What changes over a long journey
Duration changes the nature of the transport. Lying flat for several hours, the need for breaks, the patient's fatigue and the time of day all become organisational factors in their own right. An early morning departure is not prepared like a late afternoon one, and a fixed arrival time means building the whole schedule backwards from that constraint.
The most requested routes
EMS regularly arranges journeys between the Sahel — Monastir, Sousse, Mahdia — and the rest of the country: towards Tunis, towards Sfax, inland towards Kairouan, or from the resort areas of Cap Bon. Other destinations are assessed on request. Simply give us the two cities and we will tell you what can be done.
Preparing the arrival
A long journey is judged above all by its arrival. Tell us whether the patient is expected at a facility at a set time, whether they are returning to an address where somebody needs to be present, or whether another journey follows on. We set the departure time around that constraint rather than the other way round.
What goes into the quote
A long-distance quote takes account of the actual distance, the type of vehicle, the crew, how long the vehicle and crew remain committed, and whether the return leg runs empty. That is why two journeys of similar mileage can come out at different figures. We set out what the quote is made of before you decide.
Requesting a journey between two cities
Contact EMS with the departure city, the destination, the date and the time the patient needs to have arrived. We check availability and send you the conditions before anything is confirmed.