Travelling with children

Your children want to discover the world? With Eurowings, travelling with children is both affordable and comfortable.

On this page you will find all the information that is important when travelling with infants (0-23 months) and children (2-11 years):

You can also find out how your child's favourite cuddly toy can also get a boarding card. The most frequently asked questions and answers about travelling with children can be found here.

Reduced fares for children

Travelling somewhere as a family is one of life's best experiences. Eurowings lets you discover the world with your children conveniently and affordably by offering discounted prices. Here's how to get good value for your money on your next holiday with the kids:
 

  • Children aged two to eleven inclusive and infants under the age of two who travel with a child safety seat in their own seat receive a discount on the regular fare. 

  • For infants under the age of two travelling on their parents' laps, a fixed service fee will be charged for each leg of the journey, amounting to €25 / £21 / 23 CHF / $27 / 619 CZK / 296 SEK / 282 NOK / 186 DKK / 109 PLN / 9.696 HUF / 99 AED per leg on short and medium-haul flights operated by Eurowings (EW flight number).

  • The discount for children aged two to eleven and the service charge for infants under 2 are automatically credited at the time of booking. These discounts are not offered for group bookings of 10 or more people (e.g. for school classes), as a group discount price already applies.


Please note that the age of the child when boarding the last flight booked applies. For safety reasons, we can only allow one infant per adult on board. If you are travelling with a second child under two years of age, you have the option of booking a seat for that child and carrying the appropriate child restraint system with you. Please contact our call centre to make arrangements.

Baggage regulations for children

Strollers, buggies and other child / infant baggage

For children (2-11 years), the same baggage regulations apply as for adult passengers. In addition, you can check in one 23 kg piece of baggage free of charge per infant (0-24 months), regardless of the fare. 

Two of the following items may be carried and checked in as baggage per infant/child free of charge:

  • Stroller

  • Baby buggy

  • Child car seat

  • Travel cot

  • Child carrier

Further items of baggage must be booked at extra cost. It is not possible to take strollers or buggies (except “pocket buggies”) on board the aircraft. 

 
Pocket Buggies

You can take “pocket buggies” instead of one large cabin bag (max. 8 kg) on board, e.g. if you have booked the SMART fare or added the "2 Cabin Bags & Priority Boarding" service to the BASIC fare.

 
Booster seats

If your child is to sit on a booster seat in the cabin, this must first be examined at the check-in counter to ensure it is suitable for the flight. For this reason, web check-in is not available for passengers bringing a booster seat. Learn more about child seats here.

 

Comfort Devices

So-called “comfort devices” that are attached to the passenger seat or placed in the footwell (e.g. inflatable items, seat extenders, etc.) may not be used on board of Eurowings flights for safety reasons.

 
Travelling with infants (0-24 months) in the BASIC fare

If your infant is travelling on your lap, you can take two small pieces of hand baggage (40 x 30 x 25 cm) on board. These must be stowed under the front seat. If you would like to take additional hand baggage on board, we recommend the "2 Cabin Bags & Priority Boarding" service. You can find more information on hand baggage in the BASIC fare here.

Child seats for use on board

Children may use a booster seat, provided you have booked a separate seat for your child (bookings for children under the age of two can only be made via the call centre or at our airport counter).

You can take your own booster seat on board. Neither Eurowings nor its partner airlines provide booster seats.

Please note that you must check in at the airport counter if you intend to use a booster seat in the cabin. As a representative at the check-in counter will make sure the booster seat is suitable for your flight, online check-in and self-service check-in are not possible.

If you would like to bring your own car seat or child restraint system on board, please ensure:

  • to register the child restraint device in time via our call center, airport service counter or use our contact form,

  • to book a suitable seat in advance (not in the first row, not at the emergency exit row or in a row in front of or directly behind the emergency exit),

  • you are using an approved car seat / child restraint device (see "Seats approved for flights"),

  • the device is in perfect working order,

  • you are familiar with using the device in an aircraft,

  • you will attach the device to the seat,

  • you agree to check-in the car seat or child restraint device as checked baggage if it doesn't appear in the list of approved devices below, if it's not in an acceptable working order or cannot be attached to the passenger seat.

If a seat does not comply with requirements, our employees are authorized to prevent its use and to stow the seat in a separate location. In such cases, infants will be secured with a loop belt on the adult's lap. We regret that it will not be possible to refund the price paid for the separate seat.

Only the following child seats are allowed on board:

  • CRS approved for use in motor vehicles according to the UN Standard ECE R129, ECE R 44-04, (or -03) or later series of amendments and qualified for use in aircraft according to the German 'Qualification Procedure for Child Restraint Systems for Use In Aircraft' (TÜV Doc.: TÜV/958-01/2001).

  • CRS approved for use in motor vehicles and aircraft according to Canadian CMVSS 213/213.1.

  • CRS approved for use in motor vehicles and aircraft according to FMVSS No 213 and manufactured to these standards on or after February 26, 1985. US approved CRS manufactured after this date must bear the following in red letters:
    1.) "THIS CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM CONFORMS TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLES SAFETY STANDARDS"
    2.) "THIS RESTRAINT IS CERTIFIED FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT”

  • CRS approved for use in motor vehicles and aircraft according to Australia’s/New Zealand’s technical standard AS/NZS 1754:2013 bearing the green part on the label displaying “For use in aircraft”.

