Can you take moisturiser from Gatwick (LGW) to Athens (ATH)?
Moisturiser: airport security treats it as a liquid. Flying from Gatwick (LGW) to Athens (ATH), the cabin-bag limit at your departure airport is what matters: stick to 100ml containers unless your specific airport allows larger liquids, or check the bottle in.
Triple-check
Security · Airline · BorderCabin containers follow your departure airport's limit — pack to 100ml unless a larger allowance there is confirmed, in a clear bag (usually 1L) where one is required.
Container capacity counts, not how full it is — at a 100ml checkpoint, a half-full 150ml bottle is still over the limit.
At the checkpoint leaving the origin airport.
Larger bottles travel fine in checked luggage. Cap tightly, wrap, and keep upright.
Cabin vs checked baggage rules.
We don't hold a Athens (ATH) import rule specific to moisturiser. Check Athens (ATH)'s official customs guidance before travelling.
Customs and import rules in Athens (ATH).
Best packing plan
Cabin
If our Gatwick page shows its 2-litre rule as currently confirmed, moisturiser in containers of up to 2 litres each can stay in your cabin bag for Gatwick departure security (metal or double-walled containers must be emptied). If it isn't confirmed, pack to 100ml.
Checked
Full-size pots can go in checked luggage as a backup.
Border
Check Athens (ATH) customs or food-import rules before you fly — security clearance is not the same as import clearance.
Strictest play: For the Athens return, plan conservatively: pack travel-size moisturiser (≤100ml) or be ready to check it in, unless Athens' current airport rule confirms a larger limit.
Source: Gatwick's own security guidance has allowed departing passengers containers up to 2 litres, kept in the bag, with metal or double-walled containers emptied. This page can't show whether that is currently confirmed — our Gatwick airport page does; if it isn't confirmed there, pack to 100ml. For the Athens return we use a conservative 100ml fallback unless Athens' current airport rule confirms a larger limit.
This answer covers Gatwick (LGW) → Athens (ATH). The rules can change depending on where you're flying from and to — check this item for your exact route.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take moisturiser from Gatwick (LGW) to Athens (ATH)?
Moisturiser: airport security treats it as a liquid. Flying from Gatwick (LGW) to Athens (ATH), the cabin-bag limit at your departure airport is what matters: stick to 100ml containers unless your specific airport allows larger liquids, or check the bottle in.
Can I pack moisturiser in cabin baggage?
If our Gatwick page shows its 2-litre rule as currently confirmed, moisturiser in containers of up to 2 litres each can stay in your cabin bag for Gatwick departure security (metal or double-walled containers must be emptied). If it isn't confirmed, pack to 100ml.
Can I put moisturiser in checked luggage?
Full-size pots can go in checked luggage as a backup.
LiquidLimits.com is a travel planning tool, not an official airport or government source. Rules can change between trips and between terminals. Always check the official airport or aviation security guidance before you travel, and when in doubt pack to the stricter 100ml cabin-bag rule.