Last updated: 29 October 2026. On codeshare flights the rules of either Korean Air or the operating airline apply.
Currencies: excess baggage is charged in Korean won (KRW) when departing Korea, US dollars (USD) from the US, Canadian dollars (CAD) from Canada and Indonesian rupiah (IDR) from Indonesia. From other countries the US dollar amount is converted to local currency at the bank selling rate on the ticket date. Amounts below are in KRW, with the US dollar figure in the same numbers (KRW 200,000 is USD 200).
Cabin baggage
Economy and Premium Economy
- Carry-on bags
- 1 bag plus 1 personal item
- Weight
- 10 kg in total
- Size
- Bag: 115 cm in total or 55 x 40 x 20 cm, including handles and wheels. Personal item: up to 40 x 30 x 15 cm (handbag, briefcase, laptop bag)
Prestige and First
- Carry-on bags
- 2 carry-on bags
- Weight
- 18 kg (40 lb) in total
- Size
- Each bag within 115 cm in total or 55 x 40 x 20 cm
- A bag can still be moved to the hold at the gate if overhead space runs out.
- Duty-free goods that push you over the cabin allowance are checked at the gate and may incur an excess baggage fee. Liquids from duty free must be in a sealed security bag with the receipt.
- Not allowed on board: bed boxes, leg hammocks, window stations, head and neck rest pillows, inflatable pillows and electronic device holders.
- Small musical instruments up to 115 cm in total dimensions, such as violins, travel free in the cabin (overhead or under the seat). Cellos, double basses and geomungo need a purchased seat.
Free checked baggage
Each bag may weigh at most 32 kg (70 lb) and measure 158 cm (62 in) in total dimensions. Free baggage depends on your destination and cabin:
Economy (Saver)
- International (not the Americas or Brazil)
- 1 bag, 23 kg
- To and from the Americas (not Brazil)
- 1 bag, 23 kg
- To and from Brazil (tickets from 30 Jun 2025)
- 1 bag, 23 kg
Economy (excluding Saver)
- International (not the Americas or Brazil)
- 1 bag, 23 kg
- To and from the Americas (not Brazil)
- 2 bags, 23 kg each
- To and from Brazil (tickets from 30 Jun 2025)
- 2 bags, 23 kg each
Premium Class
- International (not the Americas or Brazil)
- 1 bag, 23 kg
- To and from the Americas (not Brazil)
- 2 bags, 23 kg each
- To and from Brazil (tickets from 30 Jun 2025)
- 2 bags, 23 kg each
Prestige
- International (not the Americas or Brazil)
- 2 bags, 32 kg each
- To and from the Americas (not Brazil)
- 2 bags, 32 kg each
- To and from Brazil (tickets from 30 Jun 2025)
- 2 bags, 32 kg each
First
- International (not the Americas or Brazil)
- 3 bags, 32 kg each
- To and from the Americas (not Brazil)
- 3 bags, 32 kg each
- To and from Brazil (tickets from 30 Jun 2025)
- 3 bags, 32 kg each
- Brazil tickets issued on or before 29 June 2025 had 2 bags of 32 kg each in every cabin, except First with 3 bags.
- Domestic flights in Korea: Economy 20 kg, Prestige 30 kg.
- Infants: on international flights an infant without a seat gets 1 bag plus a foldable stroller and a car seat or bassinet. On domestic flights in Korea only the stroller and car seat or bassinet. A child with a seat gets the adult allowance plus a foldable stroller and a car seat or bassinet.
- You cannot check baggage on behalf of someone else and you cannot combine your party's allowances.
- Airlines that follow Korean Air's checked baggage rules include Delta, Vietnam Airlines, Saudia, Xiamen Air, American, Aeroflot, Alaska, Air France, Etihad, JAL, China Airlines, Jin Air, Kenya Airways, KLM, GOL, Asiana and Air Canada. Airlines that follow the operating airline's rules include Garuda, LATAM, Royal Brunei, Malaysia Airlines, MIAT, Myanmar Airways, Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Emirates, Air Europa, Uzbekistan Airways, WestJet, China Southern, Air Tahiti Nui, Hainan, China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines.
