Buy extra baggage allowance

Your standard baggage allowance depends on your route, class of travel, fare type, and Emirates Skywards membership tier. You can buy extra baggage allowance online for less than you would pay at the airport. You can also use a combination of Cash+Miles to bring down the amount of cash you need to pay for your excess baggage. Otherwise, in most cases you can pay for extra baggage allowance at the check-in desk in the local currency, or through your local Emirates office at current exchange rates.

You can buy extra baggage allowance on adult and child tickets, but not on infant tickets. Tickets must be issued by Emirates (our ticket numbers start with 176) and flights must be operated and marketed by Emirates. Check the terms and conditions for more details.

You may need to give yourself some extra time at the airport if you think your baggage may be over your standard allowance.

Please note that we may not have the facility to accept cash or debit card payments at selected airports. Customers should be prepared to make payment for ancillary services using a credit card.

If the baggage allowance on your ticket is based on weight (known as the Weight Concept), you can purchase additional kilograms (kg).

With the weight concept, you can check in as many bags as you like as long as the total weight does not exceed the maximum weight for your class of travel. Each individual bag must weigh less than 32kg and the total dimensions (length + width + height) of an individual bag should not exceed 300 cm (118 inches) or 215 cm (84.64 inches) for travel from Dammam International airport.

Buying additional weight before you check in

Get a discount of 50% to 60% on the check-in amount if you buy baggage in advance. The more you buy the greater the discount.

• Discounts are only available online or at our retail and contact centres up to 4 hours before departure.
• You can buy extra baggage allowance in blocks of 5kg, up to a maximum of 50kg.

For example:

If you travel from London to India, you would get a 50% discount on the fee for an extra 5kg, and a 60% discount for an extra 20kg.

Buying additional weight at the airport

All rates are in US dollars per kilogram.

_{*$15 per kilogram for travel between Larnaca and Malta}

Regional classification

If the baggage allowance on your ticket is based on the number of pieces, you can purchase additional pieces online, at any of our offices, or at the airport. To find the number of pieces already included in your allowance, please check your ticket or go to Manage your booking. The weight allowance for each additional piece is 23kg in Economy Class and Premium Economy, and 32kg in Business Class and First Class.

Prices shown in USD per additional piece if you purchased your ticket on or after 21 December 2020 and for tickets issued on/after 9 August 2021 for journeys into Africa.

Buy extra pieces before you check in

Get a discount of 35% to 50% on the check-in amount if you buy baggage in advance, except for travel to or from Canada. The more you buy the greater the discount.

• Discounts are only available online or at our retail and contact centres up to 4 hours before departure.
• You can purchase up to five additional pieces of baggage on top of the standard allowance for your ticket.

For example:

If you travel from Nigeria to Sydney you would get a 50% discount on the previous fee for an extra five pieces of luggage.

If you travel from North America to Cape Town you would get a 35% discount on the fee for an extra two pieces of luggage.

Buying additional pieces at the airport

These are the prices in USD and CAD for each additional piece if you purchased your ticket on or after 21 December 2020.

If you’re travelling with the allowed number of pieces, but these pieces exceed the total size and weight limits, the following fees apply:

The prices shown are in USD and CAD per additional piece.

If you have purchased additional pieces of baggage on top of your standard allowance, and these exceed the size and weight limits, the following would be the cost per additional piece:

For operational and safety reasons, if you are checking in more than 15 pieces of baggage, we may not be able to transport all of your extra baggage on the same flight as you.

If that happens:

• We'll carry your extra baggage on the next available flight and deliver your bags to you within five days.
• Our excess baggage terms and conditions apply.
• The Montreal Convention 1999 or the Warsaw Convention 1929 (as amended) will apply to your extra baggage as though it had been carried on the same flight as you. Your baggage will only be considered delayed under these conventions if it does not arrive within five days after your flight. 

Please note this is not applicable for flights to and from the United States.

The prices before 21 December 2020 are:

• USD 200 for tickets from or to the Americas
• USD 200 for tickets with journeys originating from Africa.

Buying extra baggage online

Up to five of the additional pieces can be purchased online at discounted rates. Online discounts per passenger are:

• 50% for the first additional piece if you are travelling in Economy Class
• 20% for any other additional piece

Charges for oversized and overweight pieces

If you are travelling with the allowed number of pieces, but these pieces exceed the total size and weight restrictions, the following fees apply:

Prices are shown in USD per additional piece.

If you have purchased additional pieces of baggage on top of your standard allowance, and these exceed the size and weight limits, the following would be the cost per additional piece:

Emirates reserves the right to deny acceptance of any additional excess baggage purchase at check-in, for safety and operational reasons.

Read more about our excess baggage terms and conditions.