Excess baggage

If baggage items exceed certain restrictions, they can be booked as excess baggage. Flat rates apply for this.

We recommend booking early either at your travel agency or through the Discover Airlines Service Center.
Illustration of a suitcase that measures excess weight

Prices and dimensions

You can check your free baggage allowance in just a few steps with the baggage calculator on lufthansa.com – based on route, travel class and fare. There you’ll also find the prices and permitted maximum weight and dimensions for excess baggage.
In Economy and Premium Economy Class, a piece of baggage is considered to be excess baggage when it weighs more than 23 kg (up to a maximum of 32 kg) and/or is larger than 158 cm (the sum of width X + height Y + depth Z up to a maximum of 292 cm).

In Business Class a piece of baggage is considered to be excess baggage when its total dimensions are greater than 158 cm up to a maximum of 292 cm.

Further information about excess baggage

Basic rules for your excess baggage

Excess baggage that is heavier than 32 kg

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