The Ryanair name change policy allows free name changes within 48 hours of booking for any ticket purchased directly through the airline’s website. You can also make minor name changes/corrections of up to 3 characters free of charge. Name changes/corrections are permitted up to 2 hours before departure at the airport.
In some cases, it may be cheaper to cancel your ryanair flight and purchase a new flight ticket instead of paying the name change fee.
Overview of Ryanair Name Change
- Ryanair allows name changes on all flight bookings.
- The following name changes can be made free of charge:
- Minor name changes for correcting unintentional errors.
- A change of up to 3 characters per name up to 48 hours before departure.
- A change of First Name or Last Name within 48 hours of booking for tickets purchased directly through airline’s website.
- Name changes to maiden/married names supported by legal documentation.
- The following name changes are subject to a name change fee:
- A change of name exceeding 3 characters per name
- A full change of name
- A change of name outside the 48-hour grace period
- Name changes/corrections must be made to all flights on your booking.
- The name on your ticket/boarding pass must exactly match the name on your legal ID. If it doesn’t, you may be denied boarding.
- You can make full name changes/corrections:
- Online through My Bookings (up to 48 hours before departure)
- Through a call center
- Through your travel agent
- At the airport (up to 2 hours before departure)
- Flight bookings are permitted without the middle name(s), second name, or double-barreled surnames. Also, one-letter errors in middle names, second names, or double-barreled surnames don’t require to be corrected.
Ryanair Name Change Fee
| Ryanair Fee Table for Name Change | |
| Mode of Change | Name Change Fee |
| Online by yourself through RyanAir.com | €/£115 |
| Through a Ryanair agent | €/£160 |
Ryanair may charge a name change fee if you want to change or correct the personal information on your ticket. If you’re making a name change/correction outside of the 48-hour grace period and/or the change of name exceeds 3 characters per name, you will be charged a name change fee.
The Ryanair name change fee will depend on how you’re making the name change or correction—online or through an agent.
- Online name change fee. If you make the name change online by yourself, the name change fee is €/£115.
- Name change fee through an agent. If you make the name change through an agent, the name change fee is €/£160.
How to Change Name on Ryanair Flight?
You can change the name on a Ryanair flight in any of the following ways:
- By phone
- Online via My Bookings
- (up to 48 hours prior to departure)
- Online via Ryanair’s ChatBot (Molli)
(Help 🡪 Help Centre 🡪 Chat) - Through the travel agency that issued your ticket
- At the airport
(up to 2 hours prior to departure)
Ryanair Name Change by Phone/Through a Call Center
To make a name change by phone, all you need to do is call Ryanair call center in your area and provide your personal information, flight details, and documentary evidence, such as your marriage or divorce certificate, court decree, passport, etc.
When making a name change by phone, you may be charged a name change fee, if applicable, as indicated in the section titled Ryanair Name Change Fee (above).
Ryanair Name Change Online
Ryanair permits name changes online through its official website up to 48 hours before departure if you purchased your ticket directly through Ryanair.
To make a name change online, follow the steps below:
- Go to official website Ryanair.com
- Select My Bookings
- Retrieve your booking with your reservation number and email address
- Click on Manage your trip
- Choose the Change name option
- Choose the passenger’s name whose name you want to change
- Enter the correct passenger name in the boxes
- Accept the change
(you’ll be taken back to the active bookings section) - The following message will now appear on top of the page:
You’ve made changes to your trip. - Click on the Checkout option
- Enter your payment details
- Select Pay Now and pay
Your updated email itinerary with the updated name will be sent to you by email.
Ryanair Name Change via ChatBot
You can also make a name change online via Ryanair’s ChatBot, Molli. To request a name change through the ChatBot, follow the steps below:
- Go to the homepage, Ryanair.com
- Click on Help
- On the new page that opens, select Help Centre from the Help dropdown
- Scroll down and click on the Chat icon to the right
- Enter your name and email
- In the Message box, enter your name change and start your chat
- Follow the prompts to request a name change
Ryanair Name Change Through Travel Agent
If you booked your ticket through a travel agent, you can contact the agency directly by phone to request a name change or correction. Remember, you may be charged a service fee in addition to the applicable name change fee.
Ryanair Name Change at the Airport
If you could not make a name change or correction online or by phone, you can do so at the airport at Ryanair’s check-in counters up to 2 hours before departure. Remember, you may be charged a name change fee, depending on what type of name changes you’re requesting.
