Patient transport system, comprising: - a) a stretcher for transporting patients, provided with: - a rest plane (2) to support a patient; - at least two different support elements (3) suitable for resting on a floor surface, each of them being articulated with the resting plane (2) by means of a transverse shaft (34) whose axis is fixed with respect to the resting plane, so that it can rotate, independently of the other, between a respective closed position in which each of the support elements (3) is reclined on the resting plane (2), and a respective open position in the which each of the support elements (3) protrudes downwards from the rest plane (2), and vice versa, - motorized means (35) capable of rotating the support elements (3) in opposite directions, so that the rest plane (2) is raised, by rotating the support elements (3) in a sense of mutual approach, and the rest plane (2) is lowered, by turning the support elements (3) in a sense of mutual estrangement; b) a transport vehicle (6) comprising: - at least one load plane (60) to receive the stretcher (1), when both support elements (3) of the stretcher (1) are in a closed position respectively, - connection means (4, 5) that connect the rest plane (2) of the stretcher (1) with the load plane (60) of the transport vehicle (6) when both support elements (3) of the stretcher (1) are in the open position, so that they support the stretcher (1) at least partially and allow a first support element (3) in the vicinity of the vehicle to move over its open position to its position closed in which it is received on the load plane (60).Sistema de transporte de pacientes, que comprende: - a) una camilla para transportar pacientes, provista de: - un plano de descanso (2) para soportar un paciente; - por lo menos dos elementos de soporte (3) distintos aptos para descansar sobre una superficie de suelo, estando articulado cada uno de ellos con el plano de descanso (2) por medio de un árbol transversal (34) cuyo eje es