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Flying Swiss with a bike
Swiss checked-bike rules: extra charges above 50 lb, refused over 70 lb, no linear maximum published. Read from Swiss’s own policy page on 2026-08-22.
Swiss fees for a bike
No extra charge inside your baggage allowance; an extra fee once you exceed it in piece count or weight per item. SWISS accepts sports baggage under 32 kg or under 3.5 m long — it publishes no linear maximum.
- Extra charges above
- 50 lb
- Bag refused over
- 70 lb
- Maximum size
- None published
Does a Vault Pro fit?
Swiss 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. No extra charge inside your baggage allowance; an extra fee once you exceed it in piece count or weight per item. SWISS accepts sports baggage under 32 kg or under 3.5 m long — it publishes no linear maximum. Swiss 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.
Swiss bike policy · read 2026-08-22
Airlines change these rules, sometimes without notice, and fares and routes can carry their own. Check Swiss’s page before you book and again before you fly.