Do checked bags get transferred connecting flight United?

For a trip that includes one or more connections: We'll check your bags to your final destination and apply the charge for checking a bag from your origin to your destination. For a trip that includes a voluntary stopover: We'll check your bags to your stopover point, where you'll collect your bags.



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You can simply check-in your baggage at the starting airport, and the airline will transfer it to your final destination. However, if you are traveling on multiple tickets, i.e., each flight is booked under a separate ticket, you will need to collect your baggage at each layover and re-check it with the next airline.

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No matter what airline you're flying, if you have a connecting flight that arrives in the United States from an international destination, you'll need to pick up your bags and recheck them on your next flight.

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Sometimes, especially when flying to less-popular airports, you'll need to recheck your bag in your last connection. This happens only if the last airport you'll be arriving at doesn't have customs facilities, so you'll be required to go through them at the previous airport.

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United Airlines will now hold planes for connecting flyers – thanks to new tool. If you have a tight connection while flying United Airlines, you might benefit from the airline's new ConnectionSaver tool that identifies departing flights that can be held for connecting customers.

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If you have checked baggage, you must recheck it between flights:
  1. Collect your checked baggage at the transfer airport. ...
  2. Leave the transit zone and take your baggage to the check-in counter (or baggage drop) for your next flight.
  3. Go through security and customs to the gate of your next flight.


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If your flights were booked under one ticket, your bags will be checked through to your final destination. If your flights were booked under separate tickets, you will need to collect your bags and recheck them before your connecting flight.

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While these terms are often used interchangeably, they are not the same thing. A layover is the time you spend at the airport between two flights. A connecting flight is the next flight in your itinerary that you're waiting at the airport to take.

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As a rule of thumb, on domestic routes, you need a minimum of 45 minutes between flights. That's because you don't have to go through security, customs, and immigration.

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Yes, your luggage can be checked into the last destination when you fly in a connecting flight with different airlines. When you book a ticket with multiple flights on one booking code, the airline will usually check your bags through to the final destination.

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The recommended layover time for domestic flights is normally one hour. However, as previously stated, you may require longer if your flights are booked with two different airlines, if you are traveling to a very busy airport or if you require special assistance.

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They always say yes. The exception is, if you're flying internationally (say, from Netherlands to the US), and you're taking a domestic flight in the US as the final leg of your journey, you need to clear customs and immigration at an airport before the final domestic leg, you always need to collect your bags.

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  1. If your booking consists of more than one airline reservation code, a self-transfer may be required.
  2. This indicates that you are solely responsible for navigating your connections between flights.


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If you're flying on separate tickets, yes you will have to collect your bags and re-check in. However, if you're flying on a single ticket your bags will be transferred directly to your connecting flight even if you're flying a different airline.

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What is a good connection time? Travel advisers say there's a lot to take into account when booking connecting flights, but a general rule of thumb is 60-90 minutes between domestic flights and at least two to three hours for international itineraries.

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Changing your first flight might help, but it's important to remember that nothing will guarantee that your bag makes the connection. If it doesn't, the airline will usually deliver it (at their expense) to wherever you're staying, so as long as you can go a day or two without your bag, you'll be fine.

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Minimum connection times typically range between 30 minutes and two hours for domestic flights within the continental United States. For international flights, the range increases to between one and three hours.

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The recommended layover time for international flights is generally longer, as you will have to go through customs and immigration before boarding your next flight. In most cases, a 30-minute layover for domestic flights and an hour for international flights is considered a minimum, or short, layover.

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