Yes, and it's easier than most people expect.
Car and remote go in your checked bag. Batteries go in your hand baggage.
Pull the batteries out, pack the car and the remote in the suitcase, and keep the batteries on you. That's it.
Two extra bits, if they apply:
- Taking more than one car? Keep it to three or four batteries in total. There's a limit on how many one person can carry, and going over it is how you end up explaining yourself at security.
- Battery won't come out? Then the whole car goes in your hand baggage. On our range that means the 1:64 cars, which have the battery built in: Dash, Mac, Nitro, Rift and Rumble. Those five travel in the cabin with you, battery and all.
Cabin or checked?
| The car | Checked bag |
| The remote | Checked bag |
| Every battery | Hand baggage. Never checked. |
Airlines will let the car and the remote travel in either bag. We say check them because a car takes up room and a battery doesn't, so this is just the easier way round.
The battery is the part with an actual rule behind it, and that one won't bend. A battery on its own, out of the car and loose in a bag, has to be in the cabin with you.
Why the battery and not the car?
Because the rules were written about batteries, not toys.
The moment a battery leaves the device it's a spare battery, and spare batteries aren't allowed in checked baggage. The thinking behind it is straightforward. If a cell misbehaves in the cabin, there's a crew standing right there. In the hold, there's nobody.
Take the pack out and the car is a lump of plastic and metal with wheels on it. No airline has a rule about that.
What "100 Wh" means, and what our cars actually are
Look the rules up and you'll hit a number: 100 watt-hours. Below it, a lithium battery flies in the cabin and nobody needs to approve anything. Between 100 and 160 you need the airline to say yes. Above 160 it doesn't fly at all.
Toy batteries are rarely labelled in watt-hours, so here are ours.
| Car | Battery | Watt-hours |
|---|---|---|
| Apex, Doughty, Gazer | 7.4V 1500mAh | 11.10 Wh |
| Roxie | 7.4V 1200mAh | 8.88 Wh |
| Shadow, Flare 1.0, Flare 2.0, Knox | 3.7V 1200mAh | 4.44 Wh |
| Ghost, Vortex, Night Wolf, Bumble | 3.7V 500mAh | 1.85 Wh |
Our biggest battery is 11.10 Wh. The limit is 100.
The sum is volts times milliamp-hours, divided by 1000, so you can work out any battery you own. For scale, a normal power bank runs about 74 Wh. Your L.O.T car is a fraction of the phone charger already in your bag.
Flying IndiGo
IndiGo spells this out more strictly than most, which makes it a good benchmark. Spare batteries and power banks belong in hand baggage, and they want them within reach rather than up in the overhead bin. Pack that way on any airline and you'll be fine. Their current rules are on IndiGo's dangerous goods page.
An RC car isn't a hoverboard
Airlines do turn away some battery-powered vehicles. Hoverboards, air-wheels, solo-wheels, mini-segways, balance wheels.
Look at that list again. Every one of them is something you stand on and ride. They carry batteries many times the size of a toy's, and that's why they're refused. A 1:24 drift car has nothing to do with any of it.
Before you fly
Rules get updated and every airline words them differently, so give your airline's dangerous goods page a quick read before you travel. It takes a minute, and on the day it's the only version that counts.
The guidance on this page follows IATA's passenger guidance on lithium batteries and IndiGo's published dangerous goods policy, both checked in August 2026.
Not sure what's inside your car? Message us on WhatsApp at +91 98802 12323 and we'll tell you.
Common questions
Can I carry a remote control car in a flight?
Yes. Car and remote in the checked bag, batteries in your hand baggage.
Can I put a remote control car in checked luggage?
The car, yes. The battery, no. Take it out and carry it in the cabin.
Can I take a remote control car in hand luggage?
That's allowed too. We suggest checking the car only because it's bulky. Either way the battery stays with you.
Is a toy car battery allowed in a flight?
Yes, in hand baggage. Our batteries run from 1.85 to 11.10 watt-hours, well under the 100 Wh mark that needs no approval.
Are RC cars allowed on airplanes?
Yes. Nobody has a rule about the car. The rules are about the battery, and it travels in the cabin.
How many batteries can I carry?
Three or four is a sensible ceiling. There's a limit on how many one person can carry, and more than that tends to slow you down at security.
What if the battery doesn't come out of my car?
Then the car goes in your hand baggage, battery and all. On our range that's the 1:64 cars: Dash, Mac, Nitro, Rift and Rumble. Everything larger has a pack you can lift out in a few seconds.
Can I carry a remote control car on IndiGo?
Yes, same rules. IndiGo wants spare batteries in hand baggage and within reach, not in the overhead bin.