Flying with a surfboard on Turkish Airlines
Checked bag or sports fee · up to 292 cm · 23 kg.
Booking: Reservation mandatory, 355 days to 2 hours before the flight; tell staff the size, some aircraft cannot take it
- max 292 cm long and 60 cm wide
- one board within your checked allowance on listed surf routes (Denpasar, Jakarta, Colombo, Malé, Manila, Sydney, Melbourne and return legs) until 31 December 2026
- fees apply for more than one piece of surf equipment, a stopover of more than 24 h in Türkiye, or if you exceed your allowance
- nose and tail covered in bubble wrap or foam, rails supported, in a surf bag
- 23 kg appears on regional pages
Turkish Airlines's sports baggage page · checked 2026-10. Rules and fees change: check before you fly.
What surfers say
- Paid a fee (2025): A reader reported paying 190 EUR each way (380 EUR return) for a surfboard on an international Turkish Airlines trip. source
Surf trips on Turkish Airlines
Bali, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Morocco (Marrakesh), Lisbon, Ericeira, Peniche, Sydney, Cape Town, Durban, Senegal (Dakar), Mauritius, California, Los Angeles, Panama, Chile (Santiago, for Pichilemu).