Measure your bag
How to measure your bagWheels, handles and pockets count
- 1Length: the longest side. On a suitcase standing up, floor to the top of the handle, wheels included.
- 2Width: the middle side, across the front.
- 3Height: the shortest side: the depth, front to back, pockets included.
- Measure the outside at the widest point, with the telescopic handle pushed all the way down. Wheels, carry handles, feet and outside pockets all count.
- Measure it packed. A soft bag or an expandable zip can gain a few centimetres once it's full.
- Mixed up length and width? No problem: we try every way the bag can turn, the same way it goes into the sizer at the gate.
Example bag Measure the whole bag, including handles and wheels. Change any figure to check yours.
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How it works
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Measure your bag
Length, width, height and weight — with the wheels and handles on.
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See every operator at once
Grouped by transport and by whether your bag goes at no extra cost, costs extra or doesn't fit. Compare any three side by side.
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Check the source
Every limit links to the operator's own page and shows the date a person checked it.
What the colours mean
- No extra cost. Your bag matches an allowance that is already included in the fare.
- Fits, but costs extra. Your bag matches the cabin bag dimensions, but that cabin bag is not included in the base fare. You have to buy it.
- Doesn't fit. Your bag is over the published limit on size, weight, or both.
- Check the baggage rule. The operator describes what you can bring instead of publishing measurements — common on trains. We show their rule in their own words and never turn it into a yes or no.
- Size not confirmed. The operator doesn't publish what we'd need to answer. A missing limit is not the same as no limit.
Handles and wheels change the answer
Some operators measure your bag with handles and wheels included; others measure the bag body and allow the wheels to stick out by a set number of centimetres. A bag labelled 55 cm can measure 58 cm in the sizer. Where an operator publishes which basis it uses, we say so on the result. Where it doesn't, we say that too.
Every limit is sourced and dated
Each result links to the operator's own page and shows the date a human opened that page and confirmed it. We don't copy limits from blogs or luggage brands, because that is how out-of-date measurements spread.
Fitting the rules is not a guarantee
Meeting a published limit is not a promise that staff will accept your bag at the gate. At least one operator states that paying at the gate does not guarantee a bag over the limit will be carried.
Compare side by side
Tick up to 3 operators to see them next to each other, for the bag above.
Side by side
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What can't go in your hand luggage?
Flights from EU airports, cabin bags. Source: Your Europe (EU) · checked 2026-10-10
- Not in the cabin Liquids over 100 ml Smaller ones: in a 1‑litre clear bag
- Not in the cabin Sharp objects Knives, corkscrews, scissors of a certain size: hold bag
- Not in the cabin Weapons None on board
- Banned Explosives & flammables Not in the cabin or the hold
- With limits Duty free In the sealed bag, with the receipt
- Allowed Medicines & baby food Not limited to 100 ml
The detailed list is on your departure airport's website; your airline can confirm before you travel.
Official sources and full list
- European Union — Your EuropeFlights from EU airports. It recommends checking your airport's website for the detailed list.
- United Kingdom — GOV.UKFlights from UK airports. Liquid rules have changed at some UK airports.
- Chile — DGAC (in Spanish)Flights from Chile. Different from the EU: liquids have no 100 ml limit, except on flights to the United States.
- Colombia — Aerocivil (in Spanish)Flights from Colombia. Domestic and international flights differ: the 100 ml liquid limit is listed only for international flights.
- Mexico — Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (in Spanish)Its 12 airports in Mexico's Pacific region. For other Mexican airports, check that airport's website.
Flying from somewhere else, or not sure? Your departure airport's website has the final list, and your airline can confirm before you travel.
Every operator we cover
One page per operator, with its published limits, its official source and the date it was checked.