Kite bag policy
Lufthansa kiteboard bag policy
LHGermany / Europe (Star Alliance)lufthansa.com
Extra fee
A kite bag is charged on top of the ticket.
Quoted figures conflict by year and route (2025)
What it costs and what fits
- Fee
- Quoted figures conflict by year and route.
- Riders pay roughly EUR 40 (domestic/continental) and EUR 80 (intercontinental) for the 'Medium' tier, while EUR 35/50/70 for domestic and EUR 70/100/150 (Small/Medium/Large) within Europe also circulate, rising to EUR 200-300 on long intercontinental routes.
- Check your own route on Lufthansa's baggage calculator before booking.
- Max weight
- 30 kg
- Max length
- 200 cm
- Pieces
- 1
- Pre-booking
- Pre-booking required
- Filed as
- sports equipment, split into Small / Medium / Large weight-and-size tiers (Small: up to 15kg and/or 1.40m; Medium: 15-30kg and/or 1.41-2m; Large: over 30kg or over 2m).
- A kite+board bag typically falls in the 'Medium' tier.
- Home region
- Germany / Europe (Star Alliance)
- domestic (Germany) approx EUR 35-70 depending on Small/Medium/Large tier (quoted figures vary)
- intra-europe approx EUR 40-150 depending on tier (quoted figures vary)
- long-haul/intercontinental approx EUR 80-300 depending on tier and distance (quoted figures vary)
Policy as of 2025 · Lufthansa’s own policy page
Before you pack
4 points
- Register sports baggage online in advance (recommendations range from 24h to 72h before departure - book as early as possible).
- Print Lufthansa's official sports-baggage policy page to resolve disputes with check-in agents unfamiliar with the kite-gear classification.
- Keep the kite+board bag at or under 2m length to stay in the cheaper 'Medium' tier rather than 'Large'.
- Always verify the exact fee via Lufthansa's own online baggage calculator for your specific route before flying - the figures quoted elsewhere disagree.
What riders report at the counter
3 reports
- Riders report the kite+board bag is classified as 'Medium' (15-30kg / 1.41-2m) at roughly EUR40 continental / EUR80 intercontinental, but some were charged up to $100 by check-in staff unfamiliar with the sports-baggage policy — print the official policy page to show at the counter.
- Some travellers have swapped a kite bag for one standard piece of checked luggage when it was under 23kg, but it depends on the agent — get any such arrangement confirmed in writing beforehand.
- A full kite setup (bag, kites, bar, harness, board, accessories) commonly totals 24kg+, which puts riders close to or over the weight-tier boundaries.