easyJet Baggage Allowance: Hand Luggage Size and Hold Bag Limits

The easyJet baggage allowance is one small cabin bag of up to 45 x 36 x 20 cm and 15 kg for every passenger, kept under the seat in front of you. A large cabin bag of up to 56 x 45 x 25 cm, and any hold bag, has to be booked or come with your fare or membership.

Those are the figures easyJet prints today. They matter because the airline checks bag sizes before boarding, and a large bag with no booking behind it is sent to the hold and charged for.

This page covers easyJet alone. The rules that apply whichever airline you fly, from delays to bags that go missing, sit in our guide to flight delay compensation and baggage rules for UK flyers.

Your easyJet hand luggage can be a small bag of 45 x 36 x 20 cm that goes under the seat, or, if you have booked one, a large bag of 56 x 45 x 25 cm that goes in the overhead locker. Both limits include handles and wheels, and both bags can weigh up to 15 kg, though easyJet asks that you can lift and carry the bag yourself.

The small bag is free for everyone. easyJet says it can be a small trolley case, a handbag, a rucksack or a laptop bag, and it tells you to check the dimensions of whatever you choose. The maximum number of cabin bags per person is two: the small one, plus one large bag where it is included or paid for.

Who can bring the large cabin bag?

Anyone who adds a large cabin bag to their booking can bring one, and easyJet says it also brings Speedy Boarding, so you are among the first on the plane. You can add it when you book, in Manage Bookings or on the app, even after check-in. Availability and prices vary by flight, and easyJet recommends choosing at booking for the best choice.

easyJet Plus members and passengers on an Inclusive Plus fare can bring a large cabin bag as well. If a Plus member has not added one, or you are on an Inclusive Plus fare, the large bag is taken subject to space on board. When there is no room, easyJet puts it in the hold, free of charge.

Children, infants and the extras that do not count

Infants with their own seat and children over 2 have the same cabin and hold allowance as adults. For an infant on your lap you may bring one extra baby changing bag of up to 45 x 36 x 20 cm, which has to fit under the seat in front.

For each infant or child travelling with you, easyJet lets you bring up to two items from a short list for free, such as a travel cot, a pushchair or a car seat. You can check them in at Bag Drop, or hand them over at the boarding gate if you need them to get there. You may also carry small extras into the cabin, such as an umbrella, an overcoat, crutches, a walking stick or one standard bag of goods bought at the airport.

If you arrive at the gate with a large cabin bag you did not book, it cannot go in the cabin. easyJet checks it into the hold and charges you, and for a large bag with no booking, easyJet's page puts that gate price at £60. Adding one online beforehand is always cheaper, according to the airline.

Measuring at home is the surest way to avoid the gate. easyJet's app has a bag sizing tool, on iOS only. The airline calls it a guide, and says the best test is a tape measure. If a bag will not fit the small limit, a large cabin bag can be added in Manage Bookings or on the app, even after check-in.

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  Measuring without the wheels and handles: easyJet's maximum sizes include both, so measure the bag overall.
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  Taking a large bag to the gate on trust: Without the right booking, the bag goes to the hold and the £60 gate fee applies.
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  Assuming any seat comes with the large bag: If you choose no seat and are auto-allocated Up Front or Extra Legroom, the allowance is the small bag only.
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  Treating the weight as optional: Both bags have a 15 kg limit, and you have to be able to lift yours yourself.

Each easyJet customer, children and infants included, can take up to three hold bags, in a 15 kg or 23 kg option, with extra weight added online in 3 kg steps. No single bag can weigh more than 32 kg. You add hold luggage in Manage Bookings up to two hours before departure, and easyJet says doing it online is always cheaper than paying at the airport.

Sharing the weight on one booking

If you fly together on the same flight and booking, you can pool your total weight allowance. The total is split across the bags you have booked, as long as no single item is over 32 kg and each bag's length, width and height add up to under 275 cm. Weight cannot be pooled between hold bags and sports equipment, so buy enough hold weight for the trip.

By our own arithmetic, three passengers who each add a 23 kg bag hold 69 kg between them. That could travel in three bags, or in four lighter ones, but never in a single bag over 32 kg.

Paying at the airport, and a single leg

A hold bag added at the airport costs more. easyJet quotes £60 at the bag drop desk, and any bag over your allowance is put in the hold and charged that fee. Weight over your allowance is charged for each extra kilo at the airport.

Hold luggage added online applies to every flight on the booking. If you only need a bag on one leg, easyJet suggests booking the outbound and return as two separate bookings online, or buying a bag for the single flight at the bag drop desk.

