Home / Baby / Baby Shopping Guide These are the 7 best travel cribs for hitting the road with baby Pack those bags, mamas. By Jennifer LaBracio and Motherly Editors Updated May 2, 2024 Rectangle Inside this article The best travel cribs We independently select and share the products we loveâand may receive a commission if you choose to buy. Table of Contents Toggle The best travel cribs Looking to hit the road with baby this summer? Or venture out on your first international vacation? Among the (many) travel-friendly items youâll need to consider, none is more important than a safe, comfortable place for baby to sleep⊠because the last thing you want to do is mess with babyâs sleep, am I right ? But you also donât need another bulky piece of baby gear to lug around, either. So whatâs a mom to do? Look no further. Weâve researched the ins and outs of traveling with baby and found the five best travel cribs perfect for your next family adventure. All our picks are safe, compact and, most of all, easy to transport. So pack your bags, mamasâhere are the top travel cribs you wonât want to leave home without. The best travel cribs Baby Bjorn Travel Crib Light âą $279.99 Weighing in at only 13 pounds, this travel crib is super light. Itâs compact enough to easily carry with one hand or even pack in a suitcase, making it perfect for just about any type of family adventure. And setup is super easy; once you get the hang of it, it takes about a minute until itâs ready to go. Comfort-wise, the Baby Bjorn scores big points. The mattress is much comfier than most other travel cribs on the market that weâve tried, and the mesh sides allow for great airflow so you wonât have to worry about your little one pressing her head up against the sides. The Baby Bjorn works for kiddos up to 35 pounds so itâs truly worth the investment. Dimensions: 44 x 24 x 32 inches SHOP BABY BJORN SHOP AMAZON Newton Baby Travel Crib & Play Yard âą $299.99 The freshly updated Travel Crib & Play Yard from Newton Baby made our list for a few standout reasons. For one thing, the pad features the same ultra-breathable patented technology as their award-winning mattresses, which reduces suffocation risk but also allows our hot sleepers to snooze more comfortably. Itâs also considerably larger than other stylesâa bonus for little ones who tend to steamroll all over the place. (Not to mention the extended use.) That said, it still weighs in at just 17 pounds! The most recent version is now a whole lot easier to disassemble, requiring just a few simple steps that wonât have you cursing and sweating as you try to cram it back into the bag. The only downside is that the bassinet insert is sold separately. Dimensions: 51 x 34.5 x 28.5 SHOP NEWTON BABY 4Moms Breeze Go âą $239.99 There may be a lot of complicated things to figure out during your motherhood journey, but this travel crib isnât one of them. With one simple push, it is ready to, well⊠go. Seriously, itâs that easy. (Closing it is just as simple, with a pull instead of a push.) Itâs also one of the larger cribs on our list, and is suitable for babes up to 30 pounds, making it the perfect choice for a family whoâs looking to get a lot of mileage out of their travel crib. Itâs so easy to open, close, and wheel around that it can also double as a portable play yard for an on-the-move mama who needs a safe place for baby throughout the house. Dimensions: â43 x 30 x 29 inches SHOP 4MOMS BREEZE SHOP AMAZON Guava Family Lotus Travel Crib âą $229.95 Described as an âeverywhereâ crib, the Lotus boasts a setup time of 15 seconds, fits in a carry-on, and folds down into a bag with convertible backpack straps for extra-easy transport. Featuring a 42âł x 24âł mattress, itâs the largest crib on our list, leaving plenty of room for your little one to grow. Itâs also completely breathable, allowing for great airflow and an unobstructed view of your babe. The most fun feature? A side door, which can be zipped open and closedâonly by you, of course!âturning the Lotus into a fun play space that your little one will love going in and out of on her own. Adorable! Dimensions: 45.5 x 31.5 x 25.5 inches SHOP GUAVA SHOP AMAZON Nuna SENAÂź Aire Playard & Travel Crib âą $400 One hand is all you need to quickly set up or fold this airy travel crib. The mattress can even be put in higher or lower bassinet positions so that it can easily be changed as your little one grows. Between the mesh sides and ventilated mattress, thereâs airflow coming in from all angles. Plus, it comes with a changer so when youâre on-the-go, thatâs one less thing to worry about. Dimensions: 30 x 41.3 x 29 inches SHOP NORDSTROM SHOP POTTERY BARN Joovy Room Playard âą $249.99 This highly rated style combines a bassinet, changing table and playard. Your baby can sit in the bassinet and move with you as you move around and as they get bigger thereâs the roomy playard for them to play in. Thereâs also a huge side pocket and a diaper station. Plus, the changing table flips over so you get full access to the playard. Dimensions: 39.5 x 28.5 x 32.5 inches SHOP BABYLIST SHOP AMAZON Graco Pack and Play On the Go Playard âą $79.99 Whatâs not to love about the budget-friendly price of this traditional pack nâ play? Your baby can drift off to sleep in the bassinet and then have space to play in the spacious playard. It features a storage pouch on the side, a soft toy bar and, of course, the signature push-button fold for a quick and easy close. Dimensions: 39.5 x 28.25 x 29 inches SHOP GRACO SHOP WALMART A version of this post was published July 6, 2018. 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