Virgin Australia Baggage Allowance 2026

Choice and Flex fares include 1 x 23kg checked bag on domestic and short-haul international flights, while Lite includes none. Business gets 2 x 32kg. Velocity status adds pieces: Silver and Gold get 2 x 23kg, Platinum 3 x 23kg and Platinum Plus 5 x 32kg. Economy X is a seat product with no separate checked allowance in the fare tables.

Velocity bag benefits follow your status on the day you fly, not on the day you booked.

Economy passengers get one bag up to 56 x 36 x 23 cm and 8kg total, plus one personal item. That 8kg covers Lite, Choice and Flex on Virgin Australia operated flights. The page doesn't say whether wheels and handles count, so measure the bag fully packed.

On flights operated by Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand or ANA, the Economy carry-on limit drops to 7kg.

A personal item can measure up to 45 x 33 x 20 cm and must fit under the seat in front of you. Every fare gets one, Lite included. Its weight is part of the cabin total for your fare rather than a separate allowance.

Business, Economy X and Velocity Gold, Platinum and Platinum Plus members get 14kg combined plus one personal item. You pick one option: a single 56 x 36 x 23 cm bag, two small bags of 48 x 34 x 23 cm each, or one standard bag with a 114 x 60 x 11 cm suit pack.

Domestic extra bags start at $67 online at booking on off-peak flights under 3 hours, or $72 for flights of 3 hours or more. Adding the bag later online costs $77 or $82. At the airport the price jumps to $120 or $170. Short-haul international bags from Australia cost AUD 87 online at booking and AUD 170 at the airport.

Peak dates carry a $5 premium online, but the airport price stays the same.

Each checked bag can total 140cm (55in) in length plus width plus height. The standard weight is 23kg, and nothing over 32kg goes as baggage. Heavier items must travel with Virgin Australia Cargo.

A bag between 23kg and 32kg costs $65 per piece on domestic flights, paid at the airport. On short-haul international flights the charge is AUD 110 or NZD 110 per piece. Business bags already allow 32kg, so the fee hits Choice and Flex travellers most.

Short-haul flights to Bali, Fiji, Queenstown, Samoa and Vanuatu use the domestic table: 1 x 23kg on Choice and Flex, 2 x 32kg in Business. Long-haul tickets flown by Qatar Airways switch to a weight system of 25kg on Choice, 30kg on Flex and 40kg in Business. Air New Zealand operated Business gets 3 x 23kg.

Lite is sold on short-haul international routes but not on long-haul partner flights.

Yes, for $149 per flight (an introductory fee), small cats and dogs can fly in the cabin when pet and carrier weigh 8kg or less. The soft-sided carrier can't exceed 44 x 28 x 28 cm and stays under the seat. The service runs from Cairns, Melbourne, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Adelaide, and you book it through the Guest Contact Centre. Other pets travel in the cargo hold.

Pet passengers sit only in rows 18 and 20, in seats 18A, 18F, 20A or 20F.

Each sports item counts as 1 piece of checked baggage, and anything over 23kg pays the overweight fee. Items can be up to 3.0 metres long on the B737. On domestic flights, a child aged 2 to 11 can check 1 car seat or booster free.

Surfboards need padded protection around the fin area to be accepted.

Staff can move your bag to the hold at the gate when lockers are full, so a bag within the 8kg limit can still end up in the hold. Larger bags belong in the overhead locker and the 45 x 33 x 20 cm personal item goes under the seat, so pack the small bag with anything you need in flight.