Where Korean Air flies, by region used in the fee table
- The Americas: United States, Canada, Mexico and Latin America, with Brazil charged separately.
- Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania.
- Korea to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and Mongolia.
- Within Asia (including Guam and Palau): Southeast Asia, South Asia including India, Central Asia and other Asian routes.
- Domestic flights within Korea.
Excess baggage
Does the price depend on when you pay?
Korean Air quotes one fee per route and cabin, and lets you pay in advance or at the airport depending on your fare class. Korean Air's pages do not publish a separate pre-book price, so check the fee shown when you add baggage online.
Extra bags: when the fee starts
Americas (not Brazil)
- Economy (Saver)
- From the 2nd bag
- Economy (not Saver) and Premium
- From the 3rd bag
- Prestige
- From the 3rd bag
- First
- From the 4th bag
Brazil
- Economy (Saver)
- From the 3rd bag as published; the page shows no separate Saver table for tickets from 30 Jun 2025, which carry 1 free Saver bag
- Economy (not Saver) and Premium
- From the 3rd bag
- Prestige
- From the 3rd bag
- First
- From the 4th bag
Europe, Middle East, Africa, Oceania
- Economy (Saver)
- 2nd bag, then 3rd and later
- Economy (not Saver) and Premium
- 2nd bag, then 3rd and later
- Prestige
- From the 3rd bag
- First
- From the 4th bag
Korea to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Mongolia
- Economy (Saver)
- 2nd bag, then 3rd and later
- Economy (not Saver) and Premium
- 2nd bag, then 3rd and later
- Prestige
- From the 3rd bag
- First
- From the 4th bag
Within Asia
- Economy (Saver)
- 2nd bag, then 3rd and later
- Economy (not Saver) and Premium
- 2nd bag, then 3rd and later
- Prestige
- From the 3rd bag
- First
- From the 4th bag
The Americas Economy (Saver) 1-bag allowance means the second bag is charged. Economy and Premium Class on the Americas are 2 free bags, so charges start at the third.
Fees per bag, in KRW or the same number in USD or CAD
Americas (not Brazil)
- Extra bag
- 3rd bag onwards 200,000 (Economy Saver: from the 2nd)
- Overweight 24 to 32 kg (economy cabins)
- 100,000
- Overweight over 32 to 45 kg
- 200,000
- Oversize 159 to 203 cm
- 200,000
- Oversize 204 to 292 cm
- 400,000
Brazil
- Extra bag
- 3rd bag onwards 175,000
- Overweight 24 to 32 kg (economy cabins)
- 175,000 (over 32 kg)
- Overweight over 32 to 45 kg
- 175,000
- Oversize 159 to 203 cm
- 175,000
- Oversize 204 to 292 cm
- 350,000
Europe, Middle East, Africa, Oceania
- Extra bag
- 2nd bag 130,000; 3rd onwards 200,000
- Overweight 24 to 32 kg (economy cabins)
- 100,000
- Overweight over 32 to 45 kg
- 200,000
- Oversize 159 to 203 cm
- 200,000
- Oversize 204 to 292 cm
- 400,000
Korea to Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Mongolia
- Extra bag
- 2nd bag 70,000; 3rd onwards 100,000
- Overweight 24 to 32 kg (economy cabins)
- 50,000
- Overweight over 32 to 45 kg
- 100,000
- Oversize 159 to 203 cm
- 100,000
- Oversize 204 to 292 cm
- 200,000
Within Asia (including Guam and Palau)
- Extra bag
- 2nd bag 100,000; 3rd onwards 150,000
- Overweight 24 to 32 kg (economy cabins)
- 75,000
- Overweight over 32 to 45 kg
- 150,000
- Oversize 159 to 203 cm
- 150,000
- Oversize 204 to 292 cm
- 300,000
- The fee for 204 to 292 cm applies only to approved special baggage such as sports equipment and musical instruments. Contact the Service Center first. Ordinary bags of that size cannot be checked.
