KLM Baggage Allowance 2026

Economy Standard and Flex include 1 checked bag of 23 kg and 158 cm. Basic and Light include no checked bag. Premium Comfort Standard and Flex add a second 23 kg bag, while Premium Comfort Light has none. Business Light gets 1 bag of 32 kg, and Business Standard and Flex get 2 bags of 32 kg each. KLM also says some routes carry 1 extra free bag but does not list them.

KLM's Light fare is the only one where Business still includes a checked bag while Economy and Premium Comfort include none.

Hand baggage can measure up to 55 x 35 x 25 cm, counting handles and wheels. On Light, Standard and Flex economy tickets you bring 1 of these plus a small bag. Premium Comfort and Business passengers get 2 pieces at the same size. Basic ticket holders get no hand baggage unless they buy it.

The small bag limit is 40 x 30 x 15 cm, and every ticket includes one, Basic too. It goes under the seat in front of you. On Economy and Premium Comfort its weight counts toward the 12 kg shared with your hand baggage.

Yes, there is a 12 kg combined limit in Economy and Premium Comfort, covering your hand baggage and small bag together. Business Class raises the shared limit to 18 kg. Because the limit is combined, a heavy laptop bag reduces what your trolley can weigh.

Basic includes only 1 small bag of 40 x 30 x 15 cm. Air France and KLM started selling it for travel from September 9, 2025, on select European routes. You can add 1 hand baggage in My Trip until 4 hours before departure, at a price that depends on the destination. Light keeps 1 hand baggage plus the small bag at 12 kg total, but no checked bag. Flying Blue Silver, Gold, Platinum and Ultimate members keep free hand baggage on Basic.

On Basic, KLM sells the hand baggage add-on only through My Trip and stops 4 hours before departure.

Each checked bag may measure 158 cm in total (length + width + height) and weigh 23 kg in Economy and Premium Comfort or 32 kg in Business. Bags between 23 and 32 kg are accepted in Economy for an overweight fee. Oversized items up to 300 cm can travel for an extra charge, and KLM never carries more than 10 checked items per passenger.

From July 1, 2026, an extra bag between the US or Canada and Europe costs EUR 70 for the first, EUR 85 for the second and EUR 240 for the third. Between the US or Canada and the rest of the world, the first and second extra bags cost EUR 110 each. KLM's baggage page publishes no extra-bag table for flights within Europe; the price appears when you add a bag to the booking.

A bag weighing 23 to 32 kg costs a flat EUR 240 on US and Canada routes, unless the departure airport uses weight bands. In the band table dated from July 8, 2026, Europe to the US or Canada costs EUR 40, EUR 80 or EUR 120 depending on the weight. Oversized bags cost EUR 75 to EUR 100 within Europe and EUR 100 to EUR 300 on intercontinental flights. An older intra-Europe band table showing EUR 20, 40 and 60 carries a July 7, 2026 end date, so we list it as unverified.

Flying Blue Ultimate and Platinum members check 2 extra bags free on KLM and Air France flights, and Gold and Silver members check 1 extra. A lap infant on a Standard or Flex ticket gets 1 extra item of up to 10 kg. Flying Blue elites can also add 1 golf bag on top of their normal allowance without reserving it.

Yes, cats and dogs can fly, and KLM charges EUR 70 to EUR 500 per one-way flight. In the cabin, the bag or kennel may measure 46 x 28 x 24 cm / 18 x 11 x 9 in and must weigh 8 kg or less with the pet inside. Cabin pets aren't allowed in Premium Comfort or Business on intercontinental routes. In the hold, up to 3 pets can travel if pet and kennel weigh under 75 kg combined. KLM doesn't say whether the pet bag replaces your hand baggage.

KLM accepts only cats and dogs, in both the cabin and the hold.

Yes, 1 buggy, stroller or back carrier per child flies free. A folded stroller no larger than 15 x 30 x 100 cm and no heavier than 10 kg can come into the cabin; larger ones are checked at the gate.

A golf bag counts as 1 piece of checked baggage within your allowance. Ski, water ski and snowboard gear can replace 1 checked bag, and you don't need a reservation for it. Bicycles need booking at least 48 hours ahead and cost a route-based fee.

The 12 kg combined weight and 55 x 35 x 25 cm size include wheels and handles, so measure the whole bag. On full flights, staff may ask you to check a compliant bag at the gate, and KLM does that for free.