Hand Luggage Size Checker
Does your bag fit? Check 125 airlines at once.
Every airline draws the box differently — and the gate fee is on you. Enter your bag's dimensions in cm or inches and see where it flies free, where it needs priority, and where it won't fly at all.
Check your bag
Measure the outside of the bag, including wheels, handles, and any bulging pockets.
Hand luggage sizes by airline
All 125 airlines at a glance — tap any airline for the full rules. Reviewed 2026-08-09.
Europe
- RyanairCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - easyJetCabin bag: 56 × 45 × 25 cm · 15 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 45 × 36 × 20 cm - Wizz AirCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - VuelingCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - VoloteaCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - TransaviaCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - NorwegianCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - Pegasus AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Jet2.comCabin bag: 56 × 45 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - EurowingsCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 25 cm - LufthansaCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - SWISSCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Austrian AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Brussels AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Discover AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - CondorCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - British AirwaysCabin bag: 56 × 45 × 25 cm · 23 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Virgin AtlanticCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 10 kg · included
- Aer LingusCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 24 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - KLMCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 12 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Air FranceCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 12 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - IberiaCabin bag: 56 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Iberia ExpressCabin bag: 56 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Air EuropaCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - TAP Air PortugalCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - ITA AirwaysCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Aegean AirlinesCabin bag: 56 × 45 × 25 cm · 8 kg · included
- SKY expressCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Croatia AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 10 cm - LOT Polish AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 35 × 12 cm - SASCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - FinnairCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Norse Atlantic AirwaysCabin bag: 56 × 45 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - IcelandairCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 10 kg · included
- PLAYCabin bag: 56 × 45 × 25 cm · 12 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 42 × 32 × 25 cm - airBalticCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - SmartwingsCabin bag: 55 × 45 × 25 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Air SerbiaCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: - LuxairCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - TAROMCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 8 kg · included
- Turkish AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - SunExpressCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - Corendon AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - KM Malta AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 34 × 18 cm - Edelweiss AirCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - WiderøeCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 8 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Binter CanariasCabin bag: 45 × 35 × 25 cm · 8 kg · included
- French beeCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 12 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - CorsairCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 12 kg · included
Personal item: 33 × 25 × 20 cm - LEVELCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 35 × 20 × 20 cm
North America
- United AirlinesCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · priority / fee
Personal item: 43 × 25 × 23 cm - American AirlinesCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · included
Personal item: 46 × 36 × 20 cm - Delta Air LinesCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · included
- Southwest AirlinesCabin bag: 61 × 41 × 25 cm · included
- Alaska AirlinesCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · included
- JetBlueCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · included
Personal item: 43 × 33 × 20 cm - Hawaiian AirlinesCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 11 kg · included
Personal item: 43 × 36 × 20 cm - Sun Country AirlinesCabin bag: 61 × 41 × 28 cm · 16 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 43 × 33 × 23 cm - Allegiant AirCabin bag: 56 × 41 × 25 cm · priority / fee
Personal item: 46 × 36 × 20 cm - Breeze AirwaysCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 16 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 43 × 33 × 20 cm - Frontier AirlinesCabin bag: 61 × 41 × 25 cm · 16 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 46 × 36 × 20 cm - Air CanadaCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · priority / fee
Personal item: 43 × 33 × 16 cm - WestJetCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · priority / fee
Personal item: 41 × 33 × 15 cm - Porter AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · priority / fee
Personal item: 43 × 33 × 16 cm - Flair AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 43 × 33 × 15 cm - AeromexicoCabin bag: · 10 kg · included
- VolarisCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · priority / fee
Personal item: 45 × 35 × 20 cm - VivaAerobusCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 45 × 35 × 20 cm - Copa AirlinesCabin bag: · 10 kg · included
Latin America
- LATAM AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 12 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 45 × 35 × 20 cm - AviancaCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 45 × 35 × 20 cm - GOL Linhas AereasCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 12 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 43 × 32 × 22 cm - Azul Linhas AereasCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 45 × 35 × 20 cm - SKY AirlineCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 45 × 35 × 25 cm - JetSMARTCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 10 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 45 × 35 × 25 cm - ArajetCabin bag: 56 × 46 × 25 cm · 12 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 25 × 20 cm - WingoCabin bag: 55 × 45 × 25 cm · 12 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 35 × 25 cm
