Can you pack a guitar in a suitcase?

Put them in your checked or carry-on bags instead. Bigger items like guitar cables, straps, string packages, etc. are fine, but smaller items can be jostled out of the compartment and potentially damage your guitar’s finish.

Can you carry instruments on a plane?

A musical instrument may be taken onboard as your one carry-on bag, regardless of its size, as long as it can be safely stowed in an approved carry-on stowage location and space is available when you board. A musical instrument will count as one piece of checked baggage and are subject to all applicable baggage fees.

Can I hand carry a guitar on a plane?

Guitars cannot fit in the overhead compartment of the aircraft or under the passenger seats. To ensure accommodation on flight, all guitars shall be accepted only as check-in baggage whether contained in a hard or soft case. You may also consider our Cabin Baggage product to protect such instruments.

Can I take my guitar on a plane as hand luggage?

Guitars. Your guitar can’t be taken into the cabin as hand baggage but you may be able to buy an extra seat so it travels next to you. Each guitar checked into the hold counts as 1 item of your checked baggage allowance. It must be packed in a hard or rigid guitar case or it won’t be accepted as checked baggage.

Can I take my guitar on Southwest Airlines?

One small musical instrument (including guitars) may be transported as a carryon item, subject to overhead or under the seat availability at time of boarding. Any carryon musical instruments will count toward the carryon baggage limit of one piece of carryon baggage and one smaller personal item.

Can you hand carry a guitar on a plane?

Will an acoustic guitar fit in overhead bin?

At about 46 inches (117 cm) long, a standard acoustic guitar case takes up about as much overhead bin space as three regulation-size carry-on suitcases, each about 14 inches (about 36 cm) wide. Nor will a standard hard violin case (32 inches – 81 cm – in length), fit easily alongside suitcases in an overhead bin.

How do you pack a guitar for a road trip?

Foam rubber, black & white newspaper pages, bubble wrap, the usual suspects for any packing job can be employed. Another favorite of traveling musicians is T-shirts. Not only do they help cradle the guitar, you can wear them at the destination. (Replace with clean souvenir/swag T’s for the return leg.)

Can you bring a guitar on a plane?

Flight attendants won’t remove other luggage to make space for your guitar. Try to carry your guitar as discreetly by holding it down at your side on the side furthest away from the agents when you’re boarding your flight to avoid getting hassled by the agents at the gate.

How much does a guitar weigh on a plane?

Ensure the total weight of your guitar is within the airline’s limit. The standard cabin luggage weight limit is 165 lb (75 kg), so your guitar won’t be overweight for a standard commercial flight. Weigh your guitar in its case to make sure that it falls under the airline’s weight limit if your flight has a lower limit.

How do you wrap a guitar headstock?

Get lots of crumbled padding under the headstock (peghead). Move the neck a bit and see if the headstock (where the tuners are) shifts. If so, add more padding, within reason. This is a good spot for T-shirts, not newsprint. Or rolled-up socks. Some people like to wrap the entire headstock in bubble wrap (small bubbles).