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Flying KLM with a bike
KLM checked-bike rules: extra charges above 50 lb, refused over 70 lb, no linear maximum published. Read from KLM’s own policy page on 2026-08-22.
KLM fees for a bike
Bike fee calculated from your route — the same AF-KLM zone scale as Air France (€40–€125 one way). Reserve at least 48 h ahead; the exact price and size rules appear in My Trip.
- Extra charges above
- 50 lb
- Bag refused over
- 70 lb
- Maximum size
- None published
Does a Vault Pro fit?
KLM publishes no maximum linear size for a bike; the Vault Pro is 102 in (length + width + height). Excess-weight fees start above 50 lb and the bag is refused over 70 lb. Packed with a 17 lb bike the Vault Pro is about 48 lb, inside the fee-free weight; gear packed around the bike adds to that. Bike fee calculated from your route — the same AF-KLM zone scale as Air France (€40–€125 one way). Reserve at least 48 h ahead; the exact price and size rules appear in My Trip. KLM bike policy, checked 2026-08-22.
- Vault Pro, empty
- 31 lb · 102 in
- Bike and gear before the fee line
- 19 lb
- Size
- No limit published
A typical road bike is around 17 lb. Put in your own bike and the gear you pack around it with the Will it fly? checker.
KLM bike policy · read 2026-08-22
Airlines change these rules, sometimes without notice, and fares and routes can carry their own. Check KLM’s page before you book and again before you fly.