2026 Aer Lingus Baggage Allowance & Baggage Fees
Check Aer Lingus Baggage Size Restrictions, Plus Baggage Fees Before You Fly
Send Your Luggage
You don't need to worry about going over Aer Lingus's baggage allowance if you just send all of your luggage to your destination instead of lugging it behind you throughout your journey. Find out how cost effective it is to send your luggage, especially as you will avoid the hassle of paying excess baggage fees. Your luggage won't cause you any hassle at all, in fact; you can simply have it waiting for you at your hotel when you arrive.
Aer Lingus Carry-On Baggage Allowance:
Passengers on Aer Lingus flights are allowed to carry one small personal item, such as a handbag or laptop case, with maximum dimensions of 40 x 30 x 20 cm free of charge on all routes.
An additional carry on bag of 55 x 40 x 24cm and up to 10kg in weight can be purchased separately online (from €9.99). On Transatlantic, Plus, and Advantage fares this 10 kg bag is included in the cabin completely free of charge.
The 10kg carry on bag is also included for AerClub (Silver, Platinum and Concierge members), certain fare Types (Plus, Advantage, Aer Credit Card, AerSpace and Economy purchased via British Airways) and adults traveling with an infant
Aer Lingus Children's Hand Luggage
Infants under two years of age do not have their own cabin baggage allowance; any luggage for the child's use forms part of the accompanying adult's allowance.
What If My Aer Lingus Carry-On Is Overweight/ Oversized?
If your hand luggage is too heavy or too large, it must be checked into the hold at a charge of €35.
Aer Lingus Carry On and Musical Instruments
You can bring smaller instruments on board as standard hand luggage, provided they fit within the permitted dimensions and weight restrictions. For medium-sized instruments you may purchase an additional (window) seat. This item must not exceed 75 kg or 94 x 58 x 41 cm.
Aer Lingus Hand Luggage Prohibited Items:
Items not allowed in your Aer Lingus hand luggage include:
Sharp objects like an axe or box cutters
Guns or other firearms
Stunning devices
Toxic substances.
Aer Lingus Checked Baggage Allowance and Baggage Fees
When travelling on a transatlantic flight, on an ‘Economy Smart/ Flex’ fare, 1 x 23 kg bag is permitted free of charge, with maximum dimensions of 158 cm. It costs €75 for second and subsequent bags.
Saver fares on transatlantic flights always incur a fee to check baggage.
How much luggage you are allowed to check with Aer Lingus depends on whether you are travelling within Europe or on a transatlantic flight, and how far you are travelling (i.e. near, mid or far routes).
The following charges are applicable when travelling within Europe, on a ‘Saver’ fare:
Near Routes:
Medium: one bag at 20 kg - €27
Large: one bag at 25 kg - €32
Xtra large: 40 kg across two bags - €67
Mid Routes:
Medium: one bag at 20 kg - €42
Large: one bag at 25 kg - €47
Xtra large: 40 kg across two bags - €72
Far Routes:
Medium: one bag at 20 kg - €57
Large: one bag at 25 kg - €62
Xtra large: 40 kg across two bags - €87
If you do not pre-book your baggage allowance online you will need to pay airport baggage charges to check in luggage:
20 kg on near routes: €35
20 kg on mid routes: €50
20 kg on far routes: €65
Aer Lingus Excess Baggage Fees
You will be charged a strict excess weight fee of €10 per kilogram for any weight exceeding your pre-booked limit on flights within Europe. For long-haul transatlantic flights, any checked bag weighing between 23.1 kg and 32 kg will incur a flat overweight piece fee of €75 / $100 USD / £68 GBP per direction.
You are permitted to check sports equipment into the hold but are only allowed one item per person, with no item exceeding 23 kg (50lbs) in weight.
On transatlantic flights, a sports item can be checked as part of your free baggage allowance, but if this brings you over your free allowance, a fee of €75 / $100 USD / £68 GBP applies, one way.
On flights within Europe the fee for checking sports equipment is €40, one way, if paid online, or €50 at the airport or by telephone. Some items, such as bicycles, must be booked by telephone. These items incur a charge of €50. Sports equipment is carried for free for Business Class passengers.
Musical instruments under 55 x 40 x 24 cm can be carried as hand luggage, and larger items, such as a guitar, can be carried on board if an additional, window, seat is purchased for it. Even larger items can be checked into the hold, on payment of a special handling fee of €40, or €50 by phone/ at the airport .
Information correct as of 07/07/26
More Airline Baggage Allowances:
One personal item included free of charge
40 x 30 x 20 cm
One 10kg bag included with priority boarding AerClub elite status, transatlantic flights, and specific fare types (Plus, Advantage, and AerSpace).
55 x 40 x 24 cm
Fees apply, according to weight and route
€10 per kg excess baggage within Europe; €75 per overweight piece on transatlantic flights