Official airline data, verified 2026-07-08
Ryanair carry-on size
Ryanair's carry-on limit is 21.65 x 15.75 x 7.87 in (wheels and handles included). Check your own bag against it below.
Carry-on max
21.65 x 15.75 x 7.87 in
22.05 lb limit
Personal item
15.75 x 11.81 x 7.87 in
under the seat
Carry-on fee
Paid
budget carrier
1st checked bag
$18.99
2nd: $18.99
Will your bag fit Ryanair?
Ryanair cabin limit: 21.65 x 15.75 x 7.87 in (wheels and handles included)
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A 22 x 14 x 9 in bag is over Ryanair's carry-on limit by 1.1 in.
How we measured
- Your bag 22 in x 14 in x 9 in vs Ryanair carry-on max 21.7 in x 15.8 in x 7.9 in (largest side to largest side).
- Longest side: 22 in vs 21.7 in allowance -> over by 0.4 in.
- Middle side: 14 in vs 15.8 in allowance -> 1.8 in to spare.
- Shortest side: 9 in vs 7.9 in allowance -> over by 1.1 in.
- Linear total: 45 in vs 45.3 in limit -> within limit.
- Result: over Ryanair's carry-on limit; it has to be checked.
- It is over the personal-item max 15.8 in x 11.8 in x 7.9 in, so it does not count as an under-seat item.
Carry-ons that do fit Ryanair
Sized within Ryanair's 21.65 x 15.75 x 7.87 in carry-on limit.
Peak Design Travel Backpack 30L20.9 x 13 x 7 inAmazon 
Calpak Terra 26L Laptop Duffel Backpack18 x 12 x 7.5 inAmazon As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Links are affiliate links; it costs you nothing extra.
Popular bags vs Ryanair's carry-on limit
| Bag | Size (in) | Verdict | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Design Travel Backpack 30L | 20.9 x 13 x 7 | Fits | Amazon |
| Calpak Terra 26L Laptop Duffel Backpack | 18 x 12 x 7.5 | Tight | Amazon |
| American Tourister Air Move Carry-On Spinner | 21.6 x 15.7 x 7.9 | Oversized | Amazon |
| American Tourister Rejoy Carry-On | 21.6 x 15.7 x 7.9 | Oversized | Amazon |
| American Tourister Airconic Carry-On Spinner | 21.7 x 15.8 x 7.9 | Oversized | Amazon |
| American Tourister FastForward Carry-On | 21.7 x 15.8 x 7.9 | Oversized | Amazon |
| Rimowa Essential Cabin S | 21.7 x 15.4 x 7.9 | Oversized | Amazon |
| American Tourister Wavebreaker Carry-On Spinner | 22 x 16.2 x 8.3 | Oversized | Amazon |
| Level8 Gibraltar Aluminum 20" Carry-On | 22 x 15 x 8.4 | Oversized | Amazon |
| Coolife Hardside Spinner Luggage, 20" Carry-On | 21 x 15 x 8.5 | Oversized | Amazon |
| July Carry On | 21.7 x 15.2 x 8.5 | Oversized | Amazon |
| Away The Carry-On | 21.7 x 14.4 x 9 | Oversized | Amazon |
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This is Ryanair's second/larger cabin bag, stowed in the overhead locker, sold only as part of 'Priority & 2 Cabin Bags'. Official text: 'a 10kg bag (55x40x20cm) onboard, to be stored in the overhead locker.' The 10kg figure IS the published carry-on weight limit (10kg = 22.05 lb), DERIVED conversion from the official kg. dimIn is DERIVED from official cm (55/40/20cm; not separately published by Ryanair in inches). includesWheelsHandles: Ryanair does not use the literal phrase 'including wheels and handles', but enforces the size via physical metal baggage sizers at the gate - official text: 'If your small bag or 10kg cabin bag does not fit in the baggage sizers, it will be refused at the boarding gate.' A rigid sizer frame structurally measures full external bag dimensions incl. wheels/handles, so true is the physically accurate reading, but this is inferred from the sizer mechanism rather than an explicit quoted phrase - flagging per the accuracy rule rather than presenting as a verbatim quote. linearIn (45.28) is DERIVED (l+w+h sum) - Ryanair does not publish an additive linear rule, only the three fixed dimensions.
Official text: 'All fares include one small personal bag (40 x 30 x 20 cm) that must fit under the seat' - such as a handbag or laptop bag. This is the ONE bag included free with every Ryanair fare (no separate 'basic' restriction needed - it's the baseline for all fares). No weight limit is published for this bag (Ryanair does not weigh the free small bag, only checked bags); dimIn is DERIVED from the official cm figure.
Ryanair's lowest fare does NOT include a full carry-on.
Ryanair does not use a 'basic economy' fare-family label the way legacy carriers do - EVERY Ryanair fare (its cheapest/base fare included) comes with ONLY the free small personal bag (40 x 30 x 20 cm, must fit under the seat). A full/larger cabin bag (10kg, 55 x 40 x 20 cm, stowed in the overhead locker) is NEVER included free on any fare - it is only obtainable by purchasing the 'Priority & 2 Cabin Bags' add-on. This is Ryanair's defining baggage gotcha: unlike Southwest (free carry-on on every fare) or even United/American Basic Economy (which still includes SOME free overhead-bin bag in most cases), Ryanair's base product is personal-item-only, full stop.