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European carry-on size chart

Updated 2026-09-24. Researched from airline pages and published specifications.

Quick answerThe common European full-service carry-on limit is 55 x 40 x 23 cm (Lufthansa, SWISS, Turkish) or 55 x 35 x 25 cm (Air France, KLM), with 8 to 12 kg weight caps. Low-cost carriers include only an under-seat bag, 40 x 30 x 20 cm on Ryanair and Wizz Air and 45 x 36 x 20 cm on easyJet.

Limits change; confirm with your airline before you fly. Every figure here links to the airline page it came from.

A US-standard 22 x 14 x 9 inch bag is 55.9 cm long, so it is almost a centimetre too long for every 55 cm limit below.

AirlineOverhead bagUnder-seat bagWeightOverhead included?
BABritish Airways check the airline no size published none stated fare-dependent
LHLufthansa 55 x 40 x 23 cm 40 x 30 x 15 cm 8 kg (17.6 lb) fare-dependent
AFAir France 55 x 35 x 25 cm 40 x 30 x 15 cm 12 kg / 26 lb yes
KLKLM 55 x 35 x 25 cm 40 x 30 x 15 cm 12 kg (26.5 lb) fare-dependent
LXSWISS 55 x 40 x 23 cm 40 x 30 x 15 cm 8 kg (17.6 lb) fare-dependent
FRRyanair 55 x 40 x 20 cm 40 x 30 x 20 cm 10 kg (22 lb) paid add-on
U2easyJet 56 x 45 x 25 cm 45 x 36 x 20 cm 15 kg (33.1 lb) paid add-on
W6Wizz Air 55 x 40 x 23 cm 40 x 30 x 20 cm 10 kg (22 lb) paid add-on
EIAer Lingus 55 x 40 x 24 cm no size published 10 kg (22 lb) fare-dependent
FIIcelandair 55 x 40 x 20 cm 40 x 30 x 15 cm 10 kg / 22 lb fare-dependent
VSVirgin Atlantic 56 x 36 x 23 cm no size published none stated yes
TKTurkish Airlines 55 x 40 x 23 cm 40 x 30 x 15 cm 8 kg (17.6 lb) yes

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Researched, not professional advice. Airline limits change without notice; each figure links to the page it came from and shows the year it was checked.

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