Can I book a 20kg bag on Ryanair?

20kg Check-in Bag: If you require a larger baggage allowance, you can add a 20kg Check-in Bag to your booking. Passengers can purchase up to 3 checked bags of 20kg on their booking.



Yes, you can book a 20kg checked-in bag on Ryanair, but it must be purchased as a specific add-on. As of 2026, Ryanair offers three primary "hold" luggage tiers: a 10kg check-in bag, a 20kg check-in bag, and an occasional 23kg option for certain routes. It is significantly cheaper to add the 20kg bag during the initial booking process than to add it at the airport, where fees can exceed £/€70 per bag. A 20kg bag allows you to pack significantly more than the standard "Priority" 10kg cabin bag, but you must ensure it does not exceed the maximum dimensions of 80cm x 120cm x 120cm. Ryanair also allows "bag pooling" for passengers on the same booking; for example, if two people both book a 20kg bag (40kg total), one person can bring a 25kg bag and the other a 15kg bag, provided no single item weighs more than 32kg for health and safety reasons. Always check your digital boarding pass to ensure the 20kg allowance is correctly displayed before arriving at the bag drop desk.

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Checked Baggage - 20 kg (44 lbs) / 23 kg (50 lbs) / 32 kg (70 lbs) Each passenger can purchase additional baggage allowance for up to three checked bags that are put in the hold of the aircraft. The combined dimensions of the checked bag cannot exceed 158 cm/62 in.

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How do I add baggage, pre book seats and other extras to my flight? You can add baggage, seats and other extras to your flight with the airline directly. Most airlines have a Manage My Booking page to do this. You'll need your airline reference to log in which can be found on the Flights section of your documentation.

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Before you check into your flight, you can buy an additional bag to put in the hold. This is a costly option that gets more expensive the closer to your date of departure and even costlier if added on at the airport. There are still weight limitations and not every airline will allow you to book an extra suitcase.

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Most bags that fit under 20kg suitcase category are large or XXL suitcases that are suitable for checked in travel on airlines. In general a 20kg suitcase has the following dimensions: Length: 69-81 cm (27-32 inches) Width: 43-51 cm (17-20 inches )

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Adding a 20 kg check-in bag to your Ryanair flight will cost you between €/£20.99 and €/£59.99, depending on the specific route and travel date you choose. Keep in mind that the price may vary.

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This is where high baggage fees come in. Ryanair knows that a large number of passengers will not want to travel with just a small bag. Fees made from these can start to make up for the money lost due to offering crazy cheap fares. What's the cheapest Ryanair fare you've ever purchased?

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If you pay for two cabin bags and one is larger than the 55 x 40 x 20 cm (21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8 inches) allowance, your bag will be refused at the boarding gate. In some cases your bag will be placed in the cargo hold and you will be charged a 50 euro oversized bag fee.

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How do I add bags/equipment to an existing booking?
  1. Click 'My Bookings' on Ryanair's website or 'My trips' on the mobile app.
  2. Log into your myRyanair account.
  3. Select 'Manage this booking' on the booking you need to change.
  4. Select the 'Add bags/equipment' option.
  5. Add bags/equipment needed.
  6. Continue to payment.


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Famously quipped “the Ryanair size”, 40 x 20 x 25 cm (16 x 8 x 10 in) is the maximum dimensions of a cabin bag (such as a laptop bag or handbag) that ultra-cheap airline Ryanair would allow its passengers to carry into its cabin free of charge under its strict baggage allowance policy.

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This can be split between them however they like, as long as it does not exceed the maximum allowance of 15 kg per person. So if one person has a bag that weighs 10kg and another has a bag that weighs 20kg, this would be acceptable.

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That depends if you have several kg overweight and are asking for the price per kg or if you really just only have one single kg extra. For a singe kg above the limit you most probably will not get charged, especially not on a full service airline. There is usually a tolerance in the range of 2–3kg, sometimes up to 5.

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Before you check into your flight, you can buy an additional bag to put in the hold. This is a costly option that gets more expensive the closer to your date of departure and even costlier if added on at the airport. There are still weight limitations and not every airline will allow you to book an extra suitcase.

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What happens if my luggage is overweight? For hold luggage, most airlines set a weight limit for single items of luggage. Usually, this is 23kg. If your hold luggage is over and you haven't paid for extra, you might be charged.

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There are generally two things you can do if your suitcase is over the weight limit: you can either pay the fee for the extra weight or take some things out so that the weight is then within the allowed limit. You should always take out smaller and heavier stuff since you can put them in your carry-on instead.

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