Travel Systems

When you’re ready to get out the door with your baby, a car seat and a stroller are key. Thanks to the genius who designed the first travel system―an infant car seat that attaches to a stroller―you can make one purchase and get both essentials. We’ve weighed feedback from thousands of Babylist families, spoken to several experts and tested dozens of car seat stroller systems over the years to select the best travel systems.

Most parents choose a travel system for convenience. All of the car seat stroller systems in our top 10 travel systems guide work seamlessly both together and on their own.

A travel system allows you to stroll with your baby from day one. Regular, sit-up strollers won’t work for newborns since young babies don’t have head and neck control and end up slumping over.

Your child will likely outgrow the infant car seat at around 10-14 months, at which point you might consider switching over to convertible car seat that stays installed in the car. But you can use the stroller through toddlerhood. Our travel system buying guide helps you pick a travel system that fits your needs.

Buying an infant car seat and stroller set as one purchase typically saves you $60 to $100. The trick is to make sure you love both the stroller and the car seat that come together. Travel systems range from a few hundred dollars to well over a thousand. We factored in cost while selecting top travel systems.

Wondering if the car seat you picked out is a good fit for your favorite stroller? This infant car seat and stroller compatibility list can help.

Many travel systems on the market offer a great stroller but a not-so-great car seat—and vice versa. We chose car seat stroller systems with the best of the best in both categories for this travel system guide.