- In Prestige and First the 24 to 32 kg band is free, because those bags are allowed 32 kg each. Only bags over 32 kg and up to 45 kg are charged.
- USD, CAD and IDR use the same pattern: for the Americas USD 200 and CAD 200 per extra bag, overweight 24 to 32 kg USD 100, over 32 to 45 kg USD 200, oversize USD 200 and USD 400; IDR 2,860,000, 1,430,000, 2,860,000, 2,860,000 and 5,720,000 on those same lines.
Domestic flights in Korea
Excess baggage, per kg
- KRW
- 2,000
- USD
- 2
Special baggage
Sports equipment
Up to 32 kg and 292 cm in total dimensions. Equipment over 158 cm may attract excess baggage fees; no oversize fee applies up to 292 cm.
Golf
Even a single club is not allowed in the cabin. Pack clubs in a dedicated hard case, or damage is not compensated. In economy one golf bag plus one bag up to 23 kg total counts as one checked piece; over 23 kg up to 32 kg it is one piece with an overweight fee; over 32 kg it counts as two. In First and Prestige a golf bag plus one bag up to 32 kg counts as one piece.
Skis and snowboards
Charged per bag, with the same economy and First waiver rules as golf (1 bag plus 1 bag, 23 kg and 32 kg thresholds).
Scuba diving equipment
An empty air tank plus one equipment bag counts under the same rules, per bag. The tank must be completely empty and securely packed.
Bicycles
One bicycle counts as one checked piece within 292 cm, packed in a hard case with padding, handle fixed and pedals removed. Motorised bicycles, scooters, motorcycles and jet skis cannot be checked.
Surfboards and other boards
Fins removed and securely packed. Same no-oversize-fee limit of 292 cm. Windsurfing and kitesurfing equipment and fishing rods in a bag follow the same rule; a rod bag plus an equipment bag counts as one piece if the combined weight fits the allowance.
Musical instruments
Up to 115 cm free in the cabin. Over that, buy a seat through the Service Center. As checked baggage, a hard case is required, you sign a Limitation of Liability form at check-in, and instruments over 203 cm and 32 kg must go on their own seat or by freight.
Electric wheelchairs and valuables
Covered on Korean Air's special baggage page (not read in detail here).
Questions travellers ask us
How much cabin baggage can I take in economy?
One bag plus one personal item, 10 kg together. The bag may be 55 x 40 x 20 cm.
Can I carry a backpack and a cabin bag?
In economy, only one bag plus one personal item (a handbag, briefcase or laptop bag). A second bag such as a haversack is not allowed as well. In Prestige and First two bags up to 18 kg in total are allowed.
What is my free checked baggage from India to Korea?
Economy: 1 bag of 23 kg. Prestige: 2 bags of 32 kg each. First: 3 bags of 32 kg each. India to Korea is within Asia.
How much does a second bag cost within Asia?
KRW 100,000 (or the same number in USD) in economy. Korea to Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Mongolia is KRW 70,000.
Can a student or a seafarer get extra baggage?
Korean Air's pages describe no student or seafarer allowance.
Can I carry a guitar?
A guitar within 115 cm in total dimensions can be carried in the cabin, within your cabin allowance. A larger instrument needs its own seat or is checked.
What is the heaviest single bag?
32 kg (70 lb) and 158 cm in total dimensions, or up to 45 kg with an overweight fee on ordinary bags.
Baggage Allowance is an independent information site and is not part of Korean Air.
30 questions and answers
WE do not have information about any extra allowance for students on Korea Air.
We are not aware of any special allowance for seamen. Normal allowace will apply. If you are flying economy, then 1 bag of 23 kg, if flying Prestige class then 2 bags of 32 kg and for First class, 3 bags of 32 kg each are allowed free.
The standard size guitar can be taken in cabin within permitted allowance limits. If size is more, then a seat is to be bought and then taken in cabin.
