Last updated: 29 October 2026. Fees on this page are in US dollars unless stated; Delta charges Canadian dollars when you leave Canada and euros when you leave Europe.
Prices are in US dollars (USD) for flights leaving the US. Each fee is per bag, each way.
Cabin baggage
- Carry-on bag
- 1 bag free on Delta-operated flights. Length + width + height may total 45 in (114 cm) and each side may measure up to 22 x 14 x 9 in (56 x 35 x 23 cm), handles and wheels counted
- Personal item
- 1 free item stowed beneath the seat ahead, such as a purse, briefcase, small backpack, belt bag, camera bag, nappy bag or laptop bag
- Also free to carry on
- A jacket or umbrella; food or drink bought after security; a bag of duty-free goods; strollers, wheelchairs, child safety seats and assistive devices such as crutches
- Weight limit
- Delta states no weight limit for carry-on on its page
- Laptops and other computers stay in the cabin unless security staff direct otherwise.
- Carry-on rules can differ on flights operated by partner carriers.
- Flight attendants do not lift bags into the overhead bins.
Checked baggage: free and paid bags by cabin
Delta decides the cost of the first and second bag by cabin and by the region you fly to. The standard bag is up to 50 lb (23 kg) and 62 in (158 cm) in length plus width plus height in Main and Comfort, and up to 70 lb (32 kg) in First, Premium Select and Delta One where the estimator shows it. The fees below are for a non-member adult leaving Atlanta:
US domestic (Los Angeles, Honolulu)
- Main Basic
- 1st $45, 2nd $55
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st $45, 2nd $55
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free
Canada (Toronto, Vancouver)
- Main Basic
- 1st $45, 2nd $55 (Main Classic)
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st $45, 2nd $55
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First)
Caribbean (Nassau, Montego Bay)
- Main Basic
- –
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st $45, 2nd $55 (Main Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First)
Mexico (Cancun, Mexico City)
- Main Basic
- –
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st $45, 2nd $55 (Main Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First)
Central America (San Jose, Panama City)
- Main Basic
- –
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- San Jose 1st $45, 2nd $55; Panama City 1st free, 2nd $55 (Main Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First)
South America (Bogota, Lima)
- Main Basic
- –
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st free, 2nd $100 (Main Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First)
Brazil (Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)
- Main Basic
- –
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st free, 2nd $100 (Main Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First)
Europe (Paris, Rome; London from New York)
- Main Basic
- 1st $75, 2nd $100 (Paris)
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st free, 2nd $100 (Main and Comfort Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (Premium Select, First, Delta One)
Asia: Tokyo
- Main Basic
- –
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st free, 2nd $100 (Main Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First)
Asia: Delhi and Singapore
- Main Basic
- –
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 2 bags free (Main Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First, Delta One)
Middle East and Africa (Tel Aviv, Johannesburg)
- Main Basic
- –
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st free, 2nd $100 (Main Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First)
Australia and New Zealand (Sydney, Auckland)
- Main Basic
- –
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st free, 2nd $100 (Main Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First)
Tahiti (Papeete)
- Main Basic
- –
- Main Classic and Comfort Classic
- 1st free, 2nd $100 (Main Classic)
- Premium Select, First, Delta One
- 2 bags free (First)
- Main and Comfort bags in this table are 50 lb (23 kg). First, Delta One and Premium Select on long-haul routes allow 70 lb (32 kg) in First and Delta One and 50 lb (23 kg) in Premium Select.
- Domestically the first bag costs $45 and the second $55 in Main and Comfort. Pay while checking in via delta.com, the Fly Delta app or a kiosk, or spend miles: 4,500 for the first bag and 5,500 for the second domestically, and 10,000 miles for a $100 second bag on international routes.
- Everyone flying to or from Key West may check only one bag.
- Up to 10 bags per passenger when Delta itself operates the flight; 4 when it is a Delta Connection flight.
Where Delta flies: the regions in its fee tables
- United States and Canada (including Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands).
- Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
- South America, with Brazil priced separately.
- Europe and North Africa.
- Asia (including India), the Middle East and Africa (except North Africa).
- Australia and New Zealand and Tahiti.
Free bags for SkyMiles Medallion and credit card members
Within the US and Canada (Main, Comfort, Basic)
- Silver
- 1 free
- Gold
- 2 free
- Platinum
- 3 free
- Diamond
- 3 free
To or from other international destinations
- Silver
- 1 extra free bag over the standard allowance
- Gold
- 1 extra free bag
- Platinum
- 1 extra free bag
- Diamond
- 1 extra free bag
First, Delta One and Premium Select
- Silver
- 3 bags free
- Gold
- 3 bags free
- Platinum
- 3 bags free
- Diamond
- 3 bags free
- Holders of the Delta SkyMiles American Express Gold, Platinum and Reserve cards (and business versions) can check a first standard bag at no charge on Delta-operated flights; certain tiers also cover the second bag domestically (see Delta's card terms). Terms apply, and partner-operated flights are excluded.
- Active military on duty may qualify for reduced bag fees at the airport, with ID and orders.
Excess baggage
Does the price depend on when you pay?
