Virgin Australia baggage allowance

Travel Region	Velocity Level	Getaway	Elevate	Freedom	Economy Reward	Business Saver	Business	Business Reward	Excess Baggage
Domestic Australia (All Virgin Australia flights within Australia)	None/Red	1 x 23 lg (50 lb)	1 x 23 kg (50 lb)	1 x 23 kg (50 lb)	1 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	See Charges for extra and overweight / oversized baggage
	Silver	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)
	Gold	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)
	Platinum	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)

Travel Region	Velocity Level	Go (Seat only)	Go Plus	Getaway / Freedom / Economy Reward	Premium Saver/ Premium / Premium Reward	Business Saver / Business / Business Reward	Excess Baggage
International Short Haul (All Virgin Australia flights, departing to/arriving from countries within South East Asia and the Pacific; or crossing the Tasman.)	None/Red	Carry-on Baggage Only	1 x 23 kg (50 lb)	1 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	See Charges for extra and overweight / oversized baggage
	Silver	1 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)
	Gold	1 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)
	Platinum	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)

Travel Region	Velocity Level	Economy	Premium Economy	Business	Excess Baggage
International Long Haul (Virgin Australia International Services to and from the Americas and Hong Kong.)	None/Red	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	See Charges for extra and overweight / oversized baggage
	Silver	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)
	Gold	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)
	Platinum	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)

Travel Region	Velocity Level	Economy (Getaway fares)	Economy (Elevate and Freedom Fares)	Premium Economy	Business	Excess Baggage
International Long Haul (Virgin Australia International codeshare operated by Etihad Airways.)	None/Red	1 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	See Charges for extra and overweight / oversized baggage
	Silver	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)
	Gold	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)
	Platinum	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)

Travel Region	Velocity Level	Economy	Business	Excess Baggage
International Long Haul (Virgin Australia International codeshare services to and from South Africa operated by South African Airlines.)	None/Red	1 x 23 kg (50 lb)	2 x 32 kg (70 lb)	See Charges for extra and overweight / oversized baggage
	Silver	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)
	Gold	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)
	Platinum	2 x 23 kg (50 lb)	3 x 32 kg (70 lb)

Travel Region	Velocity Level	Economy	Premium Economy	Business	First	Excess Baggage
International Long Haul (Virgin Australia International codeshare services operated by Singapore Airlines/SilkAir.)	None/Red	30 kg (66 lb)	40 kg (88 lb)	40 kg (88 lb)	50 kg (110 lb)	See Charges for extra and overweight / oversized baggage
	Silver	30 kg (66 lb)	40 kg (88 lb)	40 kg (88 lb)	50 kg (110 lb)
	Gold	45 kg (99 lb)	55 kg (121 lb)	55 kg (121 lb)	65 kg (143 lb)
	Platinum	50 kg (110 lb)	60 kg (132 lb)	60 kg (132 lb)	70 kg (154 lb)

Note: The airline may have partnerships with other airlines and your flight may be operated by another airline. For journeys to/from the U.S., the baggage allowances of the airline that ticketed the first segment of your travel should apply throughout your travel. For travel that does not involve the U.S., you should check with the operating airline for information about their baggage allowances; the other airline's baggage allowances may be more restrictive and you could be charged for extra baggage by the other airline..

Carry-On/Cabin Baggage Allowance

If you are travelling on our Domestic and International Short Haul network, you will be entitled to the below checked baggage allowance.

	Lite	Choice	Flex	Business	Virgin Australia Reward Seat
Checked bag inclusions	Not included. Add bags for a fee.	1 x 23kg	1 x 23kg	2 x 32kg	1 x 23kg

Preparing for travel

Before you pack, make sure your bags meet our checked bag maximum total linear dimension (length + width + height): 140cm (55in).

No single item may exceed 32kg. See Cargo services for heavier items

For Economy fares and purchased checked baggage, items over 23kg will incur fees. Overweight baggage fees may apply.

Multiple items held together will not be accepted as a single piece of baggage. Additional baggage fees may apply.

Checked baggage that is not travelling with a passenger will not be accepted. Unaccompanied baggage must be sent as Cargo.

Baggage allowance

Adults, children, infants and Velocity members travelling on Virgin Australia’s Domestic and International Short Haul network may be allocated a checked baggage allowance, as detailed below.

If you are travelling with non-standard items such as musical and sporting equipment, please refer to oversized and fragile items.

