Lufthansa pet policy

Lufthansa takes small dogs and cats in the cabin, up to 8 kg with a soft carrier (up to 118 cm in total, about 55 × 40 × 23 cm) under the seat in front. One carrier per passenger, normally one animal; two of the same species only if they are young littermates (12+ weeks) or adults used to each other, still 8 kg in total.

• 2 per passenger
• 2 per crate
• Max 8 kg incl. crate
• Crate 55 × 40 × 23 cm · max 118 cm total
• At least 15 weeks old

Fees: EUR 100 — Within Europe: EUR 80–100 (USD 95–115) per direction · EUR 125 — Intercontinental short haul: EUR 105–125 (USD 120–140) per direction · EUR 135 — Intercontinental medium haul: EUR 115–135 (USD 135–155) per direction · EUR 145 — Intercontinental long haul: EUR 125–145 (USD 145–165) per direction

Before you fly: Register the pet and get Lufthansa’s confirmation at least 72 hours before departure online or through a travel agent, or up to 24 hours before at the Lufthansa Service Center. Space is limited; book the pet with your ticket.

• Minimum age is 12 weeks, but 15 weeks to, from or via Germany, which covers most Lufthansa trips; we use 15 weeks.
• Each passenger may take at most 2 pets in total, cabin and hold together.
• Bring two signed copies of the cabin form to check-in.
• Fees are charged once per direction, including Lufthansa connections, and again for the return or a stopover.

Sources: Transporting animals in the aircraft · Animals as additional carry-on baggage · Carriage of animals as excess baggage in the cargo hold · Checked Oct 26, 2026

Lufthansa takes small dogs and cats in the cabin, up to 8 kg with a soft carrier (up to 118 cm in total, about 55 × 40 × 23 cm) under the seat in front. One carrier per passenger, normally one animal; two of the same species only if they are young littermates (12+ weeks) or adults used to each other, still 8 kg in total.

• 2 per passenger
• 2 per crate
• Max 8 kg incl. crate
• Crate 55 × 40 × 23 cm · max 118 cm total
• At least 15 weeks old

Fees: EUR 100 — Within Europe: EUR 80–100 (USD 95–115) per direction · EUR 125 — Intercontinental short haul: EUR 105–125 (USD 120–140) per direction · EUR 135 — Intercontinental medium haul: EUR 115–135 (USD 135–155) per direction · EUR 145 — Intercontinental long haul: EUR 125–145 (USD 145–165) per direction

Before you fly: Register the pet and get Lufthansa’s confirmation at least 72 hours before departure online or through a travel agent, or up to 24 hours before at the Lufthansa Service Center. Space is limited; book the pet with your ticket.

• Minimum age is 12 weeks, but 15 weeks to, from or via Germany, which covers most Lufthansa trips; we use 15 weeks.
• Each passenger may take at most 2 pets in total, cabin and hold together.
• Bring two signed copies of the cabin form to check-in.
• Fees are charged once per direction, including Lufthansa connections, and again for the return or a stopover.

Sources: Transporting animals in the aircraft · Animals as additional carry-on baggage · Carriage of animals as excess baggage in the cargo hold · Checked Oct 26, 2026

Lufthansa takes small dogs and cats in the cabin, up to 8 kg with a soft carrier (up to 118 cm in total, about 55 × 40 × 23 cm) under the seat in front. One carrier per passenger, normally one animal; two of the same species only if they are young littermates (12+ weeks) or adults used to each other, still 8 kg in total. Dogs flying to the US must be at least 6 months old.

• 2 per passenger
• 2 per crate
• Max 8 kg incl. crate
• Crate 55 × 40 × 23 cm · max 118 cm total
• At least 6 months old

Fees: EUR 100 — Within Europe: EUR 80–100 (USD 95–115) per direction · EUR 125 — Intercontinental short haul: EUR 105–125 (USD 120–140) per direction · EUR 135 — Intercontinental medium haul: EUR 115–135 (USD 135–155) per direction · EUR 145 — Intercontinental long haul: EUR 125–145 (USD 145–165) per direction

Before you fly: Register the dog with Lufthansa’s US online form at least 72 hours before departure (the Service Center can’t do it for US flights), and fill in the CDC Dog Import Form.

