At Greyhound, baggage is transferred automatically to the next bus in most locations. At certain transfer points, the driver will advise passengers if they are required to transfer it to their next schedule. Be sure that all under the bus bags have an Under the Bus Bag Tag with the passenger's name and destination clearly printed.

Greyhound baggage restrictions:

For passengers traveling on Greyhound schedules, one (1) piece of baggage will be free for each adult and child. One (1) additional piece of baggage can be accepted for a charge of $15.00 for adults only. One (1) small bag, up to 25 pounds, plus one personal item (purse, handbag, etc) can be taken aboard for each adult or child. Carry one bags must fit in the overhead compartment or under the seat.

Baggage must not exceed 158 centimeters (62 inches) when adding the total exterior dimensions of the (length + height + width). Any Bags exceeding the 158 cm. (62 inch) limit will be assessed oversized baggage charges. The only exception to the oversized surcharge is skis and ski poles, assuming they are packed in an appropriate canvas or hardcover container. Bicycles can be accepted as baggage only if they are in a cardboard box designed for bicycles and are subject to the maximum oversized baggage charge regardless of the distance traveled.

The "no charge" allowance for baggage is restricted to 23 kilograms (50 pounds) per bag. Baggage exceeding fifty (50) pounds per bag will be subject to overweight baggage charges. Baggage over 32 kilograms (70 pounds) per bag will not be accepted.

All baggage fees are collected at the ticket counter while getting an Under the Bus Bag Tag.

Acceptable Types of Baggage

In general, acceptable baggage includes suitcases, duffel bags, toolboxes, trunks, backpacks and securely tied cardboard boxes. A plastic and/or a paper bag are not acceptable as under the bus baggage. Shipping containers are available for a nominal fee at many terminals.

