Flying with a surfboard on Edelweiss Air
Counts as a checked bag · up to 315 cm · 23 kg · 1 board per bag. Fee: First sports item up to 23 kg is free on all Edelweiss flights; each further sports item pays the route's additional-bag fee (amount not seen).
Booking: Register when booking or online up to 4 days before departure
- boards up to 200 cm ('small') and up to 315 cm ('long') are both in the normal sports category (max 23 kg)
- the free first item does not apply on codeshare flights or trips combined with SWISS, Lufthansa or other airlines
- board bag may hold only the equipment, no extra clothes or shoes
- the 'Big' category (up to 32 kg, e.g. CHF 150 / EUR 130 within Europe) is listed for hang gliders and tandems, not boards; unclear how a board bag over 23 kg is charged
- Edelweiss is a Lufthansa Group airline but not a Star Alliance member
Edelweiss Air's sports baggage page · checked 2026-11. Rules and fees change: check before you fly.
Surf trips on Edelweiss Air
Sri Lanka, Maldives, Morocco, Taghazout (Agadir), Morocco (Marrakesh), Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife South, Madeira, Azores, São Miguel, Biarritz, Hossegor, Algarve, Cornwall (Newquay), Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Costa Rica (San José), Cape Town, Mauritius.