Get up to 55% off extra baggage
Plan ahead and save when you buy additional baggage allowance anytime from booking up until 6 hours before departure through our website or mobile app, at Qatar Airways offices, or by contacting us directly.
Fees at the airport
Running out of time? Don't worry! You can still buy additional allowance at our airport offices or check-in counters. If you’re purchasing online via our website or mobile app between 6 hours and 1 hour before departure, the fees below will apply.
Please note: Fees vary depending on your itinerary. View applicable rules below.
All fees shown below are per piece of additional baggage.
The piece concept applies to journeys between Qatar and destinations in Africa or the Americas.
| Economy Class | Business or First Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of additional baggage | Travelling between Africa & Qatar | All other piece concept journeys* | Travelling between Africa & Qatar | All other piece concept journeys* |
Additional bag (up to 23kgs) | USD 130 | USD 255 / CAD 350 | N/A | N/A |
| Additional bag (up to 32 kgs) | USD 205 | USD 330 / CAD 450 | USD 130 | USD 255 / CAD 350 |
| If your baggage is oversize or overweight | ||||
| Overweight fee (for bags between 23-32 kg) | USD 75 | USD 75 / CAD 105 | N/A | N/A |
| Oversize bag fee (for bags between 158-300cms) | USD 75 | USD 75 / CAD 105 | USD 75 | USD 75 / CAD 105 |
| If you need to purchase additional baggage, that is also oversize and/or overweight | ||||
| Additional oversize bag (between 158-300cms) | USD 205 | USD 330 / CAD 450 | USD 205 | USD 330 / CAD 450 |
| Additional oversize and overweight piece (between 158-300cms and 23-32kgs) | USD 280 | USD 405 / CAD 550 | N/A | N/A |
*For flights between Buenos Aires and Brazil, the fee per piece of additional baggage is USD 100.
There are exceptions for certain routes. Find out which baggage concept applies when booking your trip. If you already have a booking, check your booking confirmation email, or visit ‘Manage booking’ on qatarairways.com and ‘My Trips’ on our mobile app.
All fees shown below are per kg of additional baggage.
The weight concept applies to journeys between Qatar and all other destinations (except for those t/from Africa & the Americas).
| From/To | Europe | ISC & Pakistan | South East Asia | Central Asia | Japan & Korea | Australasia | GCC | Levant | Iran | Qatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 50 | USD 60 | USD 25 | USD 30 | USD 30 | USD 30 |
| ISC & Pakistan | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 55 | USD 60 | USD 30 | USD 30 | USD 30 | USD 30 |
| South East Asia | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 55 | USD 60 | USD 30 | USD 30 | USD 30 | USD 30 |
| Central Asia | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 60 | USD 60 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 40 |
| Japan & Korea | USD 50 | USD 50 | USD 55 | USD 60 | USD 60 | USD 85 | USD 40 | USD 45 | USD 45 | USD 40 |
| Australasia | USD 60 | USD 60 | USD 60 | USD 60 | USD 85 | USD 85 | USD 50 | USD 50 | USD 50 | USD 50 |
| GCC | USD 25 | USD 25 | USD 30 | USD 40 | USD 40 | USD 50 | USD 20 | USD 20 | USD 20 | USD 25 |
| Levant | USD 30 | USD 30 | USD 30 | USD 40 | USD 45 | USD 50 | USD 20 | USD 20 | USD 20 | USD 25 |
| Iran | USD 30 | USD 30 | USD 30 | USD 40 | USD 45 | USD 50 | USD 20 | USD 20 | USD 20 | USD 20 |
| Qatar | QAR 80 | QAR 60 | QAR 90 | QAR 100 | QAR 110 | QAR 140 | QAR 40 | QAR 50 | QAR 60 |
*For flights between Auckland and Adelaide, the fee per kg of additional baggage is USD 15.
Extra baggage purchase rules
Countries in each region
Europe: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom
GCC: Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain
Levant: Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon
Africa: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morrocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
ISC & Pakistan: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
Australasia: Australia, New Zealand
Central Asia: China, Hong Kong
South/East Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Rates and charges
- Extra baggage can be purchased on top of the baggage allowance that is already indicated on your booking.
- For flights to/from Africa or the Americas: purchase units are offered in increments of single pieces of baggage.
- For flights to/from all other countries: online purchase units are offered in bundles of 10 kgs (22.04 lb) each. However, 1kg units can be purchased at the airport.
- For reference purposes on this page, refer to the rates in QAR when purchasing extra baggage from Qatar for flights starting in Doha; for flights departing from other locations, refer to the rates in USD.
- Once you proceed to purchase extra baggage, charges will be quoted and billed in the currency of the departure country.
- Rates are calculated for each passenger per journey, where a journey means the entire inbound or outbound trip from your starting point to your destination (regardless of any transit stops).
- The table presents the fees based on route. However, there are some exceptions. You can find out which baggage concept applies when booking your trip. If you already have a booking, check your booking confirmation email, or visit 'Manage booking' on qatarairways.com, and 'My Trips' on your mobile app.
Flight and fare eligibility
- Purchases can be made exclusively for direct Qatar Airways flights and only for tickets issued by Qatar Airways.
- Extra baggage cannot be purchased online if your journey includes a codeshare flight or one with another airline. However, you can pay for extra baggage at the airport.
- Extra baggage can be purchased for adult and child fares. However, it is not available for cannot be purchased for infants travelling on an infant fares.
Pre-purchase rate applicability
Changes and refunds
Weight and piece restrictions
Musical instruments
Musical instruments can be carried within your checked baggage allowance. However, if the dimension or weight exceeds the limit, extra baggage allowance may be purchased. Find out more about extra baggage rates here.
Alternatively, fragile musical instruments may be carried in the cabin, but they will require the purchase of a ticket for the seat they occupy.
The maximum weight allowed is 75kg per seat, and the maximum length is 120cm per seat. Any item that exceeds the weight/length limit will require another seat.
A maximum of 3 extra seats can be booked per passenger, in addition to the passenger's own seat, depending upon the aircraft seat configuration.
Already a Privilege Club member?
Silver, Gold and Platinum members get extra baggage allowance benefits. You can also use your Qcredits to pay for extra baggage for yourself, family or friends, on Qatar Airways flights.
Travelling with our partners?
If your journey includes a flight with one of our partners, your baggage allowance may be different. Baggage allowances on code-share routes are determined by IATA's Most Significant Marketing Carrier (MSC) rule. If you have already booked your trip, the applicable baggage allowance is shown on your booking confirmation.
Where a code-share or interline flight is part of an itinerary that begins or ends in the USA or Canada, baggage allowances and charges applicable at the itinerary’s origin will apply throughout.
If your journey includes a flight with one of our partners, you can find more information about baggage specifications on their websites.