Prohibited and Permitted Items Onboard Greyhound Canada Coaches



Can I take it? Carry-on Store Under the Bus Personal Items Cigar Cutters Yes Yes Corkscrews No Yes Supplies for nursing mothers Yes Yes Books and other reading material Yes Yes Cuticle Cutters Yes Yes Eyeglass Repair Tools (including screwdrivers) Yes Yes Eyelash Curlers Yes Yes Knitting and Crochet Needles Yes Yes Knives, round-bladed butter or plastic Yes Yes Nail Clippers Yes Yes Nail Files Yes Yes Change of Clothing Yes Yes Personal care or toiletries with aerosols, in limited quantities (such as hairspray, deodorants, etc.) Yes Yes Safety Razors (including disposable razors) Yes Yes Scissors - plastic or metal with blunt tips Yes Yes Scissors - metal with pointed tips (Please see below in the Medications and Special Needs section for the exemption for ostomy scissors) No Yes Toy Weapons (if not realistic replicas) Yes Yes Umbrellas (allowed in carry-on baggage once inspected for prohibited items) Yes Yes Tweezers Yes Yes Medication and Special Needs Devices Braille note-taker, slate and Stylus, Augmentation Devices Yes Yes Diabetes-Related Supplies/Equipment, (once inspected to ensure prohibited items are not concealed) including: insulin and insulin loaded dispensing products; vials or box of individual vials; jet injectors; pens; infusers; and preloaded syringes; and an unlimited number of unused syringes, when accompanied by insulin; lancets; blood glucose meters; blood glucose meter test strips; insulin pumps; and insulin pump supplies. Insulin in any form or dispenser must be properly marked with a professionally printed label identifying the medication or manufacturer's name or pharmaceutical label. Yes Yes(* see below) Nitroglycerine pills or spray for medical use (if properly marked with a professionally printed label identifying the medication or manufacturer's name and pharmaceutical label) Yes Yes(* see below) Ostomy Scissors with pointed tips with an overall length, including blades and handles, of four (4) inches or less, are permitted when accompanied by an ostomate supply kit containing related supplies, such as collection pouches, wafers, positioning plates, tubing, or adhesives. Yes Yes All prescription medication in bottles or containers with clear identifiers Yes Yes Medical Oxygen Cylinders - Up to a total of four (4) cylinders per passenger are permitted as follows: Two (2) cylinders in the passenger compartment and two (2) cylinders in the cargo compartment as under the bus baggage (must have valve protection cap in place and be properly packaged and protected against accidental discharge). Cylinders are to be no larger than 4.5 inches in diameter and 26 inches in length. Maximum total oxygen load on a motor coach may not exceed 99 Lbs. Yes Yes * Greyhound recommends that you carry on all needed medication. Electronic Devices Camcorders Yes Yes Camera Equipment Yes Yes Laptop Computers Yes No Mobile Phones Yes Yes Pagers Yes Yes Personal Data Assistant (PDA's) Yes Yes Food and Beverage Alcohol / Alcoholic Beverages No Yes Glass Bottles / Containers No Yes Metal Cutlery (forks & knives) No Yes Plastic Cutlery Yes Yes Sharp Objects Box Cutters No Yes* Ice Axes/Ice Picks No Yes* Knives (must be securely contained in hold luggage) - unless an illegal item, No Yes* Meat Cleavers (must be securely contained in hold luggage) No Yes* Razor-Type Blades, such as box cutters, utility knives, razor blades not in cartridge, but excluding safety razors. (must be securely contained in hold luggage) No Yes* Sabers (must be securely contained with blade not exposed) No Yes* Scissors - metal with pointed tips (scissors with plastic or metal blunt tips are permitted in your carry-on). No Yes* Swords (must be securely contained with blade not exposed) No Yes* * May be shipped via Greyhound Courier Express service Sporting Goods Baseball Bats No Yes Bows and Arrows No Yes Cricket Bats No Yes Golf Clubs No Yes Hockey Sticks No Yes Lacrosse Sticks No Yes Pool Cues No Yes Ski Poles No Yes Spear Guns (must be unloaded with propellant removed) No Yes Guns and Firearms Ammunition (must be contained in fiber, wooden or metal box and secured in luggage) No Yes BB guns (must be unloaded and secured in luggage) No Yes Compressed Air Guns (must be unloaded with propellant removed and secured in luggage) No Yes Firearms (licensed and only in securely locked gun bag or locked gun box – ammunition separate) No Yes Firearms (Unlicensed) No No Flare Guns (unloaded and with no ammunition present) No No Flare Gun Ammunition No Yes Gun Lighters (secured in luggage) No Yes Gun Powder No No Parts of Guns and Firearms (secured in luggage and not otherwise illegal to possess) No Yes Pellet Guns (unloaded and secured in luggage) No Yes Tools Axes and Hatchets No Yes Cattle Prods No Yes Crowbars No Yes Hammers No Yes Drills (Including cordless portable power drills) No Yes Saws (including cordless portable saws) No Yes Screwdrivers (except those in eyeglass repair kit) No Yes Tools (including but not limited to wrenches and pliers) No Yes Wrenches and Pliers No Yes Martial Arts/Self Defense Items Billy Clubs No No Black Jacks No No Brass Knuckles No No Kubatons No No* Mace / Pepper Spray No No Martial Arts Weapons (If legal to possess) No No* Night Sticks No No* Nunchakus No No* Stun Guns / Shocking Devices / Tasers No No Throwing Stars No No * May be shipped via Greyhound Package Express service Explosive Materials Blasting Caps No No Dynamite No No Explosives (includes any explosive substance or liquid) No No Explosive Detonating Devices No No Fireworks No No Flares (in any form) No No Hand Grenades No No Plastic Explosives No No Improved Explosive Device or any replica of same No No Flammable Items Aerosol (any except for personal care or toiletries in limited quantities) No No Fuels (including cooking fuels and any flammable liquid fuel) No No Gasoline No No Gas Torches No No Liquid Fluid No No Lighters Yes Yes Matches Yes Yes Turpentine and Paint Thinner No No Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries No No Disabling Chemicals and Other Dangerous Items Chlorine for Pools and Spas No No Compressed Gas Cylinders No No Liquid Bleach No No Fertilizers (chemically based) No No Spillable Batteries (except those in wheelchairs) No No Spray Paint No No

Overweight Baggage

The "no charge" allowance for baggage is restricted to baggage weighing fifty (50) pounds or less. The customer, through Greyhound Courier Express, will ship baggage over 70 pounds per bag. Baggage between 50 and 75 pounds are subject to the charges. All baggage fees are collected at the ticket counter while getting an Under the Bus Bag Tag.

