Six Travellers and Their Luggage: SUV/XL or Minibus?

The SUV/XL seats exactly six passengers with a 10-unit luggage budget, covering up to four large cases. For a group travelling reasonably light — say, a mix of cabin bags with two or three larger cases shared between six people — that budget covers it comfortably, with all six seats filled and no compromise on comfort.

The problem shows up when each of six people has brought a full-size checked case. Using the unit rule — a large case as two units — six large cases alone comes to twelve units, already past the SUV/XL's 10-unit budget before a single cabin bag is added. That's a genuinely common situation for six people returning from a longer trip, not an edge case.

Add up your group's bags using the unit rule and compare the total to 10, the SUV/XL's ceiling. If you're close to or over that number, the Minibus — with its 18-unit budget — is the honest choice, even though it has more seats than your group needs. It isn't wasteful to book it; it's simply where your luggage actually fits.

If you're genuinely unsure, entering your bags on the booking page settles it directly: it shows whether your specific combination fits the category you've selected before you pay.

A rough rule of thumb: if your group of six is returning from a short trip with mostly cabin bags, the SUV/XL almost always fits. If you're coming back from a longer holiday, a relocation, or a trip where checked luggage was heavier than usual, it's worth actually counting rather than assuming — the difference between six cabin bags and six large cases is the difference between comfortably fitting and needing the Minibus.