What is the Lufthansa carry-on size limit?

55 × 40 × 23 cm (21.5 × 15.5 × 9 in), 18 lb (8 kg), including wheels and handles.

What is the Lufthansa personal item size?

40 × 30 × 15 cm (15.5 × 12 × 6 in); it must fit under the seat in front of you.

Lufthansa carry-on and personal item size

Lufthansa allows a free carry-on up to 55 × 40 × 23 cm (21.5 × 15.5 × 9 in), max 18 lb (8 kg) plus a free personal item up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm (15.5 × 12 × 6 in).

Personal item free

40 × 30 × 15 cm

15.5 × 12 × 6 in

Carry-on free

55 × 40 × 23 cm

21.5 × 15.5 × 9 in · 18 lb (8 kg)

Checked bag

23 kg

62 linear in (158 cm), 51 lb (23 kg)

Lufthansa limits drawn to scale, front view; the personal item is about 37% of the carry-on's volume.

Lufthansa basic fares

Economy Basic includes only the personal item; a carry-on must be bought in advance, as it cannot be added at the airport.

Lufthansa bag rules worth knowing

Lufthansa weighs and measures carry-ons at the airport and enforces the 8 kg limit.
Business class on short- and medium-haul flights gets two 8 kg carry-ons.

How Lufthansa compares

Carry-on size rank: 13 of 25 (51 L); personal item: 18 of 22 (18 L).

A bag at Lufthansa's full carry-on size also fits the carry-on limit of Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant, Sun Country, Air Canada, British Airways, easyJet, Aer Lingus, Volaris, Turkish, but is too big for American, Delta, United, JetBlue and 9 more.

A maxed-out Lufthansa personal item also passes as a personal item on American, Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant and 15 more.

Will your bag fit Lufthansa?

Length Width Depth Unit

Source: Lufthansa, checked 2026-10-29.