Tell us about you
Your name, how to reach you, and your relationship to the person who has died. Nothing more than we need.
Adelaide & South Australia
A gentle goodbye, arranged as simply as ABC.
Direct cremation only, cared for properly, at a price that won't add worry to a hard week. Arranging is done online so your signature lands on the forms we need, and your total — including GST — is shown before you sign.
Direct Cremation from $1,650including GST
See what your cremation will cost before you proceed. No obligation and no contact details required.
South Australian • Family Operated • Transparent Pricing • Your Loved One Remains in Our Care
Call our immediate assistance line only if you need us to come out after hours to transfer your loved one. For everything else, phone 9am-5pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, or use the online form or email.
Three steps, that's all
We've taken the forms most families find overwhelming and made them plain. You can save and come back whenever you need to.
Tell us about your loved one
Where they are now, their details, the cremation option that applies, and your ashes wishes.
Sign and submit
Read it back, sign with your finger or mouse, and send. We prepare the paperwork and take it from there.
What Happens After You Submit Your Arrangement?
- 1
We receive your arrangement
We review the information you have provided and make contact if anything needs clarification.
- 2
We arrange the transfer into our care
We coordinate the transfer of your loved one from the hospital, aged care facility, Coroner or other location.
- 3
We take care of the paperwork
We organise the required cremation documentation and registrations.
- 4
The cremation takes place
Your loved one remains respectfully in our care through to the cremation.
- 5
Ashes and documentation are returned
We contact the family when the ashes and relevant documentation are ready.
Direct cremation, with the total shown upfront
Our Essential Care Cremation is $1,650 including GST. If your loved one is at Royal Adelaide, Flinders, Lyell McEwin, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Modbury Hospital – Modbury or with the State Coroner, that's the whole cost. From a home, residential aged care or another location, a $450 transfer fee and a $225 medical certificate fee apply — $2,325 all up including GST. Either way, your total is shown before you submit.
- One clear total, shown on screen and confirmed in writing before anything proceeds.
- Transfer into our care, usually within a few hours.
- Your loved one stays in our own care the whole way through.
- Arranged online, because the forms need your signature — our team is on the phone 9am-5pm weekdays if you need a hand.
A Real Funeral Director, Here When You Need Us
Adelaide Budget Cremations is a South Australian, family-operated funeral service. Your loved one remains in our care throughout the process, and arrangements are handled by experienced funeral professionals — not a call centre.
Daniel Rowett
Funeral Director
“I filled the form in at the kitchen table at midnight. It took twenty minutes and I didn't have to explain myself to anybody.”
When you're ready
Start the online arrangement whenever it suits — it's the quickest way. Call our immediate assistance line only if you need an after-hours transfer.