Best Travel System Strollers 2024

Car seat child weight limits: 4 to 30 pounds (or up to 32 inches tall) | Seat weight: 9 pounds| Stroller weight: 22 pounds | Stroller dimensions: 34 x 23.75 x 42 inches (unfolded) | Attachment style: Click and go | FAA certified: Yes

The Britax Willow Brook Travel System combines the convenience of a travel system with the leading-edge safety features for which Britax car seats are known. The car seat is simple to install and includes the brand’s ClickTight technology. Install it using the car’s LATCH system to lock the base into place with a satisfying click or use your vehicle’s seatbelts to secure. There are adjustment points at the baby’s hips, shoulders and between the legs to get the perfect fit. The infant insert is machine washable, which is convenient.

The Willow car seat snaps right into the coordinating Brook stroller without an adapter. I love that the seat is reversible, so you switch from parent-facing to forward-facing with an easy release feature. The whole thing folds up in a single step and fits into most trunks and hatchbacks. This isn’t the lightest of travel strollers, but it is lighter than other full-size picks. It also includes other perks ideal for everyday use like a roomy cargo basket, water-resistant canopy and a built-in parent cup holder and snack tray for kiddos. The set is extra affordable given that it includes the stroller, infant car seat and base all in one for about $450.

Car seat child weight limits: 4 to 22 pounds (or up to 29 inches tall) | Seat weight: 7 pounds (without canopy or insert) | Stroller weight: 13.6 pounds | Stroller dimensions: 32.5 x 20.25 x 44 inches (unfolded) | Attachment style: Click and go | FAA certified: Yes

Sometimes luxury is about ease and that’s certainly the case with our upgrade pick the Nuna Pipa Urbn TRVL System. This travel system combines the lightest car seat (7 pounds) and the lightest stroller (13.6 pounds) in our lineup, while still boasting the safety features and plush appointments for which we’ve come to expect from Nuna. It’s ideal for frequent travelers, as well as those living in cities, because the car seat safely installs without a base, making things easier for those who use cabs or public transportation frequently.

Our Vetted tester of the Nuna Pipa Urbn car seat found assembly a bit challenging with the seat, but install without the base fairly straightforward, but she did need to apply some force. Our testers of the TRVL stroller have all raved about the way it folds with the press of a button, getting them into the car, plane or train much faster. Use the stroller until your child hits about 50 pounds, but they might grow out of the car seat faster than you’d prefer with a weight maximum of 22 pounds or 29 inches in height, whichever comes first. We appreciate a number of the small details like the progressive front and rear-wheel suspension that make it easy to wheel around airports and city streets to the soft, merino wool head and infant inserts. Yet, it’s worth noting that this travel system costs significantly more than many competitors—and about double that of our overall choice.

Car seat child weight limit: 4 to 22 pounds (or up to 30 inches tall) | Seat weight: 9.5 pounds | Stroller weight: 19.6 pounds | Stroller dimensions: 35.8  x 20.8 x 41.5 inches (unfolded)| Attachment style: Click and go with included adapter | FAA certified: Yes

Paying a fortune doesn’t necessarily equate to getting a safer car seat given that all car seats must meet U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Instead, you’re often paying more for extra features or higher-end fabrics. If you’re looking for a safe, affordable, highly maneuverable travel setup, the Chicco Mini Bravo Sport Travel System, which pairs the Chicco Mini Bravo Sport Stroller with the top-rated KeyFit Infant Car Seat, checks the boxes—all for $330.

This popular infant car seat accommodates little ones from 4 to 22 pounds and up to 30 inches tall. Caregivers love that the seat features an easy-to-use harness, an infant insert for babies between 4 and 11 pounds and a canopy with UPF 50+ material. The seat weighs just shy of 10 pounds—another perk when you want to prioritize getting out and about from the start. 

The KeyFit 30 attaches to the Chicco Mini Bravo Sport Stroller with an adapter. Even with this added accessory, families rave about how easy it is to pair the car seat and stroller, as well as to remove the seat and install it in the car, where a bubble-level indicator helps you find the correct placement using the included base. When it’s time to pack the stroller away, the whole thing folds in half with the push of a button and the lift of a handle. You can carry the stroller—which weighs just shy of 20 pounds—using that same handle. 

Car seat child weight limits: 4 to 35 pounds (or up to 32 inches tall) | Seat weight: 9.9 pounds | Stroller weight: 20 pounds (frame only) | Stroller dimensions: 36 x 25.7 x 39.5 inches (unfolded) | Attachment style: Click and go | FAA certified: Yes

This trio of a travel system from Uppababy comes with the brand’s Mesa infant car seat, a stroller and a bassinet for safer newborn sleep while on the move. The option to stroll baby in a bassinet is a plus, especially in those newborn days when pediatricians recommend that babies avoid long rides in car seats. “When traveling in the car, pediatricians recommend that babies spend no more than about two hours at a stretch in the seat,” Ebel says. “They don’t breathe as well when they’re scrunched up [in the car seat]. On a long trip, pull over for a break, and take your baby out of the seat so they can stretch, nurse and get changed.” 