(1) Only 1 bag of up to 20 kg is allowed free check in for Economy class;
(2) Cabin allowance is 1 bag of up to 12 kg per person for Economy class.
Yes, this is the right allowance for Korean Air domestic flights within Korea.
No special allowance for seamen in our notice.
Only 1 check in bag of up to 23 kg is free allowance for you. No special allowance for being a seamen in our notice. Please check with the airline as well.
Carryon baggage allowance is of 1 carry on bag and 1 personal item and total weight shall not be more than 12 kg for both while traveling in economy class.
Many thanks for taking your time.
Please speak to the airline because only it will be able to help you with this.
Thanks for your attention!
No liquid of more than 100 ml allowd in cabin. What volume are you planning to bring in the check in baggage?
Thank for answering my question
1 bag of 23 kg is the check in baggage allowance. Carry on baggage allowance is 12 kg per person for economy class travel. Size of check in bag shall not be more than 158 cm in sum of dimensions and cabin bag dimensions shall not be more than 115 cm in sum of dimension.
This might not be allowed as both will be counted towards cabin bags.
2 bags of 23 kg each are free in check in luggage.
Pre-purchase can be done online on the website of Korean Air.
If child is more than 2 years of age, baggage allowance of adults would be applicable to child as well. So, 2 bags of 23 kg each is free check in baggage allowance. You can also bring one light stroller free.
The 12 kg bag is meant for check in or cabin? If it is for cabin, then this might not be allowed along with backpack. So, it is better to take either of the two in cabin.
I'm travelling with my partner from Malaysia to Korea on 20th Dec on Economy class. How many luggage are we allowed to check in?
1 check in bag of 23 kg is allowed free of charge. You are allowed to check in 1 bag only.
International flight to Vietnam from DC Dulles?
USD 200 is the charge for 3rd check in bag of up to 23 kg
I booked a flighr with Korean Air this coming December 28 from Cebu(Philippines) - Champaign (USA). I just want to ask how many kilos of luggageam I allowed to check in? Or what is the weight limit? Thank you.
2 bags of 23 kg each are allowed free in check in baggage for this route. This is for each adult or child passenger flying on Korea Air for this route. Infants are allowed 1 check in bag of sum of dimensions 115 cm and weight of up to 10 kg.
I like to apply for a frequent flyer
You can do it by visiting the airline website. We are not the airline but an independent website, not associated with any airline.
From UK to Korea, currency of payment is generally GBP. However, please contact the local airline office in this respect. If it is 1 cm more, it can be ignored. Depends on what airline officials at airport decide. Total weight of carry on luggage shall not exceed 12 kg.
If I have one Overweight baggage of 33kg flying from HK to Korea , How much will i be charged ? USD 50 / 1kg?
No it is USD 50 for 1 bag more than 23 kg and less than 32 kg.
Only 1 bag of up to 23 kg is allowed free in check in . Cabin allowance is 1 bag of up to 12 kg per person.
No, you will have to take 4 bags with each bag not more than 23 kg in weight.
If my luggage is in excess of the allowed 23kgs. How much will I be charged? Is the fee based in the number of kgs or just a total of usd100 for each luggage?
Thank you.
KRW100,000/USD100/CAD100/IDR1,430,000 would be charged for weight more than 23 kg and up to 32 kg.
I have an Economy (M) seat, so how much should my baggage weight?
thank you!
You would be allowed to take 1 bag of 23 kg free as check in baggage. Economy class travellers are allowed 1 cabin bag of up to 12 kg.
To which place you plan to travel?
There is no special allowance for seamen. Free allowance is 1 bag of 23 kg in check in and 7 kg cabin allowance for economy class travel.
1 bag of 23 kg is allowed free in check in baggage. 1 cabin bag of 12 kg is free allowance per passenger.
1 bag of 23 is free check in allowance for economy class travellers. 1 bag of 12 kg is free cabin allowance for economy class passengers.
Can you tell us the place of origin of flight?
1 bag of 23 kg is allowed free in economy class travel. Cabin baggage allowance is 12 kg for economy class travel.