Free baggage

You can check your free baggage allowance in just a few steps with our baggage calculator, based on route, travel class and fare. You’ll also find prices and dimensions for the carriage of optional baggage there. Your permitted free baggage allowance is also indicated on your ticket/passenger receipt.

¹ According to IATA rules, the following countries are part of Europe: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (excl. Greenland), Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway (+ Svalbard & Jan Mayen), Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia (European part – west of the Urals, i.e. Moscow – DME, St Petersburg – LED), San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Vatican City.

These rules also apply to flights between Baku and Ashgabat.

You can check your free baggage allowance in just a few steps with our baggage calculator, based on route, travel class and fare. There you will also find the prices and dimensions for taking optional baggage with you. Your permitted free baggage allowance is also shown on your ticket/passenger receipt.

The Economy Basic fare on short-and medium-haul flights includes one personal item (40 x 30 x 15 cm), which must be stored under the seat in front of you.

If you need additional baggage in the cabin, you have the option to book one carry-on bag (up to 8 kg) per route for an extra charge either online or through the Service Center. It is not possible to purchase a carry-on bag at the airport.

For further additional baggage, you also have the option to book it yourself online via My Bookings.

The outbound and return flights each count as one route, even if a connection is involved.

If you are travelling on the Economy Basic Fare on short- and medium-haul flights or Economy Light Fare, you cannot take any sports baggage (e.g. skis, snowboarding equipment, etc.) free of charge as your booked item of baggage or in addition to your booked item of baggage.

You can check your free baggage allowance in just a few steps with our baggage calculator, based on route, travel class and fare. There you’ll also find the prices and permitted maximum weight and dimensions for additional baggage as well as excess and sports baggage.

On continental routes, HON Circle Members, Senators, and Star Alliance Gold customers traveling on the Economy Basic fare on short-and medium-haul flights may take one carry-on bag in addition to their personal item free of charge. It is not permitted to take a second carry-on bag into the cabin.

On intercontinental routes*, HON Circle Members, Senators and Star Alliance Gold customers have the option of taking one piece of baggage free of charge when travelling on the Economy Light fare and a second piece of baggage free of charge when travelling on the Premium Economy Light and Business Light fares.

Free carriage can only be registered at the check-in counter. If the corresponding pieces of baggage are is booked online, via the Service Center or via a travel agency, applicable charges will apply. You can check your free baggage allowance in just a few steps with our baggage calculator – based on route, travel class, status and fare. There you will also find the prices and permitted weight limits and dimensions for optional baggage.

* This does not apply to flights to and from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

• Irrespective of the booked travel class (except for the Economy Basic fare on short-and medium-haul flights and Economy Light fare), the route and their Miles & More status, babies (0–2 years) are entitled to a free allowance of one item of baggage up to a maximum of 23 kg and 158 cm (width + height + depth).
• Children over 2 years have the same free baggage allowance as adults in each travel class.
• If you are travelling with children aged between 2 and 7, you also have the option of bringing your own ​child restraint systemThe link will be opened in a new browser tab. If a child restraint system is used for a child aged under 2, you must purchase a separate seat for the child.
• One suitable child seat, baby basket, foldable pushchair (1), foldable bicycle trailer or foldable handcart or a baby back carrier can be carried free of charge per child as additional carry-on baggage. These will be labelled accordingly during check-in and transported in the cargo hold. You can take so-called "pocket buggies" on board with you as part of your permitted carry-on baggage allowance.
• If you wish to take a foldable buggy, pushchair¹ or baby back carrier with you as far as the gate, please find out more about it here.

^{1 Please note that it must be a fully foldable travel pushchair.}

Please note: on the Economy Light fare, only the adult accompanying a baby can book an item of baggage as an extra. Further items of baggage must be purchased as ​excess baggage.

When booking a journey with more than one airline, the baggage regulations of the airline flying the ​​most significant routeThe link will be opened in a new browser tab of the itinerary (usually the longest geographical route), and under whose flight number this route was booked, shall apply. For these purposes it is irrelevant which airline actually operates the flight.

The baggage regulations always apply up to the point at which you interrupt your journey for more than 24 hours (​stopoverThe link will be opened in a new browser tab).

Example: You have booked a round-trip flight from Vienna to Johannesburg with connections in Munich and Frankfurt.

Your outbound flight:

• From Vienna to Munich with flight number OS 115 (OS = Austrian Airlines), operated by Austrian Airlines.
• Continue without a stopover from Munich to Johannesburg with flight number LH 9542 (LH = Lufthansa), operated by South African Airways.

The baggage regulations for your outbound flight therefore comply with Lufthansa’s baggage regulations.

Your return flight:

• From Johannesburg to Frankfurt with flight number SA 7573 (SA = South African Airways), operated by Lufthansa.
• Continue without a stopover from Frankfurt to Vienna with flight number OS 7260 (OS = Austrian Airlines), operated by Lufthansa.

The baggage regulations for your return flight therefore comply with South African Airways’ baggage regulations.

The following baggage regulations apply to flights from, to or via the USA/Canada as defined under the consumer protection laws of the US and Canadian authorities (US Department of Transportation and the Canadian Transportation Agency):

• For all legs of a journey to/from or via the USA or Canada, consistent baggage regulations must be adhered to (e.g. free baggage allowance, size/weight of the baggage, carry-on baggage).
• The baggage rules set by the airline which is listed first on the ticket are those that usually apply in these cases. If Lufthansa is listed on the first flight segment of your ticket, Lufthansa’s baggage regulations will apply to your entire journey (outbound and return flight). Rules on carry-on baggage may vary (local laws).
• Exception: airlines listed first on the ticket can transfer the determination of regulations to the "relevant carrier" (Most Significant Carrier rule). Lufthansa therefore cannot guarantee that, for a Lufthansa-issued ticket, the Lufthansa baggage rules will always apply (other airlines often have different baggage rules).
• Details of the free baggage allowance for your specific flight are shown on your ticket and in the email confirmation from Lufthansa.

On flights to the USA, locked baggage items may be forcibly opened by the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) for monitoring purposes or if the baggage is deemed suspicious. For this reason, a TSA-approved bag lock is recommended. Further information on TSA procedures is available at http://www.tsa.govThe link will be opened in a new browser tab.