Traveling with musical instruments

Take your musical instrument with you in the cabin, as hand baggage or in an extra seat, or choose to send it to the aircraft's hold.

Musical instrument in the cabin

Musical instrument as free hand baggage

Musical instruments can be included in hand baggage accepted free of charge, as long as they comply with the limits permitted by TAP:

Weight and dimensions

Maximum weight: 10 kg / 22 lbs. Maximum dimensions: 55 x 40 x 25 cm / 22 x 16 x 10 in (height x length x width).

Please note that the number of items you can take with you depends on the fare you are traveling on, the destination of your flight and your TAP Miles&Go status.

Booking of seat for a large musical instrument

If your musical instrument does not meet the weight and size limits permitted for hand baggage, you can travel with it next to you in the aircraft cabin. To do this, you must reserve an extra seat to accommodate the instrument, complying with the following limits:

Weight and dimensions

Maximum weight 30 kg / 66.13 lbs. Maximum dimensions: 55 x 42 x 25 cm / 61 x 17 x 10 in, if placed on the cabin floor, or 110 x 42 x 50 cm / 43 x 17 x 20 in, if placed on top of the seat (height x length x width).

The booking of an extra seat in the cabin, for the transport of your musical instrument, can only be made through the TAP Contact Center, a TAP counter at the airport or a Travel Agency.

Musical instrument in aircraft's hold

Musical instrument as free hold baggage

Musical instruments can be included in free hold baggage, as long as they comply with the limits permitted by TAP:

Weight and dimensions

Maximum weight 23 kg / 50 lbs in Economy Class, 32 kg / 70 lbs in Business Class. Maximum dimensions 158 cm / 62 in (height + length + width).

Please note that the number of items you can take with you depends on the fare you are traveling on, the destination of your flight and your TAP Miles&Go status.

If you carry more pieces of baggage than permitted by your fare, or exceed the maximum weight and size limits described above, additional airport transport service fees will apply. These fees are non-refundable.

Musical instrument as special hold baggage

Any musical instruments that exceed the number of items, weight and dimensions allowed for transportation as free hold baggage, will be considered special hold baggage. In these cases, you must add the transport of your musical instrument as an extra baggage / service at least 24h before your flight, subject to availability. When purchasing this service online, you will need to select the size of the instrument to be transported:

Small instrument

Up to 23 kg / 50 lbs in weight and 330 cm / 130 in (height x length x width) (1).

Medium instrument

Up to 32 kg / 70 lbs and 330 cm / 130 in (height x length x width) (1).

Large instrument

Up to 45 kg / 99 lbs and 330 cm / 130 in (height x length x width) (1).

(1) For the instrument already packed, the following maximum permitted dimensions apply: 190 cm x 75 cm x 65 cm / 75 in x 30 in x 26 in (height x length x width),

For most destinations, the packed instrument cannot exceed 45 kg / 99 lbs. However, if the trip has a destination, origin or stopover in the USA, Hungary, France, United Kingdom, Ireland or the Netherlands, the weight limit is 32 kg / 70 lbs.

Buy extra baggage

Need more space for your musical instrument?
Buy online, and in advance, from:
  • 30 EUR / 37 USD / 49 CAD for the first item of hold baggage on the Discount fare;
  • 55 EUR / 64 USD / 85 CAD for extra hold baggage on remaining fares.

If your booking was made through a Travel Agency, you can purchase extra baggage directly from the agent.

Prices for extra baggage may vary depending on the purchase channel*, the time in advance of the purchase, the date of travel and the origin and destination. Check the price of extra baggage applicable to your trip during the booking process or, later, on Manage your Booking.
For transactions made outside of Europe, which use a different local currency, the service fee will be converted from the fixed USD amount to the local currency (except Canada).
*Purchase channel: flyTAP - during the booking process, Manage your Booking or online Check-in - TAP kiosks and counters at the airport, TAP Contact Center and Travel Agencies.