Hand baggage allowances

Want to be sure if you can bring your bag or carry-on luggage with you onboard your KLM flight? Check the size and weight limits for your hand baggage.

Baggage allowance and prices for your route

Check the exact baggage allowance and extra baggage fees for your specific route and travel class.

Economy Class allowance

In Economy Class, you’re always allowed to bring:

  • 1 item of hand baggage with a maximum size of 55 x 35 x 25 cm including handles and wheels;
  • 1 accessory (such as a small handbag or laptop bag) with a maximum size of 40 x 30 x 15 cm.

Your hand baggage can have a combined weight of up to 12 kg. Please note that our cabin crew are unable to assist you with placing your luggage in the overhead bins, barring certain exceptions.

Premium Comfort Class allowance

In Premium Comfort Class, you’re always allowed to bring:

  • 2 items of hand baggage, each with a maximum size of 55 x 35 x 25 cm including handles and wheels;
  • 1 accessory (such as a small handbag or laptop bag) with a maximum size of 40 x 30 x 15 cm.

Your hand baggage can have a combined weight of up to 12 kg. Please note that our cabin crew are unable to assist you with placing your luggage in the overhead bins, barring certain exceptions.

Business Class allowance

In Business Class, you’re always allowed to bring:

  • 2 items of hand baggage, each with a maximum size of 55 x 35 x 25 cm including handles and wheels;
  • 1 accessory (such as a small handbag or laptop bag) with a maximum size of 40 x 30 x 15 cm.

Your hand baggage can have a combined weight of up to 18 kg. Please note that our cabin crew are unable to assist you with placing your luggage in the overhead bins, barring certain exceptions.

Hand baggage for babies

The number of bags you can bring on board your flight for your kids only differs if your children do not have their own seats. In case they are travelling on your lap, you can bring 1 item with a maximum size of 55 x 35 x 25 cm and a weight of up to 12 kg.

Limited space in overhead bins

Do you have a Light ticket? If we know in advance that there won't be enough space in the overhead bins, you will receive a message asking you to check in your hand baggage at the check-in desk. Of course, this is free of charge. We advise you to pack any travel essentials such as medicines in your smaller bag, just in case.

Haven't received a message to check in your hand baggage? If there’s still not enough space and your luggage does not fit underneath the seat in front of you, we might ask you to check it in at the gate. This is free of charge as well.

Frequently asked questions

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Your hand baggage allowance depends on your ticket and your destination.

Economy Class

  • 1 item, maximum size of 55 x 35 x 25 cm including handles and wheels
  • 1 accessory, maximum size of 40 x 30 x 15 cm
  • Combined weight up to 12 kg

Premium Comfort Class

  • 2 items, each with a maximum size of 55 x 35 x 25 cm including handles and wheels
  • 1 accessory, maximum size of 40 x 30 x 15 cm
  • Combined weight up to 12 kg

Business Class

  • 2 items, each with a maximum size of 55 x 35 x 25 cm including handles and wheels
  • 1 accessory, maximum size of 40 x 30 x 15 cm
  • Combined weight up to 18 kg

Kids

  • Kids with their own seat get the hand baggage allowance that matches their ticket type
  • For a baby travelling on your lap, you may bring 1 extra item weighing up to 12 kg and with a maximum size of 55 x 35 x 25 cm

Theexact baggage allowance for your flightmay differ from the regular allowance, so make sure to check it before you pack.

When you measure your hand baggage items, make sure to include any handles and wheels in the measurement.

Yes. In Economy Comfort class, you can bring a large bag and a smaller accessory. In Premium Comfort Class and Business Class, you can bring 2 large bags and a smaller accessory.

The combined weight of these items may not exceed 12 kg for Economy Class or Premium Comfort Class and 18 kg for Business Class.

Yes, your weight allowance includes your handbag or laptop bag.

Several restrictions apply to hand baggage. For example, you can’t bring liquids more than 100ml, electronic cigarettes, too many lithium batteries, weapons, chemical substances and so on. Please note: from 1 September 2024, you will no longer be allowed to carry a filled bottle (containing water or any other beverages) through security. Check thefull list of restricted items.

Hand baggage are any bags you bring with you onboard your KLM flight. You are usually allowed to bring a limited amount of carry-on luggage into the cabin with you. Any other bags will be transported in the hold, ascheck-in baggage.

Absolutely. If you have a transfer during your journey, we recommend sealing your tax-free purchases in the shop. At some airports, unsealed tax-free products of transfer passengers are confiscated at the security check.