Flying with a surfboard on TAP Air Portugal
Checked bag or sports fee · 32 kg. Fee: 45 EUR / 57 USD / 78 CAD (or 9,000 miles) as extra sports baggage; prices vary by channel, advance purchase, date and route.
Booking: Up to 24 h before departure, subject to availability
- free within the hold allowance on some fares
- no surfboard length given; general sports limit is 158 cm total dimensions, so ask TAP
- must be in a proper board bag; improperly packed boards may be refused
- Declaration of Transport is mandatory
- TAP publish a surfboard packing-tips PDF
TAP Air Portugal's sports baggage page · checked 2026-10. Rules and fees change: check before you fly.
What surfers say
- Damaged (2017): A US pro surfer said five of his boards arrived damaged after a TAP flight, even though he had paid about $150 extra to bring them. source
Surf trips on TAP Air Portugal
Morocco (Marrakesh), Gran Canaria, Tenerife South, Madeira, Azores, São Miguel, Algarve, Lisbon, Ericeira, Peniche, Brazil, Florianópolis, Brazil, Fortaleza (Jericoacoara), Rio de Janeiro, Senegal (Dakar), California, Los Angeles.