What size bag sizer is permitted on Ryanair?

All carry-on luggage must fit in the overhead bin or under the seat in front of you and adhere to the following requirements: Maximum Dimensions of Carry-on: 22 in x 16 in x 8 in/55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm. Maximum Weight of Carry-on: 22 lbs (10 kg) Maximum Dimensions of Small Bag: 14 x 8 x 8 in/35 x 20 x 20 cm.



For your 2026 travels with Ryanair, the permitted dimensions for a free small personal bag are 40 x 30 x 20 cm. This bag must be able to fit completely under the seat in front of you. If you have purchased "Priority & 2 Cabin Bags," you are additionally allowed a larger 10kg cabin bag with maximum dimensions of 55 x 40 x 20 cm, which goes into the overhead locker. Ryanair is notoriously strict about these limits and uses metal sizers at the boarding gate to verify compliance. If your bag does not fit into the sizer, you will be charged a significant "gate bag fee," which can range from €45 to €70 depending on the route. To ensure a smooth journey, it is a high-fidelity best practice to measure your luggage including wheels and handles, and consider using a soft-sided bag that can be compressed if necessary to fit the rigid dimensions of the airport sizer.

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What if my cabin bag is 2cm bigger? Extra 2–4 cm wont be noticed by the check in staff and they dont have a ruler to measure the dimension. they only strict with the weight. But extra 2–3 kg is also not a problem.

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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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Ryanair Cabin Baggage 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.

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If your small bag or 10kg cabin bag does not fit in the baggage sizers, which are placed at every boarding gate, we will tag your bag and place it in the aircraft hold subject to payment of a gate bag fee.

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Ryanair's standard cabin bag size is 55 cm x 40 cm x 20 cm. If your bag is 1cm larger in any dimension, you'll be required to check it in at the gate, which costs ?25/?30. So, if possible, make sure your cabin bag adheres to the size restrictions! Hope this answered your question.

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Your bag will have to fit into the sizer for it to be approved as a carry-on. Having a flexible fabric bag is advantageous in this situation because you'll be able to squeeze it in even if it's slightly oversized. Usually, many airlines won't check every carry-on but will instead go for ones that look oversized.

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You can take 1 piece of hand luggage per person with maximum dimensions of 40 x 25 x 20 cm on a Ryanair flight. Smaller items such as handbags must fit within your 1 piece of hand luggage.

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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.

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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.

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How big is a 40x20x25 bag? AIRLINE UNIVERSAL SIZE — 40 x 20 x 25 cm/15.7 x 7.8 x 9.8 inch, it is a carry-on luggage for most airline company such as Ryanair,British Airways,Jetblue,easyJet,flybe,TUI Airways,Spirit Airline,Lufthansa, etc.

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What happens if my Check-in Bag is bigger than allowed at the check-in desk? If your Check-in Bag exceeds the baggage size dimensions, you will need to check it in at the Oversize Baggage Desk and will be charged an appropriate fee.

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<<Cabin baggage size is standard with all airlines 55x40x20 so that it can fit into the overhead lockers. However Ryanair are particularly strict on the baggage weight max 10kg.>> Although Ryanair IS 55x40x20, this is NOT standard for all airlines, although it is the max dimensions for Easyjet, Thomas Cook and BMIBaby.

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If you realize your carry-on luggage is too large to fit once you're in the plane, the airline staff will most likely ask you to check it in at the gate. This means that your luggage will be placed in the airplane's cargo hold and you will not be able to access it until you arrive at your destination.

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If your luggage does not fit in the sizer, you might have to pay a checked bag fee along with the gate checking fee and have your bag transferred to the airplane's cargo. Checked luggage is usually measured with a tape measure, to make sure that it's below 62 linear inches (height + width + depth).

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Excess/Overweight Baggage
The excess baggage fee is currently charged at the rate of $27 (20 euros) per kg.

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Ryanair is a bit smaller,you will notice when you see the hand luggage crate thing. Don't know what Ryanair is, but just printed off EJ boarding passes and it says max size is 56x42x25cm including wheels. Ryanairs hand luggage size is 55cm x 40cm x 20cm so a bit smaller than Easyjet at 56cm x 42cm x 25cm.

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In some airports (Dublin, Bristol etc) they have Ryanair bag drop, the machine where you can tag your own bag and just drop it at the counter. These bag drop machines are usually A LOT quicker than everyone queuing up to have their bags tagged by one or two members of staff.

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