While we’re tagging this travel system as best for newborns, it’s also a highly adaptable setup that can be used into toddlerhood and even if another sibling comes along. The Uppababy Vista V2 converts into a double stroller with the addition of a second seat. The Vista V2 is a bit wider than some picks and the second seat doesn’t accommodate as much weight as other doubles (up to 35 pounds), but it’s also among the smoothest-rolling strollers out there thanks to its all-wheel suspension. It folds easily, offers a large storage area and the Mesa clicks in without an adapter (select other car seats also work with the right adapter). It’s heavier to carry with one hand than the Nuna TRVL but doable. The Mesa infant seat can also be installed to a car without its base.

Car seat child weight limits: 4 to 35 pounds (or up to 32 inches tall) | Seat and stroller weight: 17 pounds | Stroller dimensions: 32.3 x 17.4 x 39 inches  (unfolded) | Attachment style: Integrated | FAA certified: Yes 

There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about the Doona Car Seat and Stroller: It takes the concept of a travel system to the next level with a fully integrated car seat and stroller, so the transition from the car to the pavement is completely seamless. When it’s time to load into the car (or the airplane seat), the Doona stroller wheels fold up beneath the car seat; and then, once you’re ready to stroll, they deploy just as easily with the push of a button. As with the Britax Willow, Nuna Urbn and Uppababy Mesa, the Doona can be installed with or without its base, making it a prime pick for city adventures and airline travel. 

Caregivers and our testers tend to love how easy it is to switch from car seat to stroller mode and back again, especially since you can do so while your little one is snoozing. The car seat, and thus the stroller, are made for young babies, however, so this travel system cannot transition you into toddlerhood with an additional seat or bucket seat. It maxes out at 35 pounds or 32 inches in height, whichever comes first for your baby.

Car seat child weight limits: 4 to 35 pounds (or up to 32 inches tall) | Seat weight: 9 pounds | Stroller weight: 26 pounds | Stroller dimensions: 47 x 25 x 35-46 inches (unfolded) | Attachment style: Click and go | FAA certified: Yes

While you can’t jog with your baby straight away (it’s generally considered safe once they are strong enough to control their necks around 6 or 8 months old), a sturdy running stroller that integrates an infant car seat can make sense for active families accustomed to trail walks and adventurous outings. The Bumbleride Speed Jogging Stroller and Clek Liing Travel System Car Seat Set combines two leading brands into a performance-packed pick.

Many jogging stroller travel systems try to be too many things at once—lightweight, aerodynamic, sturdy and safe, but this pairing does just that with its all-wheel suspension tires (including its 16-inch rear wheels) that roll smoothly over tree roots and sidewalk breaks. The stroller also comes equipped with reflective elements to help you stand out to cars, a spacious, UPF-rated canopy and fabrics certified by Oeko-Tex. The Clek Liing clicks into place on the Bumbleride stroller with an adapter that’s included in this package, and it can be used in vehicles with or without its rigid LATCH base. Customers love the safety features on the slim Clek Liing infant seat, including a metal load leg for use with the base that helps prevent rotation in the event of a crash. Other perks on the stroller include a one-handed, quick-release design, seven recline positions, upright standing fold and a sunshade with mesh windows for airflow. 

Car seat child weight limits: 4 to 35 pounds (or up to 32 inches tall) | Seat and stroller weight: 30.9 pounds | Stroller dimensions: 39 x 26.5 x 39.25 inches (unfolded) | Attachment style: Click and go | FAA certified: No 

When you’re dealing with more than one little one, you’re likely always looking for ways to simplify. While there are a number of terrific twin strollers on the market, not all of them are designed to carry two car seats at once the way the Evenflo Pivot Xpand Modular Travel System does. It’s a flexible, modular stroller that offers up to 23 configurations by combining the two infant seats, two toddler seats or the infant car seat and toddler seat at different heights in parent-facing and forward-facing modes. It also adjusts and grows with your children. For example, the stroller’s canopies adjust upward to accommodate taller toddlers. While it can also be used for a baby plus a toddler, some users report the setup feeling a bit bulky when they loaded it up with an infant and a larger toddler. 

The Evenflo Pivot Xpand also allows babies to lie flat: Simply recline the stroller seat, raise the footrest and voilà, you’ve got a bassinet on wheels. The Lite Max Infant Car Seat offers a generous weight range on par with competitors and includes preferred safety features like an anti-rebound bar and side-impact protection—at an under $500 price. That said, it is a more budget-conscious model, so it lacks smoothness in some instances with reviewers reporting some stickiness to the fold and to the seat reclines.