Charges will be applied for each overweight bag as follows (GST extra):

Zone A and B (0-200 miles from origin to destination) $20 Zone C and D (201-800 miles from origin to destination) $25 Zone E (801+ miles from origin to destination) $30

Oversized Baggage

The "no charge" allowance for baggage is restricted to baggage that does not exceed 158 centimeters (62 inches) when adding the total exterior dimensions of the (length + height + width). Any Bags exceeding the 158 cm. (62 inch) limit will be assessed the charges as outlined below.

Note: The only exception to the oversized surcharge is skis and ski poles, assuming they are packed in an appropriate canvas or hardcover container. Bicycles can be accepted as baggage only if they are in a cardboard box designed for bicycles and are subject to the maximum charge ($30 plus GST) regardless of the distance traveled.

Charges will be applied for each oversized bag as follows (GST extra):

Zone A and B (0-200 miles from origin to destination) $20 Zone C and D (201-800 miles from origin to destination) $25 Zone E (801+ miles from origin to destination) $30

Excess Baggage

Excess baggage is over 2 pieces, to a maximum of 5 additional pieces, for a total of 7 pieces (per passenger).

Charges will be applied for each excess bag as follows (GST extra):

Zone A and B (0-200 miles from origin to destination) $20 Zone C and D (201-800 miles from origin to destination) $25 Zone E (801+ miles from origin to destination) $30

Please ask agent for details.

Following are general rules regarding baggage carried on Greyhound or a connecting carrier.

1. Baggage Defined: All baggage transported in baggage service must be in a container that can withstand handling and piling that occurs during transportation. This is to protect its contents, and to make sure that it will not damage other property. It must be securely closed / locked, strapped, roped or tied and must have a handle or other way to attach an Under the Bus Bag Tag. Baggage not in containers will be accepted providing that it can withstand handling and piling without damage to itself or other property. Baggage can be either personal or sample baggage. Personal baggage includes clothing, toiletries (except liquids in glass containers) and similar personal effects. These items are for the wear, use, comfort and convenience of the passenger or purpose of the journey.

Personal baggage does not include items intended for sale. No prohibited items will be permitted in baggage service. (For a list of prohibited items, see above.) Sample baggage includes property for the commercial use of the passenger, such as catalogues, models, samples of goods, wares or merchandise. These items are for use by the passenger in making sales, or other disposition of the goods.

2. Fragile Items: Fragile items must be wrapped in bubble-plastic, packed in Styrofoam (molded, pellets, or sheets), or in placed cardboard containers with corrugated partitions to prevent damage to the fragile item. Clothing, bedding material, newspaper is not considered adequate protection for fragile items. All baggage must be properly identified with the name and address to which the bag may be sent in the event of a loss. The owner's complete name and address must be inside.

3. Identification of Baggage: All baggage must be properly identified with the name and address to which the bag may be sent in the event of a loss. The owner's complete name and address must be inside.

4. Under the Bus Baggage: An Under the Bus Bag Tag must be attached to each piece of under the bus baggage.

5. Bicycles in Baggage Service: Bicycles must be boxed and stored under the bus. Bicycle boxes are available from Greyhound Courier Express at selected terminals for $15 each (plus GST). You will be charged the oversize charge of $30 plus GST. All Bicycle fees are collected at the terminal when getting an Under the Bus Bag Tag for your bicycle.

Bicycles are carried unboxed on the following routes, subject to space, and no "Travel With" charge is applied:

i) Vancouver - Whistler ($10 charge)

ii) Vancouver - Squamish/Garibaldi ($5 charge)

6. Property Carried at Owner's Risk: The following items may be transported as "Property Carried At Owner's Risk: Articles of extraordinary value, articles other than baggage contained in cartons, business machines, cassette/CD players, cassettes/CDs, cameras, computers, laptops, or typewriters, foodstuffs, fragile articles, jewelry/watches, liquids, meat, musical instruments, radios, receptacles that are not in good order or lack sufficient strength to withstand normal handling, receptacles with articles attached or protruding, sewing machines, tricycles, valuable papers (including manuscripts, irreplaceable publications, documents, etc.).

7. Lost Baggage: We'll do what we can to help reunite you with your stuff if you’ve lost it. However, Greyhound expressly disclaims liability for any lost or damaged baggage. See our complete Terms and Conditions to find out more. If you’ve lost your bag and would like us to try and help locate it, complete a lost and found request form.