Frontier personal item size: will your bag fit?

Frontier personal item size

Every Frontier ticket includes one personal item per passenger in each direction. It can measure up to 18 × 14 × 8 inches, handles, wheels and straps included (Frontier also writes it as 14 inches high, 18 wide and 8 deep), and weigh up to 35 lb. It must fit under the seat in front of you. Frontier’s examples are purses, totes, small backpacks and kids’ backpacks, laptop or computer bags, and briefcases.

The size of your personal item is checked during boarding, and a bag larger than the limit is subject to an additional charge. Soft bags grow when they’re full, so measure yours packed.

Frontier carry-on size and price

A carry-on can measure up to 24 × 16 × 10 inches, handles, wheels and straps included, and weigh up to 35 lb. It has to fit in the overhead bin; if the bins are full, it may be checked at the gate at no extra cost. Frontier’s examples are large backpacks, small duffel bags and small wheeled suitcases.

Unlike the personal item, a carry-on costs extra. The price depends on your travel dates and when you buy it, and Frontier says prices at the airport are higher, so add it when you book or later in My Trips on Frontier’s site. Board First, sold with a carry-on, puts you in Group 1 with guaranteed overhead bin space.

Some fares and members get a carry-on included:

• Economy bundle: personal item and carry-on
• Premium bundle: personal item, carry-on and Board First
• Business bundle: personal item, carry-on and two checked bags of up to 50 lb each
• Elite status: a carry-on with Gold (for the member only), Platinum and Diamond

Coats, canes, crutches, portable oxygen concentrators, respiratory devices and other assistive devices come on board without a carry-on charge. Medical devices, wheelchairs and essential baby gear can be carried or checked free and don’t count toward your allowance.

Checked bags on Frontier

A checked bag can measure up to 62 inches (length + width + depth, handles, wheels and straps included) and weigh up to 40 lb. Heavier and bigger bags cost more, per bag and per direction:

Frontier’s Bag Options page, checked Oct 18, 2026. Checked bag prices themselves vary by date; Frontier’s bag price checker shows them for your trip.

Traveling light is easier in some seasons than others: see the weather for your dates in When to Go. To compare your bag with every airline we follow, use the bag fit checker, and save your airline in My trips.