Carrying ashes on a Lufthansa flight
Travelling with ashes can be tricky it is best to get thing right from the start, so that you experience the minimum disruption. So if you intending to take cremation ashes on a Lufthansa flight, this is what they say:
In regards to your enquiry, passengers are allowed to carry the cremated remains in their carry-on luggage or their checked luggage. However, they will need to present a certificate of death or a certificate to state that those are not dangerous goods. As you may be aware, dangerous goods are not allowed in passengers’ baggage, in the cabin or the cockpit. Such items are removed for security reasons. This is in accordance with European safety regulations.
Thank you Lufthansa for letting us know.
I am planning on brining my fathers cremated remains to Hungary in September of this year. I have confirmed with the Hungarian embassy that they have no restrictions to transport ashes. I do have my fathers death certification and certificate of cremation. The ashes are in a marble urn that I purchase for my father and provided to the cremation service for them to put my father’s ashes into. I plan on transporting the Urn with me as a carry on. Do you recommend that I bring the Urn in advance to the airport prior to traveling to ensure it will meets airline specifications and will pass security specifications? I will have connecting flights and will want to make sure I do not run into any challenges with connecting flights. Can you please advise. Thank you in advance.
Dear Christine
The marble urn may present problems in terms of access(if needs be) and weight – this is our general guidance page – Travelling with ashes
Hello my name is Marcin, I am travelling with my mothers ashes in a wooden urn from Canada to Poland via Lufthansa flight stop over in Frankfurt and condor flight to Gdańsk Poland, I have certificate of death, certificate of cremation, affidavit of the remains, is there anything else I may need to safely pass customs and border control?
Hello Marcin
The information about travelling with ashes can be found here. The best thing to do is to contact the airline to get the up to date advice. Here is the information Lufthansa sent to us when we asked in 2023.
Many thanks
Karen