Middle East & Asia
- EmiratesCabin bag: 55 × 38 × 22 cm · 7 kg · included
- Qatar AirwaysCabin bag: 50 × 37 × 25 cm · 7 kg · included
- Etihad AirwaysCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
- flydubaiCabin bag: 55 × 38 × 20 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 33 × 25 × 20 cm - Air ArabiaCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 33 × 25 × 20 cm - SaudiaCabin bag: 56 × 45 × 25 cm · 7 kg · included
- Royal JordanianCabin bag: 51 × 41 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 35 × 20 cm - Oman AirCabin bag: · 7 kg · included
- EL ALCabin bag: 56 × 45 × 25 cm · 8 kg · included
- Singapore AirlinesCabin bag: · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 10 cm - ANACabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - Japan AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
- Cathay PacificCabin bag: · 7 kg · included
- Korean AirCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Asiana AirlinesCabin bag: · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - EVA AirCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 10 cm - China Airlines
- AirAsiaCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 10 cm - ScootCabin bag: 54 × 38 × 23 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 10 cm - Cebu PacificCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 36 × 20 × 20 cm - VietJet AirCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 10 cm - Peach AviationCabin bag: · 7 kg · included
- Jeju AirCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 10 kg · included
- HK ExpressCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · priority / fee
Personal item: 40 × 25 × 20 cm - T'way AirCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - ZIPAIR TokyoCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 45 × 35 × 25 cm - Air IndiaCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 20 cm - IndiGoCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: - SpiceJetCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 7 kg · included
- Akasa AirCabin bag: · 7 kg · included
Personal item: - Malaysia AirlinesCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
- Garuda IndonesiaCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
- Vietnam AirlinesCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - Philippine AirlinesCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: 45 × 35 × 20 cm - Air ChinaCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 5 kg · included
- China Southern AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 8 kg · included
- China Eastern AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 20 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 35 × 32 × 18 cm
Oceania
- QantasCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
- Jetstar AirwaysCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
- Virgin AustraliaCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 45 × 33 × 20 cm - Air New ZealandCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
- Fiji AirwaysCabin bag: · 7 kg · included
Africa
- Ethiopian AirlinesCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 7 kg · included
Personal item: - Kenya AirwaysCabin bag: 55 × 35 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - EgyptAirCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
- Royal Air MarocCabin bag: 55 × 40 × 25 cm · 10 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 15 cm - South African AirwaysCabin bag: 56 × 36 × 23 cm · 8 kg · included
Personal item: 40 × 30 × 10 cm - Air MauritiusCabin bag: · 7 kg · included
The three rules that catch people out
Free vs Priority
The free bag is the small one
On most European low-cost airlines, the only bag included in a basic fare is the small under-seat bag. The larger trolley requires priority boarding, a bundle, or a higher fare — that's the single most common gate surprise.
Wheels Count
Measure the outside, not the label
Airline limits include wheels, handles, and outer pockets. Manufacturers usually quote the packing volume, not the outside dimensions — so measure your actual bag at its widest points before trusting the label.
The New Standard
40 × 30 × 20 is the new baseline
Since 2025, most European low-cost airlines have aligned their free under-seat bag around 40 × 30 × 20 cm following EU pressure. If your everyday backpack fits that box, it flies free on almost any airline in Europe.
Frequently asked questions
Are hand luggage sizes the same on every airline?
No — and the differences are big. European low-cost airlines include only a small under-seat bag for free (typically around 40 × 30 × 20 cm), full-service airlines usually allow a 55 × 40 × 23 cm trolley plus a personal item, and US airlines standardise around 22 × 14 × 9 inches with no weight limit. Always check the specific airline before you fly.
Do wheels and handles count in the measurements?
Yes, on virtually every airline the published dimensions include wheels, handles, and side pockets. Measure your bag at its most bulging points — a bag sold as "55 cm" is often 57 cm with the wheels.
What is the difference between a personal item and a cabin bag?
A personal item is the small bag that must fit under the seat in front of you — a backpack, handbag, or laptop bag. A cabin bag is the larger trolley that goes in the overhead bin. On low-cost airlines, only the personal item is free; the cabin bag needs priority boarding or a paid extra.
Which airline has the most generous free hand luggage?
Among the airlines here, British Airways includes a 56 × 45 × 25 cm cabin bag plus a personal item, each up to 23 kg, on every fare. In the US, Southwest allows 24 × 16 × 10 inches. Among low-cost carriers, easyJet's free under-seat bag (45 × 36 × 20 cm) is the largest.
How strict are airlines about hand luggage size?
Low-cost airlines are the strictest: bags are checked in metal sizers at the gate, and an oversized bag typically costs a gate fee of €40-70. Full-service airlines check less often but can still enforce at busy gates. If your bag is borderline, a soft bag you can compress beats a hard shell.
Allowances change — always confirm on the airline's official page before you fly. Figures reviewed 2026-08-09.
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