Little confused about Ryanair luggage allowance

hunnybunny

In a nutshell. I have booked a flight to England as I am moving there. I decided to pay 30euro for 2 bags to be checked in. From what I understood the bag is allowed to be 15kilos, yes? Therefore I paid for 2 so that therefore allows me 2 bags of 15 kilos. Is that correct?
Therefore 30 kilos in total yes? Am I correct in understanding that you cannot have 1 bags weighing 10 and another bag weighing 20? It must be 2 sets of 15, yes?

Underlined in black it says 3 bags with combined weight of 15 kilos :eek:. Surely that doesn t mean 3 bags of only 5 kilos each. In that case whats the point of paying for additional bags?

Im struggling to understand what exactly they mean by that.... Can some one please tell me from their experience ?

CHECKED BAGGAGE - Each passenger is permitted to check in up to a maximum of 3 bags with a combined weight of 15kgs subject to the payment of the applicable checked baggage fees. No pooling or sharing of baggage allowances is permitted, even within a party travelling on the same reservation. Any passenger exceeding their 15kg PERSONAL checked baggage allowance will be charged for the excess at the applicable rate per kilo (click here for details)

Mint Sauce

hunnybunny wrote: »

In a nutshell. I have booked a flight to England as I am moving there. I decided to pay 30euro for 2 bags to be checked in. From what I understood the bag is allowed to be 15kilos, yes? Therefore I paid for 2 so that therefore allows me 2 bags of 15 kilos. Is that correct?
Therefore 30 kilos in total yes? Am I correct in understanding that you cannot have 1 bags weighing 10 and another bag weighing 20? It must be 2 sets of 15, yes?

Underlined in black it says 3 bags with combined weight of 15 kilos :eek:. Surely that doesn t mean 3 bags of only 5 kilos each. In that case whats the point of paying for additional bags?

Im struggling to understand what exactly they mean by that.... Can some one please tell me from their experience ?

basically, maximum 15kgs per person, regardless how many bags you check, with a maximum of three, total weight of all bags, 15 or less, any more than this, and you pay excess

Ponster

I'm not really sure what you paid for but the basic package is :

A total weight of 15Kg made up of 3 bags (each one weighing 5kgs for example).

It is possible to buy extra weight but no one bag can weigh over 15Kg which means that the most you can check in is 3 bags, each at 15Kg but it would probably cheaper to hire a private jet for the same price

I'm far from a Ryanair expert but this is what I understand...

P.S. Please don't take this the wrong way but Ryanair probably isn't the best company to use when moving to another country due to the amount of crap you'll want to take with you.

afatbollix

you are allowed a max of 15kg... regardless of amount of bags.. for every kg you are over its 15 euro per kg...

so for your 2 bags to be checked in your only allowed 15kg...

it might be cheeper to post a box of your stuff to the uk then bring it with you..

ergo

Hey OP

I too am moving to the UK......courtesy of Ryanair :rolleyes:
in fact I am moving tomorrow morning....yikes!

but I'll be over and back so it's not a massive move tomorrow

my understanding of what you booked would be that you can bring up to 30kg if you paid the extra ie. €10 for the 1st bag and €20 for the second bag is what you paid. It's possible that they may limit you to 3 bags within that though

it's not very clear from the website though so that could be wrong...

What I want to know is are they strict on the laptop bag having to be within your carry on luggage bag or can, as hand luggage, you bring a bag AND a laptop bag?

EDIT: actually I think your limit is 15kg as said above by someone.......you have to pay for each bag 15kg maximum for all though, I think........

robinph

For Ryanair it is 15kg total for everything that you are checking in. Paying for extra bags makes no difference at all, its still a total of 15kg.

You can have 10kg carry on though and they are unlikely to weigh that bag in Dublin, but if the bag is way over sized of what anyone else is taking as their carryon then you may get queried on it by the chekin staff.