• Each passenger may take at most 2 pets in total, cabin and hold together.
• Bring two signed copies of the cabin form to check-in.
• Fees are charged once per direction, including Lufthansa connections, and again for the return or a stopover.

Sources: Transporting animals in the aircraft · Animals as additional carry-on baggage · Carriage of animals as excess baggage in the cargo hold · Checked Oct 26, 2026

Only dogs and cats may travel in the Lufthansa cabin or hold; other animals go as Lufthansa Cargo air freight.

Sources: Transporting animals in the aircraft · Checked Oct 26, 2026

Lufthansa carries dogs and cats over 8 kg (and smaller ones too) as excess baggage in the air-conditioned hold, in an IATA-compliant kennel secured with metal screws. Two pets may share a kennel only if they are the same species, used to each other and each up to 14 kg. Snub-nosed breeds have not been allowed in the hold since 1 January 2020.

• 2 per passenger
• 2 per crate
• At least 15 weeks old

Not for snub-nosed breeds

Fees: EUR 100 — Within Europe, kennel up to 60 × 45 × 40 cm: EUR 100 (USD 120); larger EUR 200 (USD 235) · EUR 150 — Intercontinental short haul: EUR 150 (USD 175); larger kennel EUR 300 (USD 350) · EUR 170 — Intercontinental medium haul: EUR 170 (USD 200); larger kennel EUR 340 (USD 395) · EUR 190 — Intercontinental long haul: EUR 190 (USD 225); larger kennel EUR 380 (USD 445) · EUR 150 — Extra for a transfer via Brussels, Geneva, Frankfurt, Vienna or Zurich: EUR 150 (USD 170)

Before you fly: Register the pet and get Lufthansa’s confirmation at least 72 hours before departure online or through a travel agent, or up to 24 hours before at the Lufthansa Service Center. Space is limited; book the pet with your ticket.

• Minimum age is 12 weeks, but 15 weeks to, from or via Germany, which covers most Lufthansa trips; we use 15 weeks.
• No pets in the hold on connections via Munich; Frankfurt is fine.
• Lufthansa may refuse pets in the hold at short notice or seasonally when the destination has extreme weather.
• Since 4 May 2026 kennel vents can be at most 25 × 25 mm for dogs and 19 × 19 mm for cats; non-compliant kennels are refused at check-in.
• Each passenger may take at most 2 pets in total, cabin and hold together.
• Fighting-dog breeds fly in the hold only, in a special wooden or steel crate; several of them count as snub-nosed and are refused.
• Fees are charged once per direction, including Lufthansa connections, and again for the return or a stopover.

Sources: Transporting animals in the aircraft · Animals as additional carry-on baggage · Carriage of animals as excess baggage in the cargo hold · Fighting dog breeds and snub-nosed animals · Checked Oct 26, 2026

Lufthansa carries dogs and cats over 8 kg (and smaller ones too) as excess baggage in the air-conditioned hold, in an IATA-compliant kennel secured with metal screws. Two pets may share a kennel only if they are the same species, used to each other and each up to 14 kg. Snub-nosed breeds have not been allowed in the hold since 1 January 2020.

• 2 per passenger
• 2 per crate
• At least 15 weeks old

Not for snub-nosed breeds

Fees: EUR 100 — Within Europe, kennel up to 60 × 45 × 40 cm: EUR 100 (USD 120); larger EUR 200 (USD 235) · EUR 150 — Intercontinental short haul: EUR 150 (USD 175); larger kennel EUR 300 (USD 350) · EUR 170 — Intercontinental medium haul: EUR 170 (USD 200); larger kennel EUR 340 (USD 395) · EUR 190 — Intercontinental long haul: EUR 190 (USD 225); larger kennel EUR 380 (USD 445) · EUR 150 — Extra for a transfer via Brussels, Geneva, Frankfurt, Vienna or Zurich: EUR 150 (USD 170)

Before you fly: Register the pet and get Lufthansa’s confirmation at least 72 hours before departure online or through a travel agent, or up to 24 hours before at the Lufthansa Service Center. Space is limited; book the pet with your ticket.