Delta quotes one fee per bag. Pay once the 24-hour check-in window opens, on delta.com, in the app or at a kiosk, or pay at the airport; the estimator gives the same amounts and miles for each. A bag above the ticketed count, weight or size is taken only when space allows.
Additional bags (3rd to 10th), per bag each way
- Within the US, and between the US and Canada
- $200 USD/CAD
- US or Canada and the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America (Costa Rica etc.)
- $200 USD/CAD
- US or Canada and South America or Brazil
- $200 USD/CAD
- North, Central or South America and Europe or North Africa
- $285 USD, $330 CAD or 240 EUR
- Travel to, from or within Asia
- $200 USD/CAD/EUR
- US, Canada or Mexico and Tahiti
- $285 USD/CAD
- All other international destinations
- $200 USD/EUR
Overweight bags (per bag)
Within the US and Canada
- 51 to 70 lb (23 to 31.75 kg)
- $100 USD/CAD
- 71 to under 100 lb (32 to 45 kg)
- $200 USD/CAD
Americas to Europe or North Africa
- 51 to 70 lb (23 to 31.75 kg)
- $100 USD, $120 CAD or 85 EUR
- 71 to under 100 lb (32 to 45 kg)
- Not permitted
Mexico, Central and South America, Caribbean
- 51 to 70 lb (23 to 31.75 kg)
- $100 USD/CAD
- 71 to under 100 lb (32 to 45 kg)
- $200 USD/CAD
Asia
- 51 to 70 lb (23 to 31.75 kg)
- $100 USD/CAD/EUR
- 71 to under 100 lb (32 to 45 kg)
- $200 USD/CAD/EUR
Australia and New Zealand
- 51 to 70 lb (23 to 31.75 kg)
- $100 USD, $120 CAD or EUR
- 71 to under 100 lb (32 to 45 kg)
- Not permitted
All other international
- 51 to 70 lb (23 to 31.75 kg)
- $100 USD/CAD/EUR
- 71 to under 100 lb (32 to 45 kg)
- $200 USD/CAD/EUR
Bags of 100 lb (45 kg) or more are refused. Overweight on North America to San Pedro Sula or San Salvador is $150.
Oversized bags, 63 to 80 in (161 to 203 cm), per bag
- Within the US and Canada
- $200 USD/CAD
- Asia, Middle East, Australia and India
- $175 USD/CAD/EUR
- Americas and Europe or North Africa
- $300 USD, $345 CAD or 250 EUR
- US or Canada and Mexico, Caribbean, Central or South America
- $150 USD/CAD
- North America and Africa (not North Africa)
- $175 USD/CAD
- Brazil to everywhere else
- $100 USD/CAD/EUR
Bags over 80 in (203 cm) are not permitted. Each limit a bag exceeds, whether size, weight or number, brings its own fee.
Special baggage
Sports equipment
Normal checked bag fees apply by cabin, region and number of bags. Bags above 50 lb pay the overweight fee, nothing over 115 in (292 cm) or 100 lb (45 kg) is taken, and all sports gear needs a sturdy container made for it. Delta's page names antlers and animal racks, archery gear (checked only), bicycles (non-motorised touring or single-seat racing; hard case or a limited release form), boogie or skim boards and many other items. Golf, skis and snowboards, surfboards, fishing and other equipment are covered on the same page.
Musical instruments
Carried as checked baggage up to 150 in (381 cm) in total dimensions and 165 lb (75 kg) including the case, in the cabin if they fit, or in their own seat. Use an ATA 300 case.
Strollers, car seats and wheelchairs
Free; check Delta's children and medical pages.
Pets
Delta carries pets under its own rules and fees; we did not read that page.
Questions travellers ask us
How much cabin baggage can I take?
A carry-on bag (22 x 14 x 9 in) and a personal item. Delta's page gives no carry-on weight limit.
How much is the first checked bag on a US domestic flight?
$45 for the first bag and $55 for the second in Main and Comfort, each way and per bag of up to 50 lb. Medallion members, eligible Amex cardholders and active military may have it free.
Do I get a free bag to Europe or Asia?
Usually the first bag is free in Main Classic (not Main Basic to Paris, where the first bag was $75), and the second is $100 on most routes; to India and Singapore both bags are free. First, Premium Select and Delta One give two free bags.
What does a third bag cost?
$200 on most routes, $285 between the Americas and Europe.
Can I carry a laptop bag as well?
Yes, a laptop bag counts as the personal item.
What is the heaviest bag?
Up to 100 lb (45 kg) on most routes, but bags over 50 lb pay the overweight fee. To and from Europe and Australia or New Zealand the limit is 70 lb (32 kg).
Baggage Allowance is an independent information site and is not part of Delta Air Lines.
Latest 30 of 54 questions
If your ticket specifies so, it shall be 2 bags of 23 kg each for check in.
Airline defines its classes as Basic and Main Cabin for economy class, Basic allows 1 bag of 23 kg for free and Main Cabin allows 2 bags of 23 kg each. Yours shall be the Main cabin one.