Ponster

ergo wrote: »

What I want to know is are they strict on the laptop bag having to be within your carry on luggage bag or can, as hand luggage, you bring a bag AND a laptop bag?

Most others posters here agree that it all depends on the day, the airport and the person you get. In the 5 times I was worried about having a bag and a laptop last year, only once was I told to get rid of one of them.

hunnybunny

For Ryanair it is 15kg total for everything that you are checking in. Paying for extra bags makes no difference at all, its still a total of 15kg.

You can have 10kg carry on though and they are unlikely to weigh that bag in Dublin, but if the bag is way over sized of what anyone else is taking as their carryon then you may get queried on it by the chekin staff.

right I am more confused than ever
So I paid for the second bag for nothing?
whats the point of a second bag that if im only allowed 15 kilos anyway???Im sooo annoyed.. Ill call them to confirm that this is indeed the case.

hunnybunny

my understanding of what you booked would be that you can bring up to 30kg if you paid the extra ie. €10 for the 1st bag and €20 for the second bag is what you paid. It's possible that they may limit you to 3 bags within that though

it's not very clear from the website though so that could be wrong...

i know thats what I understood but the website is not a bit clear about this.

Why on earth would anyone bother paying 20 euros extra for a second bag. if you can t take extra kilos. That makes no sense at all. Ill call them tomorrow and find out for sure!

spurious

I'm afraid if you manage to get anyone to speak to, they'll tell you what people here have told you.

One solution (as suggested) would be to post stuff.

If I were moving, I'd be getting the ferry with a friend and a car and bring as much as I want, without having to deal with the likes of Ryanair at all.

Mint Sauce

tbh op, its just another way for them to make money, they charge you per bag, but the weight allowence, is per person, regardles of number of bags

as one of the last posters said, might be as well to take the ferry, take as much as you want, am tempted to start doing it my self again,

hunnybunny

I'm afraid if you manage to get anyone to speak to, they'll tell you what people here have told you.

One solution (as suggested) would be to post stuff.

If I were moving, I'd be getting the ferry with a friend and a car and bring as much as I want, without having to deal with the likes of Ryanair at all.

No car so sadly, I am stuck with airlines. Also it would cost alot to get to Liverpool from Holyhead.

I just can t believe I paid 20 euros for nothing extra..


Ryanair would boggle the mind.. I read the baggage section and thought I must be misunderstanding. What on earth is the point for paying for extra bags??? More money making for Ryanair I suppose
Good job I didn t just assume it would be ok. Its Ryanair I should have known better.

alpha2zulu

Yeah all the above is true I'm afraid, even if you paid for say 10 bags, the total weight of the the 10 bags cant exceed 15kg without being subject to excess baggage charges.

Mint Sauce

hunnybunny wrote: »

No car so sadly, I am stuck with airlines. Also it would cost alot to get to Liverpool from Holyhead.

I just can t believe I paid 20 euros for nothing extra..


Ryanair would boggle the mind.. I read the baggage section and thought I must be misunderstanding. What on earth is the point for paying for extra bags??? More money making for Ryanair I suppose
Good job I didn t just assume it would be ok. Its Ryanair I should have known better.

dont think it costs that much mate, even dublin to london rtn by coach via the ferry is as little as 40 to 50e, although think the coaches to have a limit on the bagage as well, think you can get good train deals though as well

alpha2zulu

The baggage restrictions are very tight but keep in mind that you can take up to 10kg of hand baggage of a relatively decent dimension onboard with you so with some clever packing you can bump the weight up to 25kgs.
Not that I'm encouraging overpacking but having taken a couple of dozen flights with Ryanair over the past couple of years they have never weighed my hand baggage.Once its doesent look like a monstrous dimension at check in it should be fine.
As an aside the only carriers remaining on IRL-UK routes with free checked in baggage allowances are BMI mainline, BA, Air France-Cityjet and Aer Arann.

ergo

hunnybunny wrote: »

No car so sadly, I am stuck with airlines. Also it would cost alot to get to Liverpool from Holyhead.

