Ryanair personal item and carry-on size
Ryanair includes a free personal item up to 40 × 30 × 20 cm (15.5 × 12 × 8 in). You can add a carry-on up to 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.5 × 15.5 × 8 in), max 22 lb (10 kg).
Personal item free
40 × 30 × 20 cm
15.5 × 12 × 8 in
Carry-on paid
55 × 40 × 20 cm
21.5 × 15.5 × 8 in · 22 lb (10 kg)
Checked bag
20 kg
44 lb (20 kg)
Ryanair bag rules worth knowing
- Since September 4, 2025, Ryanair's free bag is 40 × 30 × 20 cm, up from 40 × 20 × 25 cm, and airport sizers were changed to match.
- The 10 kg overhead bag comes with Priority & 2 Cabin Bags; without it, a 10 kg bag must be checked in at the desk.
- An oversized bag found at the gate costs €/£69.99.
How Ryanair compares
Carry-on size rank: 24 of 25 (44 L); personal item: 13 of 22 (24 L).
A bag at Ryanair's full carry-on size also fits the carry-on limit of Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant, Sun Country, Air Canada, British Airways, Lufthansa, easyJet, Aer Lingus, Icelandair, Volaris, Turkish, but is too big for American, Delta, United, JetBlue and 7 more.
A maxed-out Ryanair personal item also passes as a personal item on American, Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant and 7 more.
Will your bag fit Ryanair?
Source: Ryanair, checked 2026-10-29.