range from 8,770 PLN to 15,520 PLN, about £1,670 to £2,960 or $2,230 to $3,950. They come from nOvum and Novomedica. Each covers something slightly different, so read what is included before comparing.
Is an IVF cycle in Poland cheaper than paying privately in the UK?
Before travel, the prices here work out at about £1,670 to £2,960, against about £3,800 at the UK providers we checked. Add a return flight and 14 nights in a hotel before deciding; the calculator on the home page does the sum.
Will the NHS or HSE pay for an IVF cycle in Poland?
The NHS S2 route pays only for state treatment at a public provider in the EU, with approval before you travel, not for private clinics. From Ireland, the HSE Cross Border Directive scheme lets you claim back up to what the same care costs in the Irish public system, after you have paid.
How many days should I plan in Poland?
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. That is our planning estimate, not medical advice: the clinic sets the schedule, and you should ask it for one in writing.
What should I check before booking an IVF cycle in Poland?
Check whether the medicines are in the price. Many clinics quote them separately because doses differ. Ask whether ICSI, embryo freezing, storage and a frozen transfer are included or extra.
Sources
- Cennik. nOvum (Warsaw), 19 March 2026. Read 26 October 2026.
- Cennik usług medycznych. Centrum Leczenia Niepłodności Novomedica (Mysłowice). Read 26 October 2026.
- Planned treatment: S2 funding route. NHS (nhs.uk). Read 26 October 2026.
- Cross Border Directive: how to get healthcare abroad. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
- Cross Border Directive: DRG codes and how much you can claim. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
- Cennik usług medycznych obowiązujący od 1.01.2026 (price list valid from 1 January 2026). Szpital MSWiA w Poznaniu (Ministry of Interior hospital, Poznań), 1 January 2026. Read 26 October 2026.
- Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.