I'm moving to Liverpool too, I was all set to get the ferry until it was pointed out the cost of the train from Holyhead and me not being very organised hadn't booked in advance. I may get the ferry next trip though, to bring more stuff over. I know the buses (via ferry) to London are cheap but don't think there's an equivalent from Dub to Liverpool

hunnybunny

dont think it costs that much mate, even dublin to london rtn by coach via the ferry is as little as 40 to 50e, although think the coaches to have a limit on the bagage as well, think you can get good train deals though as well

I checked out about going as foot passenger to Liverpool, sadly they only accept cars.
I could go via holyhead but that turned out to be expensive and the coach to Liverpool was really dear for some reason. Im surprised as I always though Wales and Liverpool were close enough.
It just seems so much hassle.

I have already booked the flight.

At least I ll fly into Liverpool direct. I m just so mad at myself for thinking that I misunderstood the baggage allowance (and foolisly thinking that Ryanair couldn t possibly be that scabby to have a maximum of 15 kg yet have the nerve to to charge 20 euro for a 2nd bag)
Still can t believe I paid 20 euros extra for nothing. :mad:

Well all I can do is maybe take a duvet on as the second piece of baggage as I need one anyways and that should be light enough, 2 kg maybe and then take my suit case around 12 kg hopefully. At least it won t have been a complete waste of money!

hunnybunny

I'm moving to Liverpool too, I was all set to get the ferry until it was pointed out the cost of the train from Holyhead and me not being very organised hadn't booked in advance.

i cant understand why its sooo expensive. Liverpool is close to wales. Thats what put me off the ferry too. Also its soo handy to just arrive in Liverpool.

squirrel1970

as a few other people have said it depends on the person and the day i have flown with ryanair a few times and they allowed me to combine my baggage allowence everytime

hunnybunny

Rang up and they pretty much confirmed what everyone has said. Im just so annoyed at myself as I thought it couldn t possibly be right (what I read on the website)

20 euros extra for nothing. :mad:The lady on the phone said people make this mistake sooo often. Im not surprised as its not made very clear on the website. I just don t see why anyone would pay for the 2nd or 3rd bag if there is no extra kilo allowance... It doesn t make any sense, You may as well pack everthing into 1 big bag in that case.:rolleyes:
Another way for them to make money I suppose. Well lesson learnt, I won t make that mistake again!
Thanks for all the replies and its a good job I checked online as otherwise I would have gone to the airport with 30 kilos thinking it would be fine.

penexpers

hunnybunny wrote: »

Im not surprised as its not made very clear on the website.

What's not clear about it?

Each passenger is permitted to check in up to 3 bags with a maximum combined weight of 15kgs, subject to the payment of the applicable checked baggage fees.

hunnybunny

What's not clear about it?

Yes I read this but I thought I must have been mistaken as why on earth would anyone pay 20 euro extra if its still only 15 kilos allowed but divided between 2 bags. I still don t understand whats the point in that. Maybe they should put in brackets that the extra bag does not allow any extra kilos. As it says when you are booking 1 bag is 15 kilos so I thought oh if you have 2 it should 30.

But yes its my own fault as I should have listened to myself, instead of assuming I must have got it wrong. I just didn t think they could possibly be that scabby and that there is no way of taking on extra kilos without paying excess, but its Ryanair.. Should have known better.

Bluetonic

ergo wrote: »

I'm moving to Liverpool too, I was all set to get the ferry until it was pointed out the cost of the train from Holyhead and me not being very organised hadn't booked in advance. I may get the ferry next trip though, to bring more stuff over. I know the buses (via ferry) to London are cheap but don't think there's an equivalent from Dub to Liverpool

Eurolines go from Dublin to Leeds which travels via Liverpool for 52 euro for standard or 25 euro for an economy ticket.