Baggage allowance for bookings made from 19 August 2021

Fare type	None/Red	Silver	Gold	Platinum
Lite	Not included. Add bags for a fee.
Choice and Flex/ Economy Reward	1 x 23kg	2 x 23kg	2 x 23kg	3 x 23kg
Business/ Business Reward	2 x 32kg	2 x 32kg	2 x 32kg	3 x 32kg

For Velocity Members:

Velocity complimentary baggage allowance is based on status at time of travel, not time of booking.
Additional baggage allowances for Velocity Silver, Gold and Platinum members varies depending on the operating carrier, for VA codeshare bookings please refer to the tables above for applicable allowance.
Baggage allowances for Reward Seat fares with Velocity airline partners will be based on the operating carrier’s baggage allowances as found on their website and as per your class of travel. Silver, Gold and Platinum members may be entitled to further complimentary baggage allowances, as outlined at the Velocity Frequent Flyer website.

Baggage allowance for bookings made prior to 19 August 2021

Fare type	None/Red	Silver	Gold	Platinum
Elevate, Getaway and Freedom	1 x 23kg	2 x 23kg	2 x 23kg	3 x 23kg
Business Saver and Business	2 x 32kg	2 x 32kg	2 x 32kg	3 x 32kg

For Velocity Members:

Velocity complimentary baggage allowance is based on status at time of travel, not time of booking.
Additional baggage allowances for Velocity Silver, Gold and Platinum members only apply for flights operated by Virgin Australia. Additional baggage allowances for Velocity Silver, Gold and Platinum members do not apply when travelling on codeshare or interline services operated by other carriers.
Baggage allowances for Reward Seat fares with Velocity airlines partners will be based on the operating carrier’s baggage allowances as found on their website and as per your class of travel. Silver, Gold and Platinum members may be entitled to further complimentary baggage allowances, as outlined at the Velocity Frequent Flyer website.

For infants and children

nfants and children are entitled to carry special items as checked baggage, free of charge, as listed below. If you're travelling with an infant, you may check in a 23kg bag as part of your special item baggage allowance (except where you are flying on an Economy Lite fare).

Infant Not occupying own seat	Infant Occupying own seat	Child
3 special infant items	3 special infant items	2 special equipment items

Additional baggage

Avoid paying up to 50% more at the airport. Pre-purchase additional baggage online or via our Guest Contact Centre before you check-in.

In addition to any checked baggage allowance included in your fare, you can add a maximum of two pieces of baggage at 23kg each per person before you arrive at the airport.

How to purchase additional baggage

Online

If you’d like to purchase additional baggage to an existing booking, go to Manage your Booking.

Guest Contact Centre

Please contact the Virgin Australia Guest Contact Centre on 13 67 89 if you are calling from within Australia. View contact numbers outside of Australia.

At the airport

Additional baggage can be selected and purchased via self-service Kiosks or via an Agent at the Check-In counter. Higher baggage rates will apply at the airport.

In line with new health and safety measures, cash will no longer be accepted as a form of payment at the airport. We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express credit and debit cards.

Additional baggage fees

Baggage fees are charged for each additional piece, per one-way journey and are subject to change at any time without notice.

Pre-purchased baggage may only be purchased if you are travelling on a Virgin Australia ticketed and operated flight. For tickets or connecting flights operated by other airlines, additional baggage may only be purchased at the airport on the day of departure.

Domestic

Additional Baggage Fees per piece (maximum 23kg)

An additional two bags may be purchased online or via the Guest Contact Centre. If you need more than two additional bags, you may purchase up to 9 bags at the airport, subject to availability.

Online	Guest Contact Centre	At the Airport
$50	$60	$100

International Short Haul

Additional Baggage Fees per piece (maximum 23kg)

An additional two bags may be purchased online or via the Guest Contact Centre. If you need more than two additional bags, you may purchase up to 9 bags at the airport, subject to availability.

Departing From	Online	Guest Contact Centre	At the Airport
Australia*	AUD 70	AUD 100	AUD 160
New Zealand	NZD 70	NZD 100	NZD 160

Overweight baggage

If you’re travelling Economy with a little extra weight, fees will apply at the airport to any piece over 23kg up to 32kg.

For items that are over the maximum total linear dimensions, please refer to oversized and fragile items.

For items that are over 32kg, please refer to our Cargo services.

Overweight baggage fees

Fees are charged at the airport on the day of departure for each additional piece, per one-way journey (includes formal connecting flights) as listed below.