Flying with a surfboard on Lion Air
Sports fee · up to 230 cm · 23 kg. Fee: Handling fee per board per segment: IDR 200,000 (Indonesia sales), SGD 20, MYR 60, AUD 20, TWD 410, CNY 100, THB 475, USD 20 elsewhere.
Booking: Fill in the Special Baggage form at check-in; no online pre-booking found
- fee is per board, so 2 boards in one bag pay twice
- board weight is not part of the free or prepaid allowance
- max 230 cm on Lion jets; any Wings Air (ATR) leg caps boards at 200 cm and costs IDR 1,010,000 per board
- only 5 boards per jet flight; extra boards beyond one per person may follow on the next flight
- pack boards neatly and safely
Lion Air's sports baggage page · checked 2026-11. Rules and fees change: check before you fly.
Surf trips on Lion Air
Bali, Lombok, Mentawai (via Padang), Sumatra, Nias (via Medan).