Yes, at the airports easyJet lists, if you have an early flight. Twilight Bag Drop lets you leave hold bags the evening before. You check in online or on the app first, then bring your bags to the Bag Drop during the hours below.

The same hold luggage page adds a practical tip: keep medication, money, valuables and travel documents in your cabin bag.

easyJet says you can take most sports equipment as well as your hold luggage, up to one piece of small sports equipment per person. Small items weigh up to 20 kg and large items up to 32 kg, and a single online booking can carry at most 6 large pieces. Beyond that, easyJet's Customer Services Team checks the space, at no charge.

You can add sports equipment online, on the app or at online check-in, and it costs a little more at the airport. easyJet gives no refund once it is booked. Musical instruments follow your cabin allowance. One that fits 45 x 36 x 20 cm with its case can replace your small bag, one up to 56 x 45 x 25 cm needs the large bag allowance, and one up to 30 x 117 x 38 cm can travel in place of the large cabin bag and must fit an overhead locker. easyJet's musical instruments page covers larger instruments, which need a separate ticket to travel in the cabin.

For most airports easyJet allows liquids, aerosols and gels in containers of 100 ml or less, all in one transparent, resealable 20 cm x 20 cm bag. GOV.UK says some airports allow up to 2 litres, so check the airport you leave from and the one you fly home from.

Smart luggage needs one extra step. A bag with a built-in lithium battery or power bank is accepted only if you can disconnect and remove the battery, and for the hold you must take it out at Bag Drop and carry it into the cabin. If you cannot remove it, easyJet will not accept the bag.

Wedding outfits and suit carriers need a large cabin bag allowance, but easyJet says a garment bag for a wedding outfit does not have to meet the usual dimensions if it folds and stores easily. The alternative is to check the outfit into the hold.

Report a damaged bag and register the claim within 7 days of your flight, with photos taken before you leave the airport. For a delayed bag, easyJet asks for a report on its Baggage Portal within 24 hours of arrival. Both windows are short.

easyJet says it is not responsible for superficial damage such as scuffs and scratches, damage due to overpacking, damage from water, rain or snow, or fragile and perishable items inside a bag. It also says more than 90% of delayed bags are found by airport teams within five days. Delayed luggage cannot be delivered in Egypt or Morocco, and a bag that arrived in Gibraltar cannot be delivered to an address in mainland Spain; in each case you collect it in person. For your wider rights across airlines, see our guide to baggage rules and passenger rights.

• How big is easyJet hand luggage in inches?

  About 17.7 x 14.2 x 7.9 inches for the small under-seat bag and 22.0 x 17.7 x 9.8 inches for the large cabin bag. These are our conversions of easyJet’s 45 x 36 x 20 cm and 56 x 45 x 25 cm, so go by the centimetres if your bag is close.

• Can I take a handbag and a small suitcase on easyJet?

  Only if you have a large cabin bag allowance. The free allowance is one small cabin bag, which can be a handbag, a rucksack or a small trolley case. The most you can have is two bags, the small one plus one large bag that is included or paid for.

• How much does a large cabin bag cost at the gate?

  easyJet says £60. It also says it is always cheaper to add a large cabin bag online than at the boarding gate, and prices vary by flight.

• Is there a weight limit on easyJet cabin bags?

  Yes, 15 kg for the small bag and 15 kg for the large one. easyJet also asks that you can lift and carry the bag yourself.

• How many hold bags can I take?

  Up to three per customer, children and infants included. You choose a 15 kg or 23 kg option, can add weight in 3 kg steps, and no single bag can weigh more than 32 kg.

• Can I share hold luggage weight with my family?

  Yes, on the same flight and booking. The total is split across the bags you have booked, provided no item is over 32 kg and each bag measures under 275 cm for length plus width plus height. You cannot pool weight with sports equipment.

• How late can I add hold luggage online?

  Up to two hours before departure in Manage Bookings. If you have already checked in, you can still add it there.

• Can I take a power bank on an easyJet flight?

  Yes, in the cabin only: up to 160Wh, a maximum of two per customer, and not used to charge other devices on board. Power banks must not go in hold luggage.

• Does an infant get a baggage allowance on easyJet?

  An infant with their own seat has the same allowance as an adult. An infant on your lap gets one extra baby changing bag of up to 45 x 36 x 20 cm, plus up to two free items from easyJet’s baby equipment list.

• How soon must I report a delayed bag to easyJet?

  Within 24 hours of your flight arriving, on the Baggage Portal. A damaged bag must be reported and the claim registered within 7 days of the flight.