Vietnam Airlines Baggage Allowance 2026

Economy includes 1 checked piece of 23 kg on most international routes, rising to 2 pieces of 23 kg each to and from the Americas. Premium Economy gets 2 pieces of 23 kg on long-haul and North Asia routes, and Business gets 2 pieces of 32 kg. Southeast Asia and domestic Vietnam flights drop every cabin to a single piece. The airline uses the piece concept on every route it publishes.

Premium Economy on domestic Vietnam flights gets a 32 kg piece, the same weight as Business.

The cabin bag limit is 56 x 36 x 23 cm (22 x 14 x 9 in), with a 115 cm total. Weight depends on route and cabin. Economy on most routes allows one bag plus one accessory at 10 kg combined, a rule in force for tickets issued from May 5, 2025. On US, Australia and Europe routes, Economy gets 12 kg in total. Business allows 18 kg across 2 pieces and an accessory.

Your accessory can measure up to 40 x 30 x 15 cm (16 x 12 x 6 in), with an 85 cm total. Every cabin gets one. On most Economy routes its weight counts toward the shared 10 kg, so a heavy laptop bag eats into the main bag's allowance.

Each free checked piece can measure 158 cm (62 in) in length plus width plus height, and weighs 23 kg or 32 kg depending on cabin. The conditions of carriage cap any single piece at 32 kg (70 lb) and 203 cm. Anything above that needs agreement at booking or must be repacked.

Since April 29, 2026, Japan allowances depend on the city pair and aircraft. Tokyo flights from Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City keep 2 pieces (32 kg each in Business, 23 kg in Economy). Da Nang to Narita or Osaka, Ho Chi Minh City to Fukuoka or Nagoya and Hanoi to Fukuoka fall to 1 piece. Osaka and Nagoya flights from Hanoi give 2 pieces on a B787 or A350 and 1 on an A320 or A321.

The Japan allowance is the only one Vietnam Airlines ties to aircraft type.

Yes, the checked allowance can vary by fare type as well as itinerary. Economy is sold as Super Lite, Lite, Classic and Flex, Premium Economy as Standard and Flex, and Business as Classic and Flex. Super Lite is the fare most likely to drop the free checked bag, so check the allowance shown in Manage Booking before you pack.

Prepaid bags cost up to 50% less than buying at the airport, the airline says. At the airport an extra piece is priced by route zone, from about USD 40 on regional flights to about USD 200 on long-haul routes. Hand baggage that is up to 10 kg overweight is charged at the airport checked bag rate.

Titanium and Gold members get 1 extra piece of 23 kg, as do SkyTeam Elite and Elite Plus members. Platinum and Million Miler members get 2 extra pieces of 23 kg each. Silver adds no extra bag.

Infants under 2 can carry a 3 kg cabin bag for food, diapers or formula, plus a foldable stroller. If the infant ticket includes checked baggage, it gets 1 piece of 23 kg on Americas routes or 10 kg elsewhere, plus a stroller, and each piece must stay within 115 cm.

Yes, dogs and cats at least 10 weeks old can fly in the cabin if pet and kennel weigh 6 kg or less in a carrier up to 35 x 30 x 20 cm (14 x 12 x 8 in). Economy takes at most 2 pets per flight. Heavier pets, and birds, go as checked baggage up to 32 kg with the cage. Dogs are not carried at all between Vietnam and the United States. Book through a branch at least 24 hours ahead.

Vietnam Airlines refuses dogs on its Vietnam to United States flights in both cabin and hold.

On some flights, yes, at no charge: 56 x 36 x 23 cm bags within the weight limit can still be sent to the hold when aircraft cabin space runs short. Bags over the limits are charged at airport excess rates instead.

Vietnam Airlines accepts golf sets, ski equipment, diving gear, archery sets, fishing kits, bowling sets and surfboards as checked items. Each must be securely packaged with no sharp edges, and you should contact a branch office or the Customer Care Center at least 24 hours before departure and reach the airport 2 hours early. Charges follow a separate sports equipment table.