Which bags fit Ryanair?
Carry-on 55 × 40 × 20 cm≈ 21.6 × 15.7 × 7.8 in up to 10 kg≈ 22 lb
These clear the published limits with nothing squashed.
Osprey Daylite Expandable Travel Pack 26+6
A travel daypack with a zip gusset that adds six liters when it is opened.
- Capacity
- 26 L
- Weight
- 0.84 kg≈ 1.9 lb Standard
- Size
- 43 × 33 × 16 cm≈ 17 × 13 × 6.3 in
Capacity is the unexpanded 26 liters. Opening the gusset adds six more, and the expanded depth is not published.
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Patagonia Atom Daypack
A light unstructured daypack with a single main compartment.
- Capacity
- 24 L
- Weight
- 0.6 kg≈ 1.4 lb Light
- Size
- 41 × 31 × 18 cm≈ 16.2 × 12.3 × 7.1 in
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Patagonia Terravia Tote Pack
A convertible tote that carries as a backpack, with no internal frame in either mode.
- Capacity
- 24 L
- Weight
- 0.42 kg≈ 1 lb Featherweight
- Size
- 41 × 25 × 20 cm≈ 16.2 × 9.9 × 7.9 in
Every dimension folds down by design, so the published figures describe capacity rather than a shape the bag holds.
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Patagonia Black Hole Micro MLC
A maximum-legal-carry-on shaped pack that opens flat like a case, in Patagonia's coated Black Hole fabric.
- Capacity
- 22 L
- Weight
- 0.87 kg≈ 2 lb Standard
- Size
- 46 × 30 × 19 cm≈ 18.2 × 11.9 × 7.5 in
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Patagonia Black Hole Micro MLC in a sizer
Our own photographs, in a real carrier's box. What the numbers cannot tell you.
Aer Go Pack 2
An unstructured packable daypack that folds into its own pocket when it is not carrying anything.
- Capacity
- 20 L
- Weight
- 0.59 kg≈ 1.4 lb Light
- Size
- 43 × 28 × 14 cm≈ 17 × 11.1 × 5.6 in
The published depth is the shape at full capacity. Packed lighter this bag is genuinely thinner.
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Aer City Pack Pro 2
A structured commuter pack with a padded laptop compartment against the back panel.
- Capacity
- 20 L
- Weight
- 1.24 kg≈ 2.8 lb Heavy
- Size
- 44.5 × 30.5 × 18 cm≈ 17.6 × 12.1 × 7.1 in
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Aer City Pack 2
The slimmer City Pack, structured enough to hold its shape empty.
- Capacity
- 16 L
- Weight
- 1.11 kg≈ 2.5 lb Heavy
- Size
- 46 × 30 × 14 cm≈ 18.2 × 11.9 × 5.6 in
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Mammut Lithia Speed LO 15
A narrow light daypack.
- Capacity
- 15 L
- Weight
- 0.55 kg≈ 1.3 lb Standard
- Size
- 44 × 24 × 18 cm≈ 17.4 × 9.5 × 7.1 in
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Able Carry Thirteen Daybag X-Pac
A compact structured daybag that holds its shape empty.
- Capacity
- 13 L
- Weight
- 0.69 kg≈ 1.6 lb Standard
- Size
- 45 × 27 × 17 cm≈ 17.8 × 10.7 × 6.7 in
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Vaude Coreway Daypack 10L
A flat everyday daypack, thin enough to pass most personal item limits.
- Capacity
- 10 L
- Weight
- 0.42 kg≈ 1 lb Standard
- Size
- 39 × 26 × 11 cm≈ 15.4 × 10.3 × 4.4 in
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Osprey Daylite Crossbody Pouch
A small crossbody pouch worn on a single strap.
- Capacity
- 6 L
- Weight
- 0.3 kg≈ 0.7 lb Standard
- Size
- 23 × 30 × 11.5 cm≈ 9.1 × 11.9 × 4.6 in
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Osprey Daylite Sling
A single-strap sling worn across the body, the tall sibling to the wider Daylite crossbody pouch.
- Capacity
- 5 L
- Weight
- 0.24 kg≈ 0.6 lb Standard
- Size
- 36 × 22 × 13 cm≈ 14.2 × 8.7 × 5.2 in
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Thule Aion Sling
A small sling in the same waxed canvas as the rest of the Aion line, worn across the body on a single strap.
- Capacity
- 2 L
- Weight
- 0.4 lb≈ 0.2 kg Heavy
- Size
- 4.3 × 9.8 × 3.1 in≈ 11 × 24.9 × 7.9 cm
Belt buckle in images is a custom modification. Original is metal.
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
These only clear once you compress them. Doable, and dependent on give.
Thule Aion Carry On Spinner
A four-wheel spinner in waxed canvas over a structured shell, sized to the common 55 x 40 x 20 cabin frame.
- Capacity
- 35 L
- Weight
- 3.25 kg≈ 7.2 lb Heavy
- Size
- 55 × 35 × 23 cm≈ 21.7 × 13.8 × 9.1 in
- Wheels
- 4
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Thule Paramount Backpack Rolltop
A rolltop commuter pack with a padded laptop sleeve.
- Capacity
- 24 L
- Weight
- 1 kg≈ 2.3 lb Standard
- Size
- 56 × 32 × 19 cm≈ 22.1 × 12.6 × 7.5 in
The published height is the rolltop at full extension. Rolled down further the bag is shorter.
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Over the limit even allowing for squash.
Hands Travel Light 39L
A trolley from Tokyu Hands' own travel line, sold in their Japanese stores.
- Capacity
- 39 L
- Weight
- 2.78 kg≈ 6.2 lb Heavy
- Size
- 51 × 40 × 24 cm≈ 20.1 × 15.8 × 9.5 in
- Wheels
- 4
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
Deuter AViANT Duffel Pro Movo 36
A soft-sided trolley with a backpack harness, rolling on a two-wheel chassis rather than a spinner base.
- Capacity
- 36 L
- Weight
- 2.52 kg≈ 5.6 lb Heavy
- Size
- 52 × 36 × 27 cm≈ 20.5 × 14.2 × 10.7 in
- Wheels
- 2
How we judged it
Ours, not the maker's: how much each side gives when you press it. A rigid side gets no allowance in a fit check, a soft one gets a few centimeters, and a packable one has no fixed size at all, so we do not check it. The maker does not say whether the published figures include the wheels and handle, which is the usual case, so assume the real bag measures a little larger.
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