Leave Dublin 19.15 arrive Liverpool 4am, via Irish Ferries.

http://www.buseireann.ie/pdf/1207228177-Eurolines_red.pdf

zagmund

Stena do Sail & Rail fares - to Liverpool from Dun Laoghaire costs €40 single, with as much luggage as you can carry. It's hard to beat. You have to change (at Chester) but it's no biggie. Depending on where in the coutry you are, you can get similar fares from Rosslare or Belfast. Irish Ferries also do a similar fare.

http://www.stenaline.ie/ferry/rail-and-sail/holyhead/

Check out http://thetrainline.co.uk for train times, but there are loads.

What ever you do, make sure you don't end up with too much luggage on the Ryanair flight - you could end up paying excess luggage charges just because you wanted to 'use' the €20 you spent paying for the bag. It was pitiful on a recent flight back from Reus in Spain to watch all these people who had *huge* bags with loads of stuff in them - the desk staff would make them queue all the way up, then tell them they owed something like €120 (no joke) and make them go to the back of the queue. The best policy when taking a Ryanair flight is to take a small bag only - that way it is almost impossible to get more than 15kg into it. You should also bring a large carry-on bag and cram as much as you can into it - 10kg (on Ryanair) goes a long way.

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HarryD

hunnybunny wrote: »

20 euros extra for nothing. :mad:

10EUR really.. non ?
You were already gonna check in one bag ?

hunnybunny wrote: »

I would have gone to the airport with 30 kilos thinking it would be fine.

Guy in front of me in the queue yesterday had to pay 225EUR for 30kilo bag.
Ouch !

I had a booking for 2 people yesterday.
The Ryanair online system is limited so that it's impossible for 1 person to pay for a checked bag and the other to checkin online.
Probably intentionally so, to maximise revenue..
I think I'd pay up to 50EUR return more for Aer Lingus

hunnybunny

10EUR really.. non ?
You were already gonna check in one bag ?

Its 10 for first bag and 20 for second bag. Because it cost double for the second I thought there had to be extra kilos allowed. Just another way for them to make money. I would have been as well off just checking in the one bag! Oh well lesson learnt!

AdrianII

hunnybunny wrote: »

I checked out about going as foot passenger to Liverpool, sadly they only accept cars.

Are you sure about this, as i got this boat last year, it took 7 hours though, the lorries get preference but them foot passengers are allowed on.

We booked it through some place near the quays in liverpool and it cost 45 sterling with dinner and breakfast included

hunnybunny

AdrianII wrote: »

Are you sure about this, as i got this boat last year, it took 7 hours though, the lorries get preference but them foot passengers are allowed on.

We booked it through some place near the quays in liverpool and it cost 45 sterling with dinner and breakfast included

I tried online and they wouldn t accept it. Maybe if I tried phoning.

Appleblossom42

I checked with Ryanair last Friday at Dublin Airport for a flight to Edinburgh. They had it signposted that you could have one piece of hand luggage and a laptop. On returning we were told that anything you bought in dutyfree would be classed as hand luggage. This was then repeated at the boarding gate prior to boarding. We had great difficulty in stuffing gift boxes and chocs etc into our already full backpacks:(
They seemed much stricter than usual and had armed guards with huge rifles through security and boarding gate:eek:

PatCarr

Ryanair is a no frills airline. They want us to bring hand luggage to reduce their cost. Handy for trips to english soccer games but not for bringing kids to france ...

alpha2zulu

checked out about going as foot passenger to Liverpool, sadly they only accept cars

The norfolk line website appears to accept foot passengers on their Dublin-Birkenhead route.On the homepage,when your asked car type,on the scroll down options you can choose foot passenger! If your a student travelcard holder there are also special foot passenger deals with norfolk line on the same route.

https://www.norfolkline-ferries.co.uk/EN/Fares/Student_discount