United Airlines Oversized, Overweight and Extra Baggage

Additional service charges may apply if your checked baggage exceeds the size and weight limitations that the airline allows for your ticket type. Oversized, overweight and extra baggage is not accepted on flights to certain destinations and on certain flights during specific time frames. For information on locations where overweight or extra baggage is not permitted on flights please see the Excess Baggage Embargo  page.

Oversized baggage: Baggage

with total outer dimensions measuring more than 115 inches ( 292 cm ) will not be accepted as checked baggage., Baggage measuring more than 100 lbs. ( 45 kg ) will not be accepted.





Musical instruments up to 165 lbs. ( 75 kg)) will be accepted.

Extra baggage:

Assistive devices are accepted at  no charge .

Important note:  For travel between the US and Brazil, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, no more than  three extra checked bags  are accepted.
United Airlines Checked Baggage Allowance

All  checked bags  must adhere to a max weight of 50 pounds (23 kg) for all Economy and Economy Plus fares and 70 pounds (32 kg) for business and first class fares and must adhere to max linear dimensions of 62 inches (158 cm) ..

Instead of providing a hard and fast table to assess your baggage fees at a glance, United is now recommending all passengers use its official  baggage fee calculator tool .

However, after doing some basic route searches, we found consistent fees as detailed in the table below (however, you should use the baggage calculator to check your specific route).

For many routes, United now charges $ 5 more per bag when purchased at the airport rather than prepaying.