The following types of child restraint systems are also accepted:

  • Upper Torso Restraint Devices of  “CARES - kids fly safe” (Weight limitation: 10-20 kg (22-44 lbs); height limitation: maximum 1m (40 inches).

Unaccompanied minor service (UM service) for children under 12 travelling alone on Eurowings flights


Eurowings offers an unaccompanied minor service (UM service) for children aged from five up to and including 11 on the following flight connections:

Until November 30, 2023
Departure airport*
Destination airport*
Germany (all airports)**
Germany (all airports)
Germany (all airports)
Vienna
Germany
Zurich

From December 1, 2023
Departure airport*
Destination airport*
Germany (all airports)
Germany (all airports)
Germany (all airports)
Austria (all airports)
Germany (all airports)
Switzerland (all airports)
Germany (all airports)
Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
Austria (all airports)
Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
Switzerland (all airports)
Palma de Mallorca (PMI)

*The UM service for unaccompanied children is also available in the other direction on all of the above connections.
 
**"All airports" refers to the currently published Eurowings flight schedule

For teenagers between 12 and 17 years travelling alone, the availability of the unaccompanied minor service is optional on request. Our friendly staff will not only ensure the well-being of your child during the flight, but will also make sure that your child arrives safely in the destination airport. In addition, each child travelling alone on board receives a free drink of their choice.

Download the unaccompanied minor form for your child here.

The UM service and the corresponding flight can be booked via the call centre or at a Eurowings airport counter, but unfortunately not online or via mobile phone.

A charge of €75 / £65 / 74 CHF / $75 / 1.839 CZK / 821 SEK / 775 NOK / 558 DKK / 356 PLN / 30.723 HUF / 304 AED will be applied per journey leg and per child. This must be paid with the booking payment.

Please note:

All regulations apply to Eurowings flights with an EW flight number, regardless of the operating airline. For our partner airlines' flights, which do not have an EW flight number, the conditions of the respective airline apply. These can be viewed on the airlines' own websites. These partner airlines currently include Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Condor, United Airlines, Air Canada and All Nippon Airway

It is generally possible for children who are physically or mentally disabled to travel unaccompanied. Please mention any disabilities when booking via the call centre. Depending on the degree of disability and subject to medical confirmation, air travel fitness may not be guaranteed. Please inform yourself about this in advance here. 
Child is sitting in an airplane playing with a toy.

Ready for your next adventure?

Finally, the time has come and the next big trip is just around the corner. You and your cuddly toy are already excited about all the things you will experience. To ease your cuddly friend's excitement, you can get him a boarding pass today. That way you'll be perfectly prepared for the flight. You can download and print out the boarding pass here.

Download a boarding pass for your child's toy

Kids' Media Library

To experience an even more relaxing flight, we also have lots of cool stuff for kids to download - and the best thing about it? It's free. From magazines and podcasts to colouring pages, we offer content for every age group. Simply browse through the media library and download your favourite content.

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Travel documents and entry and exit regulations for children and adolescents

In order to take your flight, all travellers are required to show proof of identity – even children/adolescents and infants. European directives require children to travel with their own travel documents.

  • Every child of German nationality who travels outside Germany needs his or her own travel document, regardless of age. Entries in a parent's passport are no longer accepted. The directive also applies to travel within the EU and the Schengen Area. Foreign nationals who live in Germany are subject to the regulations of their own country or the entry provisions of the countries that they wish to fly to.

 

Unaccompanied minors

Please note that in some countries, such as France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Croatia, Romania and Israel1, separate entry and exit provisions apply to unaccompanied children and adolescents. You are expressly advised that every passenger bears individual responsibility for complying with the official entry and exit provisions. For this reason, we recommend obtaining information about the requirements from the responsible authorities and collecting the necessary documentation well before you travel.

  • Eurowings offers an unaccompanied minor service (UM service) for children aged from five up to and including 11. This is available on any direct flights between the following locations:
    • Germany (incl. domestic)
    • Austria
    • Switzerland
    • Palma de Mallorca (PMI)
    • Prague (PRG)
    • Stockholm (ARN)

For this purpose, please complete the unaccompanied minor form.

 

Companions

  • In the event that the child's adult companion is not a parent or a guardian, we will need written consent from a parent and/or guardian. For this purpose, please complete the declaration of parental responsibility.

  • The child and the companion must be reserved in the same booking (under the same booking number). If they are not, please contact our call centre no later than 3 days before departure so that a special note can be added to the companion's reservation.

Seat allocation for children (aged 2-12) and accompanying persons on flights to/from Italy


In accordance with the law on the adaptation of the technical regulations for the allocation of seats for children (between 2-12 years old) to and from Italy, published on 17 July 2021 by the Italian authority ENAC, you are entitled to a free seat reservation if you

  • you have made a booking in the BASIC fare and

  • you are travelling with a child between 2 and 12 years old

Passengers who have not booked the BASIC fare can select their seat free of charge here.


To book a free seat reservation or to request a refund of your previously made seat reservation, please contact our Call Center:

Opening hours daily from 06:00 to 22:00 (CET)
Call us at: +49 (0)221 599 882 98 (the international rates of your phone service provider apply)

More information on flying with children


You also receive discounts for children on Eurowings flights that you have booked through one of our partner airlines or your travel agent. For more information, please contact the relevant airline or your travel agent.

Flights provided by our partner airlines are subject to the fares of the airline in question.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions about: Travelling with children