• Minimum age is 12 weeks, but 15 weeks to, from or via Germany, which covers most Lufthansa trips; we use 15 weeks.
• No pets in the hold on connections via Munich; Frankfurt is fine.
• Lufthansa may refuse pets in the hold at short notice or seasonally when the destination has extreme weather.
• Since 4 May 2026 kennel vents can be at most 25 × 25 mm for dogs and 19 × 19 mm for cats; non-compliant kennels are refused at check-in.
• Each passenger may take at most 2 pets in total, cabin and hold together.
• Fighting-dog breeds fly in the hold only, in a special wooden or steel crate; several of them count as snub-nosed and are refused.
• Fees are charged once per direction, including Lufthansa connections, and again for the return or a stopover.

Sources: Transporting animals in the aircraft · Animals as additional carry-on baggage · Carriage of animals as excess baggage in the cargo hold · Fighting dog breeds and snub-nosed animals · Checked Oct 26, 2026

Lufthansa carries dogs and cats over 8 kg (and smaller ones too) as excess baggage in the air-conditioned hold, in an IATA-compliant kennel secured with metal screws. Two pets may share a kennel only if they are the same species, used to each other and each up to 14 kg. Snub-nosed breeds have not been allowed in the hold since 1 January 2020. Dogs flying to the US must be at least 6 months old.

• 2 per passenger
• 2 per crate
• At least 6 months old

Not for snub-nosed breeds

Fees: EUR 100 — Within Europe, kennel up to 60 × 45 × 40 cm: EUR 100 (USD 120); larger EUR 200 (USD 235) · EUR 150 — Intercontinental short haul: EUR 150 (USD 175); larger kennel EUR 300 (USD 350) · EUR 170 — Intercontinental medium haul: EUR 170 (USD 200); larger kennel EUR 340 (USD 395) · EUR 190 — Intercontinental long haul: EUR 190 (USD 225); larger kennel EUR 380 (USD 445) · EUR 150 — Extra for a transfer via Brussels, Geneva, Frankfurt, Vienna or Zurich: EUR 150 (USD 170)

Before you fly: Register the dog with Lufthansa’s US online form at least 72 hours before departure (the Service Center can’t do it for US flights), and fill in the CDC Dog Import Form.

• No pets in the hold on connections via Munich; Frankfurt is fine.
• Lufthansa may refuse pets in the hold at short notice or seasonally when the destination has extreme weather.
• Since 4 May 2026 kennel vents can be at most 25 × 25 mm for dogs and 19 × 19 mm for cats; non-compliant kennels are refused at check-in.
• Each passenger may take at most 2 pets in total, cabin and hold together.
• Fighting-dog breeds fly in the hold only, in a special wooden or steel crate; several of them count as snub-nosed and are refused.
• Fees are charged once per direction, including Lufthansa connections, and again for the return or a stopover.

Sources: Transporting animals in the aircraft · Animals as additional carry-on baggage · Carriage of animals as excess baggage in the cargo hold · Fighting dog breeds and snub-nosed animals · Checked Oct 26, 2026

Only dogs and cats may travel in the Lufthansa cabin or hold; other animals go as Lufthansa Cargo air freight.

Sources: Transporting animals in the aircraft · Checked Oct 26, 2026

Lufthansa Cargo flies dogs, cats, other species and snub-nosed breeds as air freight, booked through a specialised animal shipper. Use it if you can't fly together, if the destination only allows cargo, or for animals that can't go in the cabin or hold.

Fees: Quoted by the forwarder; air freight prices vary.

Before you fly: Book through an animal freight forwarder (Lufthansa links a search tool); prices vary.

Sources: Transporting animals in the aircraft · Fighting dog breeds and snub-nosed animals · Checked Oct 26, 2026