My flight is for Virgin Atlantic - Economy Classic & Delta - Delta Main Cabin.
We are not aware of any special or extra free baggage allowance for students on Delta airlines. We suggest you also check with the airline.
Please check with your local authorities.
For long distance travel, full-service carriers fly. We can not recommend the airline.
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If you are flying Basic Economy, 1 bag of 23 kg as free check in baggage allowance per passenger.
If you are flying Main Cabin or Delta Comfort class, 2 bags of 23 kg each are allowed free as check in baggage.
1 regular cabin bag and 1 personal item is also allowed free. Airline does not mention weight for cabin bag, but size shall be less than 115 linear cms and individual dimensions shall be within 56 cm x 35 cm x 23 cm.
How much check in bags are allowed??
What is the wight limit in check in luggage is free??
You have not mentioned the cabin class. However, 1 bag of 23 kg is likely to be free. If you have booked with the airline, you must have this mentioned on your ticket.
IF you are allowed to take 1 bag of 23 kg and you want to split it into 2 check-in bags, then you will be charged for carrying extra bag because the allowance is based on piece-system, not on weight system. So, you have to be mindful of the number of bags you want to carry.
We do not have any information about additional baggage allowance to Students from Delta Airlines at this stage. Please refer to our post https://www.baggage-allowance.info/blog/which-airlines-offer-student-flight-discounts-and-other-benefits/ to check the airlines which offer Students discounts and additional baggage. Also, check the associated terms and conditions.
No, if you combine the checked bags, the weight will exceed 23 kg and you will have to pay extra weight charges. Max weight of one check in bag can not be more than 32 kg. So, if you are willing to pay extra money, you can raise the weight of one bag from 23 to 32 kg.
Please make clear what does 'SD' stand for. Is it Santo Domingo or other location?
For Seatlle Tacoma to Santo Domingo, 1st bag fee is $30, 2nd bag fee is $40 for up to 50lbs weight of each check in bag. For more than 50lbs and up to 70 lbs, charge is USD 100. If it is even more than this and up to 100lbs, USD 200 is the charge.
Are there other airlines in your travel itinerary? If yes please provide the break up of journey and airline flying on each of these.
You can take 1 cabin bag and 1 personal item for free. There is no max weight limit for these bags. But, there is a size limit. The carry on bag shall not be more than 45 linear inches (114 cm).
How much do we pay for luggage?
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John
You will have to pay Euro 50 for first check in bag and Euro 85 for second baggage per adult or child passenger. Both bags shall be of up to 23 kg each.
2 bags of 23 kg each are allowed free in check in baggage. Cabin allowance is not based on weight and airlines allows you to take any weight but baggage dimensions shall not be more than 115 cm in sum of all three dimensions.
This is 2 bags of 23 kg each in check in and 1 cabin bag +1 personal item. No weight limit for cabin bag except that it shall be up to 114 cm in sum of dimensions. Check in bag sum of dimensions shall not exceed 158 cm.
The airline shall offer you alternate flight on another carrier if acceptable to you, else refund the sum.
May I know what's the checked baggage allowance and carry-on baggage allowance?
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2 bags of 23 kg each are allowed free in check in baggage. Sum of dimensions of check in bag shall not be less than 158 cm. Cabin baggage allowance is not by weight but by size and it is sum of dimensions of 115 cm.
No, backpack is not considered a personal item but it is considered yet another cabin bag.
No, this is not allowed. Cabin and check in baggage allowances are separate and shall not be mixed. So, it is 2 bags of 23 kg each for check in baggage and 1 cabin bag of 7 kg + 1 personal item. Size of check in bag shall not exceed 158 linear dimensions and that of cabin bag shall not exceed 115 cm linear dimensions.
2 check in bags of up to 23 kg each is allowed free along with 1 cabin bag (and, an additional personal item) within the specified linear dimensions which can be checked in the content above. There is no weight limit for cabin baggage.
TV of such size which is within the permitted check in baggage limits by weight or size is allowed to carry in check in. So, it shall be sum of dimensions of 158 cms .
ORIGIN CITY BOMBAY INDIA
Economy class
2 bags of 23 kg are free in check-in. Each check in bag shall not be more than 158 cm in sum of dimensions.
Please mention the origin city and cabin class of travel.
2 bags of 23 kg are free in check-in for BE,MC and DC+ cabin classes. Sorry for replying late due to some inadvertent reasons.
We would request you to contact the local airline office in Singapore for this purpose. The contact details are: Singapore City: 65-6336-3371
This will depend on what cabin service class has been booked. Generally, this is 2 check-inbags of 23 kg each for BE, MC and DC+ classes and 2 bags of 32 kg each on First Class, Delta Premium Select and Delta One. Please note that these bags would be charged for.
It is 2 bags of 23 kg each in check in on economy class travel.
If ticket has been bought from Delta Airline and KAL is operating the codeshare flight, then allowance rules of Delta will apply. But, if ticket is on Korean Air and the flight is operated by Delta, then 1 check in bag of 23 kg would be allowed free.
We do not think this would be allowed. However, you are requested to contact the Delta local office to know the same.