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IVF in India from Ireland: what the trip costs against paying at home

Prices checked (Taipei time)

Short answer

For Irish patients, an IVF cycle in India costs €941–€2,630 at the clinics we checked, or about €2,900 with a rough travel estimate added. That is about €2,400 less than the lowest self-pay price we found in Ireland (€5,300).

Clinic price
€941–€2,6302 providers, 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
With travel
€2,900clinic €941 + about €1,960 travel (rough estimate)
Pay privately in Ireland
€5,300
Wait in Ireland
No official figure found
Cover in Ireland
The HSE pays for 1 round of IVF or ICSI per couple, with rules on age (woman under 41 at referral), weight, smoking and existing children.
Soonest booking there
Not published: ask in writing
Rank from Ireland
1 of 9 countries by total trip cost

Figure 1Where the money goes, in EUR

Trip total €2,900€2,400 under home

Lowest published clinic price and a rough travel estimate from Ireland (return flight and hotel); the amber line is the lowest self-pay price at home. The travel part is an estimate, not a quote.

Figure 2IVF: cheapest trip from Ireland, by country

Total trip in EUR: lowest to highest published price plus the same rough travel estimate. The dashed line is the lowest self-pay price at home. Click a country for its page for Irish patients.

IVF prices in India, hospital by hospital

Cheapest first, in EUR, each from the provider's own price list. The dashed line is the lowest self-pay price in Ireland. Open the details for what each price covers and where we read it. The same prices in every currency, with each hospital's booking page: IVF cost in India.

Prices in EUR

Published priceIreland private from €5,300

Indira IVF

India (chain of clinics)

Lowest price
82% below Ireland private

from €941

Basic IVF, per cycle (Advanced IVF/ICSI from ₹1,80,000)

As published: From ₹100,000

Website
What the price includes, source

Basic IVF, per cycle (Advanced IVF/ICSI from ₹1,80,000) From ₹100,000

Basic IVF: IVF stimulation injections, ultrasounds, consultations, doctors’ fees, hospital, theatre and lab charges. Excludes check-ups, blood tests, pharmacy medicines, other injections, freezing, thawing and donor charges. Advanced IVF/ICSI adds laser, blastocyst culture, freezing of 2 embryos and 1 embryo transfer. Both marked with an asterisk; “T&C Apply”.

Indira IVF · read 2 November 2026

Apollo Fertility

Hyderabad

72% below Ireland private

€1,510–€2,630

IVF cycle, Hyderabad

As published: ₹160,000 to ₹280,000

Website
What the price includes, source

IVF cycle, Hyderabad ₹160,000 to ₹280,000

The clinic says “the cost usually includes everything, from stimulation to embryo transfer and post-transfer follow-up”, depending on individual needs; PGD or ICSI add to the cost. From a clinic article, not a price list.

Apollo Fertility · read 2 November 2026

Cheapest first. Prices are converted at the European Central Bank rates of 23 October 2026 and rounded, before flights and a hotel. “Book” opens the provider's own page for foreign patients; we take no fee and pass on nothing.

More hospitals in India that offer an IVF cycle without a published price

These hospitals run a service for international patients; the booking time is each one's own words. Ask for a written quote and a date before you book flights.

MGM Healthcare, Chennai

Chennai · University hospital, private serviceJCI

  • Health check-ups
  • Transplants
  • Joint surgery

No booking time published: ask in writing

4 published pricesDetails

Both Indian prices are clinics' own starting prices for patients in India. Indira IVF's ₹1,00,000 Basic IVF excludes blood tests, pharmacy medicines, freezing and donor charges, and its Advanced IVF/ICSI starts at ₹1,80,000 with blastocyst culture, freezing of 2 embryos and 1 transfer (Indira IVF). Apollo Fertility gives ₹1,60,000 to ₹2,80,000 per cycle in Hyderabad in a clinic article (Apollo Fertility). Neither page says whether patients from abroad pay the same, so ask for a written quote in your own currency and check what the medicines will cost.

Against waiting or paying in Ireland

We have not found an official waiting-time figure for an IVF cycle in Ireland. Prices at home next to every country: IVF cost in Ireland.

Paying privately in Ireland: €5,300, from ReproMed.

Can the HSE pay?

NHS and HSE schemes do not reach India. The NHS S2 route covers state treatment in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and the HSE schemes cover the EU, EEA, the UK and Switzerland. Treatment in India is paid by you or by a private insurer who agrees in advance. NHS S2 route, HSE Treatment Abroad Scheme.

Planning the trip from Ireland

  1. Get a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for an IVF cycle and ask for an itemised price in writing, with the date and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Entry rulesCheck the official advice before booking: Irish citizens (DFA travel advice, choose the country).
  5. LanguageHindi and many regional languages; English is used in private hospitals.
  6. After you returnTell your GP if you are pregnant after treatment abroad, with the clinic’s report on the transfer.
  7. After you returnSevere tummy pain, swelling or breathlessness after egg collection can be a reaction to the hormones and needs urgent care.

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Compare India with every other country for an IVF cycle from Ireland: price, how soon, and the hospitals.

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IVF in India from Ireland: questions

How much is an IVF cycle in India for Irish patients?

The published prices we found work out at €941–€2,630 at the clinic, from Indira IVF and Apollo Fertility. Adding a rough travel estimate of €1,960 for a return flight and a hotel, the trip comes to about €2,900. Your own fares and dates will change that part.

Is it cheaper than paying privately in Ireland?

Yes, by about €2,400 on these example figures: the lowest self-pay price we found at home is €5,300. The gap shrinks if your travel costs more than our estimate.

How long is the wait for an IVF cycle in Ireland?

We have not found an official waiting-time figure for this in Ireland.

How many days do I need in India?

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; ask the clinic for its schedule in writing.

Will the HSE pay for it?

No. HSE schemes cover the EU, EEA, the UK and Switzerland; India is outside them.

Sources

  1. How much does IVF treatment cost in India?. Indira IVF. Read 2 November 2026.
  2. IVF & ICSI treatment cost in Hyderabad. Apollo Fertility. Read 2 November 2026.
  3. Treatment costs. ReproMed (Dublin and Galway). Read 26 October 2026.
  4. Planned treatment: S2 funding route. NHS (nhs.uk). Read 26 October 2026.
  5. Treatment Abroad Scheme. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
  6. Getting IVF and other specialist treatment through the HSE. Health Service Executive (HSE), 30 June 2025. Read 26 October 2026.
  7. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.