Virgin Australia · fees checked 2026-10-22
Virgin Australia fees: bags, seats and card fees
What Virgin Australia's fares include and what the extras really cost, from Virgin Australia's own website. Prices in AUD per person. Anything Virgin Australia doesn't publish, we say so rather than guess.
Lite fare includes
a 8 kg cabin bag, no checked bag
no free seat choice, no meal
Checked bag
from $77
online, Domestic; at the airport from $120
Choosing a seat
free on some fares
free on Choice, Flex
Paying
no card fee published
free: Any method: Virgin Australia stopped applying a payment surcharge to all payment methods from 1 October 2026
Every Virgin Australia fee
See real prices on Virgin Australia| Fare type | Cabin | Checked | Seat | Meal | Change | Cancel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | 8 kg | – | paid | – | fee | none |
| Choice | 8 kg | 1 × 23 kg | ✓ | – | fee | credit |
| Flex | 8 kg | 1 × 23 kg | ✓ | – | free | refund |
| Extra | Domestic | International Short Haul (Bali, Fiji, Queenstown, Samoa, Vanuatu) |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag online, 23 kg per flight | $77–$107 | $87–$107 |
| Checked bag at airport, 23 kg per flight | $120–$170 | $170 |
Paying: no card fee published. Free: Any method: Virgin Australia stopped applying a payment surcharge to all payment methods from 1 October 2026.
- Lite and Choice fares cost A$120 per person to change, and a Lite fare is simply lost if you try to change it on the day (vaDomFares)
- On international flights only Lite fares can add a bag, and it's A$87 when you book but A$107 if you add it later (vaBags)
- Domestic extra bags are A$77-107 online but A$120-170 at the airport (vaBags)
- Economy food isn't included on any fare: water, tea and coffee are free and food is bought from the onboard menu (vaDomFares)
- Lite fares pay for seat selection unless you wait until 3 hours before departure, when standard seats become free (vaSeats)
Sources
vaDomFares · Virgin Australia: Domestic fares · checked 2026-10-22 · Lite/Choice/Flex/Business inclusions, change and cancellation tables (A$120 for bookings from 15 Sep 2026). Link Airways-operated flights: no seat selection, no food.
vaIntlFares · Virgin Australia: International fares · checked 2026-10-22 · VA-operated Bali/Fiji/Queenstown/Samoa/Vanuatu: same inclusions and A$120 fees as domestic, 8 kg carry-on. Partner routes (ANA, Air NZ, Qatar) on different rules.
vaBags · Virgin Australia: Checked baggage · checked 2026-10-22 · Allowance by fare; additional bag price ranges (domestic per sector), international table, overweight fees.
vaCarry · Virgin Australia: Carry-on baggage · checked 2026-10-22 · Economy 8 kg total; 14 kg for Business, Economy X and Velocity Gold+.
vaSeats · Virgin Australia: Seat selection · checked 2026-10-22 · Standard seat selection included on all fares except Lite; Lite pays (price not published) or gets one free within 3h of departure.
vaPayment · Virgin Australia: Payment options · checked 2026-10-22 · 'From 1 October 2026, Virgin Australia will not apply a payment surcharge to any payment method.'
Bands: Domestic (domestic, e.g. SYD-MEL, BNE-PER); International Short Haul (Bali, Fiji, Queenstown, Samoa, Vanuatu) (up to 5,000 km, e.g. SYD-DPS, BNE-NAN).