<div>Excess, oversize, or overweight baggage is usually quite expensive. The exact fees and rules depend on each carrier. Check their website for more details. &nbsp;</div><blockquote><em>Excess cabin baggage might be taken into the cargo hold of the aircraft and you might need to wait for it at the arrivals.<br>If you have a no-checked-bag itinerary with a short layover, please pack carefully. </em><strong><em>You might not have enough time to transfer </em></strong><em>if your cabin bag is taken into the hold. &nbsp;</em></blockquote><div>If you know in advance that you’ll need to carry more baggage, check if it's possible to add an extra piece in <a href="https://www.kiwi.com/user">Manage my Booking</a>. It’s usually less expensive than paying at the airport.</div>

Excess, oversize, or overweight baggage is usually quite expensive.

Excess baggage

<div>We recommend adding baggage through Kiwi.com, but it’s also possible to add baggage directly through the carrier — whether online, through their customer support, or at the airport. Sometimes carriers may not allow checked or cabin baggage, so double-check the conditions of all carriers in your itinerary before you decide to bring extra bags.</div><blockquote><em>Many carriers charge higher fees to add baggage at the airport, or only allow a limited number of pieces.</em></blockquote><div>Carriers have different size and weight requirements when it comes to bags. To avoid extra work for you, we offer baggage which meet the requirements for all the carriers in your itinerary.</div><h3><strong>When shouldn’t I add baggage?</strong></h3><div>You should not add baggage with the carrier or at the airport when you have a <a href="https://www.kiwi.com/help/search/article/253/">no-checked-bag itinerary</a>. This goes for cabin baggage as well as checked baggage. No-checked-bag itineraries include:</div><ul><li><a href="https://www.kiwi.com/help/search/article/131">Self-transfer</a> itineraries with short layovers</li><li><a href="https://www.kiwi.com/help/search/article/272/">Hidden city</a> itineraries</li></ul><div>For more information on why you shouldn’t add baggage to these travel hack itineraries, check out <a href="https://knowledgebase.skypicker.com/translator/en/articles/414">this article</a>.</div>

Depending on your itinerary, you might be able to add baggage directly through the carrier.

Can I add baggage directly with the carrier or at the airport?

<div>If you added baggage with us, didn't exceed your allowance, and still needed to pay for it at the airport, we will reimburse you the airport baggage fee.</div><div><br><a href="https://www.kiwi.com/user">Sign in</a> to your booking, click <strong>“Refunds and cancellations” </strong>at the top of the page, and submit the receipt.&nbsp;</div><div><br>Please also include the details to help us understand what the issue was so that we can make amends.</div><div><br>In case you did not add this baggage with us, or exceeded your baggage allowance, we won't be able to reimburse you.&nbsp;</div>

If you added baggage with us, and it wasn’t added, we’ll reimburse the fee.

I was charged for baggage at the airport

<div>In some rare cases, we might not succeed in adding your baggage online, e.g., because of a technical issue in the carrier’s reservation system.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>If this happens, we’ll email you and ask you to add the baggage at the airport. Naturally, we’ll reimburse you the full airport baggage fee, which might be higher than the initial baggage price.</div><blockquote><a href="https://www.kiwi.com/user"><em>Sign in</em></a><em> to your booking to submit the receipt via </em><strong><em>“Refunds and cancellations” </em></strong><em>at the top of the page.</em></blockquote><div>If you don't wish to take baggage anymore, you can apply for a refund right away.</div>

I was charged for baggage at the airport

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Excess baggage
Excess, oversize, or overweight baggage is usually quite expensive.

Can I add baggage directly with the carrier or at the airport?
Depending on your itinerary, you might be able to add baggage directly through the carrier.

What if I was asked to add baggage at the airport?
In some rare cases, we might not succeed in adding your baggage online.