Changing a Name within 48 Hours
A minor change of name within 48 hours may be free of charge at Ryanair…
If you book your ticket directly through Ryanair’s website (Ryanair.com), you have a 48-hour grace period from the time you book your ticket to correct your name free of charge, as long as it’s a minor error such as incorrect spelling.
Changing a Name Outside the 48-Hours Grace Period
The Ryanair name change policy allows a change of name up to 2 hours before the departure time.
- Spelling errors of up to 3 characters per name can be corrected free of charge online up to 48 hours before departure.
- Additional changes/corrections will incur a name change fee:
- Starting at €/£115 for online self-service changes
- Starting €/£160 for changes made through an agent
Name Change of Middle & Second Surnames
Ryanair does not require you to provide your middle name, second name, or double-barreled last name to make a flight booking. Also, one-letter errors don’t require to be changed.
Name Change of Maiden/Married Names
Ryanair requires passengers to enter their names exactly as they appear on their passports or legal ID. If you’ve booked a ticket in your maiden or married name and then you update the name on your passport before your travel date, you must either have it corrected or show proof of name change—such as a copy of your marriage certificate, divorce decree, court decree, etc., and the name change will be made free of charge.
Tips to Save on Ryanair Name Change Fee
Like other airlines, Ryanair does not allow passengers to travel with incorrect names. If the name on your ticket appears incorrectly, you must have them corrected immediately to avoid a boarding denial. Below are a few tips to save on the change fee.
- Double-check your ticket details before purchasing it.
- Make the name change/correction with the 48-hour grace period for tickets purchased through Ryanair’s website.
- Ignore one-letter errors to a middle name, second name, or double-barreled surname—they don’t require any correction.
- Remember that the following name changes are free of charge:
- Changes not exceeding 3 characters per name, if made at least 48 hours before departure.
- Changes to a first or last name within 48 hours of the original booking.
- Changes to maiden/married names backed by legal documents.
- If the name change fee exceeds the price of a new ticket, it’s best to cancel your ryanair flight and buy a new one.
Note: In some cases, the name change service may not be available after check-in. To confirm, call Ryanair.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of some of the most frequently asked questions about a Ryanair name change policy—along with short answers to help you find the solution you may be looking for.
Yes, you change the name on a Ryanair ticket, as long as:
1. You make the name change/correction at least 2 hours before departure, and
2. You can support the name change with valid legal documentation
If someone who is your immediate family member dies with 28 days of your flight’s departure, you’re allowed to change your flight or cancel it without penalty, as long as you can produce a valid death certificate.
Ryanair allows you to change a person, i.e., transfer your ticket to another person on a Ryanair flight for €/£115 for making the change online and for €/£160 for making the change offline through an agent.
If your name change does not qualify for a free change/correction, the changing name fee for self-service online changes is €/£115 per change and €/£160 for changing the name through an agent.
The Ryanair changing name fee is nil for changing the first or last name within 48 hours of ticket purchases made directly through Ryanair.com.
The Ryanair changing name fee for minor errors is nil.
Yes, you can change your name after booking a flight, as long as you do it at least 2 hours before departure and you pay the name change fee (if any).
The Ryanair name change cost is nil for minor name corrections of up to 3 characters per name.
The Ryanair name change cost for major name corrections, i.e., name corrections exceeding 3 characters per name, €/£115 if made online by the passenger and €/£160 if made through an agent.
The Ryanair change name price for booking in your married name is nil if you’ve updated your passport and you have a valid copy of your marriage certificate before your travel date.
The Ryanair change name price for changing to your legal maiden name is €/£0, provided you’ve updated your passport with the legal maiden name and you have a legal divorce decree (if applicable).
Yes, you can, as long as:
1. You pay the name change fee, and
2. None of the flights in your itinerary have departed
Yes, a Ryanair change name after check in is permitted. First, you will have to contact Ryanair to get unchecked from your flight. Then you can make the name change online through Ryanair.com or the mobile app.
If you receive an error or if your name change fee was declined while making a name change online, the name change may not have been correctly processed. You should either try again or contact Ryanair for assistance.
If you’re not eligible for a free name change and you change the name on a Ryanair flight, it will cost you €/£115 to change online by yourself. However, if you change the name through a travel agent, it will cost you €/£160.
Ryanair doesn’t require passengers to provide their middle names at the time of booking. Ryanair will check your first and last names, and if they exactly match the first and last names on your passport or valid legal ID, you don’t have to change your middle name.
