Best Travel Strollers of 2023

Dec 13, 2023

These top-rated strollers will make your family trip safer and easier

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Squirmy toddlers combined with clunky strollers can test your patience on vacation. And while you don’t get to choose your kids, you can score a handy travel stroller that helps you explore the open road stress-free.

Chances are, your daily stroller isn’t practical for travel. On vacation, you’ll want to roll light with a stroller that easily navigates all kinds of surfaces, whether it’s crowded Disney park paths, bumpy beach boardwalks, rugged national parklands, or city sidewalks.

Depending on where you’re headed, the best stroller for travel can range from a 7-pound umbrella stroller to a 15-pound car seat carrier to a 23-pound double baby jogger (if you have multiple kiddos). Most can carry kids up to 50 pounds. But if you have an infant, you’ll need a car seat and a stroller that reclines for those inevitable naps.

When choosing a stroller, consider how you typically travel. Headed by plane to Disney World? An umbrella stroller might lighten your load. Visiting the beach or your big-city relatives? Pack a sturdy-wheel stroller (perhaps a lightweight jogger). Day tripping to SeaWorld? No problem—a travel system can help you cruise highways, dodge splashes, and rock-a-bye baby to sleep on the return trip. Travel systems feature a matching stroller, infant car seat, and car seat base. Models in our ratings include both a stroller performance score and a car seat performance score.

CR’s comprehensive stroller ratings highlight the best (and worst) strollers, carriers, and travel systems for infants and toddlers. We rate them based on ease of use, maneuverability, and, of course, safety. We’ve tested strollers from almost 30 brands, including Chicco, Doona, Graco, Mountain Buggy, and Uppababy.

Below, are a few top-rated strollers to help keep your journeys safe and hassle-free.

Keith Flamer

Keith Flamer has been a multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports since 2021, covering laundry, cleaning, small appliances, and home trends. Fascinated by interior design, architecture, technology, and all things mechanical, he translates CR’s testing engineers’ work into content that helps readers live better, smarter lives. Prior to CR, Keith covered luxury accessories and real estate, most recently at Forbes, with a focus on residential homes, interior design, home security, and pop culture trends.