Published 1 October 2026 | Updated 1 October 2026 by Kate Acaster
Jet2 sports equipment is listed from £35 online. Golf clubs, skis, snowboards and diving kit get a 22kg allowance in the hold, and bikes and surfboards get 32kg. The exact fee for your item shows at booking. Footballs, cricket kit and martial arts gear travel under the standard allowance, and Jet2’s table doesn’t say whether the sports fee applies to them.
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What Jet2 accepts, and the weight allowance
Jet2’s page for special baggage lists each item, its weight allowance and its packing rule. The table below reproduces it.
| Item | Where it travels | Weight | Packing rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf clubs, fishing gear | Hold | 22kg | Must be sufficiently protected |
| Skis, snowboards, water skis | Hold | 22kg | Protected, with all sharp edges padded |
| Bicycles | Hold | 32kg | Pedals off, handlebars turned in line with the frame, tyres deflated, boxed or protected |
| Surfboards | Hold | 32kg | Up to 300cm long, fins removed or packed in foam, padded surf bag |
| Sailboards, kitesurfing kit | Hold | 22kg | Kitesurfing equipment no taller than 81cm |
| Diving equipment | Hold | 22kg | One empty tank with the cylinder open, two buoyancy jackets at most, knife blade under 6cm |
| Javelin, pole vault, fencing kit | Hold | 22kg | Javelins and vaulting poles in a fully protective case up to 400cm. Fencing kit in a fencing bag or other container, locked |
| Cricket, hockey, lacrosse | Hold | Standard allowance | Cricket kit must be sufficiently protected |
| Martial arts, bowling balls, hiking poles | Hold | Standard allowance | No packing rule listed |
| Footballs | Hand or hold | Standard allowance | Deflated by at least 25% |
| Badminton, padel, squash and tennis rackets | Hand | Standard allowance | Must meet the hand baggage limits (56 x 45 x 25cm, 10kg) |
Jet2 won’t carry archery equipment, ammunition or hover boards. Skis, snowboards and water skis with a motor must be drained of fuel, and paragliders with a motor must be drained completely, residual fuel included.
What it costs to take sports equipment on Jet2
Jet2’s baggage fee table shows one figure for sports equipment: “from £35” online, with allowances “from 22kg”. It says the actual allowance and fee for your item appear during booking. That makes £35 a starting point, not a quote for every item. The table doesn’t say whether the fee is per item or per flight, so confirm that on screen.
Three more figures from Jet2’s baggage fee table matter once you’re packing.
- Musical instruments in the hold cost £30 online, with a 22kg allowance.
- Excess weight is £12 a kilo at the airport or gate, up to the price of an extra hold bag. The table doesn’t say whether sports gear is charged differently.
- No single hold bag can go over 32kg, however much you pay.
Weigh a packed bike box or board bag at home before you set off.
Golf clubs on Jet2
Jet2 lists golf equipment as sports equipment, with a 22kg allowance in the hold, and says it must be sufficiently protected. It doesn’t define that further. Weigh the packed bag at home, and if you have a separate hold bag, put the shoes in that.
Bikes and surfboards: 32kg, with strict packing rules
Bikes and surfboards are the only items on Jet2’s list with a 32kg allowance, and both must be packed to Jet2’s rules.
- Bikes: take the pedals off, turn the handlebars in line with the frame, let the tyres down, and protect the bike with a box, strong cardboard or similar.
- Surfboards: remove the fins or pack them in polystyrene foam, wrap the nose and tail in bubble wrap or neoprene foam, put cardboard down the rails, and use a properly padded surf bag.
- Jet2’s only stated size limit for a surfboard is 300cm, so measure a long board before you book.
Ski and snowboard flights
Jet2 runs ski flights to the Austrian, French, Italian and Swiss Alps, Andorra and the Tyrolean Mountains. Skis, snowboards and water skis each get a 22kg allowance in the hold. Jet2 doesn’t say whether boots and a helmet count separately, so assume they share it if they’re in the same bag. Pad every sharp edge, as Jet2 requires.
A bike or a set of clubs in the hold can be damaged or lost. Check the single-item limit on your travel insurance policy before you fly.
More on flying with Jet2
- Our Jet2 checked baggage allowance guide covers hold bags, extra bags and the cost of each.
- Packing sun cream or aerosols with your gear? The Jet2 liquid rules guide covers security limits.
- See how strict Jet2 is with hand luggage before you pack a cabin bag to the 10kg limit.
- If your rackets are going in the cabin, GOV.UK’s hand luggage restrictions list what you can’t take in a cabin bag.
“Don’t treat £35 as the price of your clubs or your bike. Add the item in the booking process and read the figure on screen before you commit. Jet2’s table gives an online price only, and it doesn’t say what the airport charges for sports gear.”
Kate Acaster, Chief Editor, Flight Tribe
Jet2 sports equipment: FAQs
How much does Jet2 charge for golf clubs?
Jet2 lists sports equipment from £35 online and shows no price for golf alone. Golf clubs get a 22kg allowance, and the exact fee for your booking appears during the booking process.
Can I take a bike on a Jet2 flight?
Yes, in the hold, with a 32kg allowance, once it’s packed to Jet2’s rules: pedals off, handlebars in line with the frame, tyres deflated, boxed or protected.
Can I take skis and a snowboard on Jet2?
Yes. They go in the hold with a 22kg allowance, protected and with all sharp edges padded.
Do footballs have a separate allowance on Jet2?
No. Jet2 lists footballs on its sports table, but they travel in hand or hold baggage under the standard allowance, deflated by at least 25%.
What is the heaviest item Jet2 will carry in the hold?
32kg. That is the absolute limit for any single hold bag, and it’s also the allowance for bikes and surfboards. Jet2’s fee table charges excess weight at £12 a kilo at the airport or gate.
Kate Acaster is Chief Editor at Flight Tribe. She writes about practical travel planning, budget airlines, baggage rules, city breaks, beach holidays and good hotels that do not cost daft money.
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