Dialysis travel guides

Practical, plain-language guides to travelling on dialysis — planning the trip, flying, insurance, what to pack and eat, plus destination guides for holiday dialysis across Europe.

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Travel guides

Flying with Dialysis: A Practical Guide

What haemodialysis patients need to know about flying: scheduling sessions around flights, airport security, documentation, and what to arrange before you depart.

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Travel Insurance for Dialysis Patients: What to Look For

Standard travel insurance rarely covers dialysis abroad. This guide explains what you need to declare, what cover to look for, and what questions to ask before you buy a policy.

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Dialysis Holiday Checklist: Documents and Essentials

A practical checklist for dialysis patients preparing to travel abroad: the medical documents, clinic confirmations, and items you should not leave home without.

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Diet and Dialysis Abroad: What to Discuss With Your Dietitian

Why renal diets are individual, what the kidneys normally do with potassium, phosphate, sodium and fluid, and the questions to take to your renal team before you travel.

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Holiday Dialysis: How to Travel and Keep Your Treatment Schedule

Everything you need to arrange dialysis on holiday: what documents to bring, how far ahead to book, EHIC/GHIC explained, and how to contact centres abroad.

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Dialysis on a Cruise: Ship-Board Sessions and Port Clinics Explained

Two ways to cruise on dialysis: ship-board dialysis services on select cruise lines, and arranging sessions at port clinics during stops. A neutral guide.

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Destination guides

Spain

Mallorca

Planning a dialysis holiday in Mallorca? Find local clinics, arrange your treatment around your trip, and enjoy the island with confidence. A free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

Explore Mallorca

Portugal

Algarve

Planning a dialysis holiday in the Algarve? Find local clinics, arrange your treatment around your trip, and travel southern Portugal with confidence. A free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

Explore Algarve

Spain

Planning a dialysis holiday in the Canary Islands? Find local clinics, arrange your treatment around your trip, and enjoy year-round sun with confidence. A free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

Explore Canarias

Spain

Costa del Sol

Planning a dialysis holiday on the Costa del Sol? Find local clinics in Málaga, Marbella and beyond, arrange your treatment around your trip, and travel with confidence. A free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

Explore Costa del Sol

Spain

Barcelona

Planning a dialysis holiday in Barcelona? Find local clinics, arrange your treatment around your trip, and enjoy the city with confidence. A free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

Explore Barcelona

Cyprus

Planning a dialysis holiday in Cyprus? Find local clinics in Paphos, Limassol and Nicosia, arrange your treatment around your trip, and enjoy the Mediterranean sun with confidence. A free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

Explore Cyprus

Switzerland

Ticino

Planning a dialysis holiday in Ticino? Find local clinics around Lake Lugano and Lake Maggiore, arrange your treatment around your trip, and enjoy Switzerland's sunny south with confidence. A free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

Explore Ticino

Belgium

Bruges & the Belgian Coast

Planning a dialysis holiday in Bruges or on the Belgian coast? Find local clinics, arrange your treatment around your trip, and enjoy canals, beaches and the coastal tram with confidence. A free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

Explore Bruges & the Belgian Coast

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

Planning a dialysis holiday in Edinburgh? Find the city's holiday dialysis unit, arrange your treatment around your trip, and enjoy Scotland's capital with confidence. A free, neutral directory with no booking fees.

Explore Edinburgh