Lufthansa Hand Luggage Size & Bag Rules (2026)

Lufthansa hand luggage size

Lufthansa allows one carry-on baggage up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 9.1 in), plus a personal item up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 5.9 in). Economy Basic includes only the personal item on most routes. The carry-on baggage can weigh up to 8 kg (18 lb).

Checked against the airlines’ websites on 2 November 2026

Carry-on baggage

Size: 55 × 40 × 23 cm≈about 21.7 × 15.7 × 9.1 in
Weight: 8 kg≈about 18 lb
Wheels and handles: Not stated
With your fare: Not in Economy Basic

Not in Economy Basic on short- and medium-haul flights; one can be bought online.

Economy allows one item of carry-on baggage, plus one personal item.
A folding garment bag (up to 57 × 54 × 15 cm and 8 kg) counts as your carry-on bag.
Bags that break the rules are put in the hold for EUR 60 to EUR 110, by route, paid by credit card only.
Any bag you bring to the gate counts as carry-on baggage, whatever your checked allowance.

Which other airlines take a 55 × 40 × 23 cm bag

Personal item

Size: 40 × 30 × 15 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 5.9 in
Weight: None published
Wheels and handles: Not stated
With your fare: Included in every fare

A handbag, shopping bag, laptop bag or small backpack, stowed under the seat in front of you.
Every fare includes one, Economy Basic too.

Which other airlines take a 40 × 30 × 15 cm bag

Compare every airline’s under-seat limit on the personal item page.

Checked bags

Weight: 23 kg≈about 51 lb
Total: 158 cm≈about 62.2 in

Business: 32 kg.
Size is width + height + depth of the bag.
A bag of 23–32 kg or over 158 cm (up to 292 cm) is excess baggage and costs extra. Bags over 32 kg aren’t accepted.
Economy Light and Economy Basic include no checked bag.

Bag fees

First checked bag: Included in Economy (not Light or Basic). Second: EUR 65–80 online within Europe, EUR 90 at check-in. Economy, per bag and route.

On Economy Basic and Light fares the first bag costs less: EUR 35–50 online or EUR 65 at check-in within Europe, EUR 20–35 online within Germany.
An allowed bag that is over 23 kg or over 158 cm costs a flat EUR 50 within Europe, or EUR 100 if it is both.

Bag fees compared across airlines

Good to know

Full flights

On flights with high occupancy, Lufthansa emails you beforehand and offers to check in your carry-on bag free. On full flights with smaller aircraft, larger bags may be checked and handed back at the aircraft steps.

Flights from the US

Under TSA rules you can take only one carry-on bag and one personal item through security, whatever your class or status.

The cheapest fare, power banks and pets on Lufthansa

Cheapest fare: Economy Basic: carry-on on some routes only; checked bags: none included. Every airline’s cheapest fare
Power banks: 2 per person, up to 100 Wh (160 Wh with approval); can’t be used in flight; not in the overhead bin. Every airline’s power bank rules
Pets in the cabin: In the cabin, EUR 80–100 within Europe, each way, carrier up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm, 8 kg with the carrier. Every airline’s pet rules

Lufthansa next to other UK and European airlines

Carry-on limits: Lufthansa and other UK and European airlines
Airline	Carry-on / cabin bag	Weight	Included?	Personal item
Ryanair	55 × 40 × 20 cm≈about 21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in	10 kg≈about 22 lb	Paid extra	40 × 30 × 20 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in
easyJet	56 × 45 × 25 cm≈about 22 × 17.7 × 9.8 in	15 kg≈about 33 lb	Paid extra	45 × 36 × 20 cm≈about 17.7 × 14.2 × 7.9 in
British Airways	56 × 45 × 25 cm22 × 18 × 10 in	None published	Included	40 × 30 × 15 cm16 × 12 × 6 in
Wizz Air	55 × 40 × 23 cm≈about 21.7 × 15.7 × 9.1 in	10 kg≈about 22 lb	Paid extra	40 × 30 × 20 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in
Jet2	56 × 45 × 25 cm≈about 22 × 17.7 × 9.8 in	10 kg≈about 22 lb	Included	40 × 30 × 20 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in
Lufthansa	55 × 40 × 23 cm≈about 21.7 × 15.7 × 9.1 in	8 kg≈about 18 lb	Not in Economy Basic	40 × 30 × 15 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 5.9 in
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	55 × 35 × 25 cm≈about 21.7 × 13.8 × 9.8 in	12 kg≈about 26 lbfor both bags	Not in Basic	40 × 30 × 15 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 5.9 in
Air France	55 × 35 × 25 cm21.7 × 13.8 × 9.9 in	12 kg26.4 lbfor both bags	Not in Economy Basic	40 × 30 × 15 cm16 × 12 × 6 in
Vueling	55 × 40 × 20 cm≈about 21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in	10 kg≈about 22 lb	Paid extra	40 × 30 × 20 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in
Aer Lingus	55 × 40 × 24 cm21.5 × 15.5 × 9.5 in	10 kg22 lb	Not in Saver	40 × 30 × 20 cm15.5 × 11.5 × 8 in
Iberia	56 × 40 × 25 cm≈about 22 × 15.7 × 9.8 in	10 kg≈about 22 lb	Included	40 × 30 × 15 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 5.9 in
Virgin Atlantic	56 × 36 × 23 cm22 × 14 × 9 in	10 kg22 lb	Included	40 × 30 × 15 cm≈about 15.7 × 11.8 × 5.9 in

Wheels and handles: not stated for Lufthansa. Every airline drawn to scale

Questions

What size hand luggage does Lufthansa allow?

One carry-on baggage up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 9.1 in). Economy Basic includes only the personal item on most routes.

How big can a personal item be on Lufthansa?

Up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 5.9 in). It has to fit under the seat in front of you.

Is there a weight limit for hand luggage on Lufthansa?

The carry-on baggage can weigh up to 8 kg (18 lb).

How heavy can a checked bag be on Lufthansa?

Up to 23 kg (51 lb). Business: 32 kg. The size limit is 158 cm in total (62.2 in).

How much is a checked bag on Lufthansa?

First bag: included in Economy (not Light or Basic); second: EUR 65–80 online within Europe, EUR 90 at check-in (Economy, per bag and route). On Economy Basic and Light fares the first bag costs less: EUR 35–50 online or EUR 65 at check-in within Europe, EUR 20–35 online within Germany.