Excess Baggage Calculator
Past about five kilos over, a second bag is usually cheaper.
Work out Excess Baggage. Past about five kilos over, a second bag is usually cheaper. Free, with no account and nothing to install.
Excess baggage fee
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Over by 3.0 kg
Excess weight fees are charged per kilogram on most airlines and escalate quickly, which is why the extra-bag comparison is worth making before you get to the desk. Beyond about five kilograms over, a second checked bag is frequently cheaper than the excess on the first. Adding a bag online before travel is almost always cheaper again than doing either at the airport, sometimes by half. The airport price is the one they charge when you have no alternative left. Individual bag limits are usually separate from the total allowance, and often hard: many airlines refuse any single bag over 32 kg outright, for manual handling reasons rather than commercial ones, and no fee will make that one go through.
How the Excess Baggage Calculator works
Whether your bags are over the allowance, what the excess costs, and whether adding a bag would be cheaper. Excess weight is charged per kilogram on most airlines and escalates quickly, so the comparison is worth making before you reach the desk.
Also known as: how much is overweight baggage · is an extra bag cheaper · excess baggage fee calculator · my suitcase is over 23kg
Frequently asked questions
How much does excess baggage cost?
Commonly 10 to 25 per kilogram over, varying widely by airline and route. Because it is charged per kilogram, the cost escalates fast — five kilos over is often more than a whole extra bag booked in advance.
Is an extra bag cheaper than paying excess?
Frequently, beyond about five kilograms over. The calculator compares the two directly, which is the question worth answering before you start repacking at the check-in desk.
Can I split weight between bags?
Only if the airline pools the allowance, which many do for checked bags on the same booking but not all. Where allowances are per-bag, moving weight between them does not help.
What is the maximum weight for a single bag?
Many airlines refuse any single bag over 32 kg outright, for manual handling reasons rather than commercial ones. That limit is separate from the allowance and no fee will get the bag through.
Is it cheaper to add baggage online?
Almost always, and often by half. The airport price is the one charged when you have no alternative left, which is exactly why it is set where it is.
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