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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A: If your cabin bag is too big to fit in the overhead locker on Ryanair flights, you may be asked to check it in at the boarding gate. If you have not purchased priority boarding, you may be charged an excess baggage fee for checking in your bag.
If you would like to take a larger cabin bag size with you when flying Ryanair, you will need to pay additional fees. This option entitles you to take a wheeled case onboard, weighing up to 10kg and measuring maximum 55cm x 40cm x 20cm, wheels and handles included, as well as an additional small personal bag.
All our fares include one small personal bag which can be brought on board, such as a handbag or laptop bag (40x20x25cm), which must fit under the seat in front of you.
Only priority boarding passengers will be permitted to take one small bag (40cm x 20cm x 25cm), plus a larger cabin bag (55 x 40 x 20cm) with a maximum weight allowance of 10kg into the cabin free of charge.
Carry-on bags shouldn't be larger than 22 inches long, 14 inches wide and 9 inches high including handles and wheels. Dimensions of personal items should not exceed 18 inches long, 14 inches wide and 8 inches high.
You are allowed a single personal item, like a backpack, however, your Ryanair cabin bag can't be larger than 25 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm. Customers with Priority tickets can bring one personal item and one piece of carry-on luggage that doesn't weigh more than 10 kilograms and isn't larger than 55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm.
Given the penalty for being overweight, figure the cost of a checked bag into the price and compare from there. What's the point? RyanAir CAN weigh carryons and CAN measure size. If they catch you with something over 10kg, or oversized, they CAN make you pay to check it.
You do not need to print your boarding pass once you have access to the Ryanair App unless you are departing from a Moroccan airport. If you do not have access to a printer, we can print it for you at the check-in desk, but you will be charged a boarding card reissue fee for each passenger. See our Table of Fees.
As long as it's within their sizes they don't care what type of bag it is. Usually, the stated dimensions include wheels if present. Yes Caz, you will be fine with a bag that has no wheels.
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.
Weighing. If you have both checked and carry on luggage, usually both are going to be weighed at the check-in/luggage drop. If you only have a carry on and check-in online you have small chances to have your luggage weighed, however it might not be true if you apparently struggle with it.
The new Bag Sizer tool can be found on the home page of the Ryanair mobile app. It explains that you'll need to place the bag you want to measure on a flat surface and tap the grid to continue. You'll then need to scan the bag by moving the camera slowly around the front, side, top and back of your bag.
While some airlines specify size limitations for personal items, others simply require the item to be small enough to fit underneath the seat in front of you. For personal items, here's the standard size on major airlines in the United States: American Airlines – 18” x 14” x 8”
If your carry-on is oversized (and doesn't physically fit inside the overhead compartments) or you encounter a strict airline employee, they will ask you to check it in at the gate.
Another useful tip is that many airlines do not even check what size allowance you have until the gate. So if your bag looks like it might be a little bit too big for what's allowed, but the bag fit still in the sizer box, chances are that you'll get away with it and won't have to pay any extra fees.
In general, standard domestic carry-on luggage size is 22 x 14 x 9 inches. If you're flying internationally, that may vary a little to 21.5 x 15.5 x 9 inches. Remember, those dimensions include the handle, wheels and anything else that may protrude from your suitcase so don't miss them from your measurements.