The Ryanair name change price is:
1. €/£115 if you change/correct a name online by yourself
2. €/£160 if you change/correct a name through an agent
The Ryanair name change price within 2 days (48 hours) of booking is nil for tickets booked online through Ryanair.com.
The Ryanair name change price after 2 days/48 hours of booking is €/£115 if you change online by yourself and €/£160 if you request the name change through an agent.
Yes, a change of name after check-in is possible on Ryanair. You will need to request Ryanair to get yourself unchecked from your flight and once you’ve been unchecked, you can make the change of name online or through the mobile app.
It will not cost you anything to change the name on a Ryanair flight within 24 hours, because all name changes within the 48-hour grace period are free of charge for tickets purchased directly through the airline’s website.
Unless you’re making minor name corrections of up to 3 characters per name or changing your maiden/married name with supporting documentary proof, it will cost you €/£115 for making the change online €/£160 for getting the change implemented by an agent.
You can make a free name change on Ryanair if:
1. It is a minor change to correct an unintentional error.
2. You’re changing up to 3 characters at least 48 hours before departure.
3. You’re changing the First or Last Name within 48 hours of ticket purchase through Ryanair.com.
4. You’re changing your maiden or married name with supporting legal documentation.
If you enter the wrong name on a flight ticket and don’t change it before departure, you may face a boarding denial.
The Ryanair change name fee within 48 hours of booking is nil because Ryanair allows you to change your first or last name within 48 hours of booking, as long as the ticket was purchased directly through Ryanair’s website.
The Ryanair name change fee after 48 hours of booking is:
1. €/£115 if you make the name change online through Ryanair’s website
2. €/£160 if you ask an agent to process the name change
You can change a passenger name on Ryanair:
By calling the Ryanair call center in your city/country
Online
Through the airline’s website (My Bookings) up to 48 hours before departure
Through the airline’s ChatBot, Molli
Through your travel agency
At the airport, up to 2 hours before departure
A Ryanair change of name on a ticket will cost €/£115 if made online by the passenger.
A Ryanair change of name on a ticket offline will cost you €/£160.
A change of name with Ryanair through an agent will cost you €/£160.
A Ryanair change of name is free if:
1. You’re making a minor change of name for rectifying small errors.
2. You’re modifying up to 3 characters per name no less than 48 hours before departure.
3. You’re changing the first or last name within 48 hours of booking through Ryanair’s website.
4. Name changes to maiden/married names supported by legal documentation
The Ryanair name change charge through the airline’s website is €/£115 if you make the change yourself at least 48 hours before departure and the name change doesn’t qualify for a free change.
The Ryanair name change policy permits free changes within 48 hours of booking if you book directly through Ryanair’s website. During the 48-hour grace period, you’re allowed to change your first or last name without incurring any charges.
According to the Ryanair name change policy, you will also not be charged for minor changes that involve the correction of small errors, or for correcting up to 3 characters per name as long as you do it at least 48 hours before departure, or if you’re changing your maiden or married name with supporting legal documentation.
Yes, you can change a passenger name on Ryanair online. Name changes are free if:
You’re modifying up to 3 characters per name at least 48 hours before departure.
You’re changing your first or last name within 48 hours of a booking made directly through Ryanair’s website.
In most other cases, you’ll be charged a name change fee.
If you’re not eligible for a free name change, the cost to change a name on a Ryanair flight is €/£115 for online changes made by yourself and €/£160 to get the name change processed through an agent.
You can change the name on a Ryanair flight online through My Bookings by retrieving your booking with your reservation number and email address, clicking on Manage your trip, choosing the Change name option, then selecting the passenger’s names you want to change, entering the correct passenger name in the boxes, accepting the change(s), clicking on the Checkout option, entering your payment details, selecting the Pay Now option, and paying.
A Ryanair change of name after marriage is permitted free of charge, subject to the presentation of valid documentary proof, such as a marriage certificate.
Yes, a Ryanair change of name after marriage is free if you can present a valid copy of your marriage certificate when requesting the change.
You can change a passenger name on Ryanair up to 2 hours before departure. However, you may be charged a name change fee.
A Ryanair name change on tickets is free up to 48 hours after booking for any flight booking made directly through Ryanair’s website.
J. EL Filali says:
Hi Something went wrong with the first name of my daughter, it shows now rou but it should be Roumaisa. can this be changed without paying any fees?
Aiden Smith says:
I booked my ticket a week ago with ryanair and now my ticket number has been produced. I recently noticed in my ticket that my name has been spelled wrong is there any scope for correction now, i don’t want to get in trouble at the time of boarding the flight?