Stroller Fold Size & Weight Chart (2026)

A stroller's fold matters twice: against a carry-on limit, and against your car's trunk. The chart gives the folded size and weight of 28 travel, full-size and jogging strollers, taken from each brand's own spec page, and checks each against two carry-on sizes.

How we built this chart: every folded size and weight comes from the manufacturer's own product page, spec sheet or FAQ, checked in September 2026 and linked in the chart; we did not measure or test the strollers, and where a brand publishes no folded size the chart says "not published".

Amazon listing dimensions usually describe the unfolded stroller or the shipping box, so we never use them for folded size; a weight or child limit taken only from a listing is labelled "(listing)".

Dimensions appear in the order each brand prints them, since brands don't agree on which side is "length".

The two carry-on sizes in the chart

• 22 x 14 x 9 in (56 x 35 x 23 cm). The individual limit Delta publishes for carry-on bags.
• 22 x 18 x 10 in (56 x 45 x 25 cm). The size IATA says many airlines apply as a maximum, including wheels and handles.

A stroller "fits" in our chart only when all three published dimensions fit inside the reference box in some orientation. That's a paper fit: rules vary by airline, aircraft and cabin crew, so check your airline before you fly. For the car seat side of the trip, see our guide to flying with a baby car seat.

Stroller fold size and weight chart

Travel and lightweight strollers

Full-size strollers

Jogging strollers

Two notes on the sources. gb's US spec pages list the Pockit strollers' measurements as ranges that do not read as a folded size, so we left folded size blank. The Pockit Air page also gives its weight as 10.4 kg while the Amazon listing says 10.4 lb, so treat that figure with caution. Delta Children's Jeep Altitude page gives both 15.7 lb and 16.6 lb.

The Thule Urban Glide 3 sits with the joggers by shape, but Thule says it is not designed for jogging; see our jogging stroller guide.

Download the data: all 28 rows as JSON or CSV, with each maker's source URL; see open data. How to cite: "Stroller Fold Size & Weight Chart, NurseryProof, https://nurseryproof.com/strollers-car-seats/stroller-fold-size-weight-chart", with the date checked.

Which stroller folds the smallest?

By published folded volume, the Cybex Libelle is the smallest here at about 1,857 cubic inches (12.6 x 7.8 x 18.9 in).

Key point: the Libelle is the only stroller in the chart whose published fold fits inside the 22 x 14 x 9 in box Delta publishes for carry-on bags.

The Stokke YOYO3 (2,518 cu in) and Mompush Nexis (2,721 cu in) come next. Both are slim but wider than 14 inches folded, so they can only aim for the larger IATA reference, and the Nexis misses even that by 0.11 in.

The Bugaboo Butterfly 2 and UPPAbaby Minu V3 are bigger, at 3,683 and 3,870 cu in, but both fit IATA's 22 x 18 x 10 in reference and both are usable from birth, which the Libelle's seat unit is not (it starts at 6 months unless you click in an infant car seat).

Which stroller is the lightest?

By brand-published weight, the Mompush Nexis is the lightest at 11.5 lb, on a carbon fiber frame.

The Cybex Libelle and Stokke YOYO3 follow at 13.7 lb each, then the gb Pockit+ All-City at 6 kg (13.2 lb). Two Amazon listings claim lighter numbers, the gb Pockit Air at 10.4 lb and the Ingenuity 3D Mini at 11 lb, but we could not confirm those on the brands' own pages.

Among full-size strollers, the Baby Jogger City Mini GT3 is the lightest at 21.6 lb, and the Evenflo Pivot Xpand NXT is the heaviest at 30.7 lb. Among joggers, the Baby Trend Journey Jogger is lightest at 20.5 lb and the BOB Gear Wayfinder heaviest at 31.1 lb.

How much bigger is a full-size stroller folded?

A full-size or jogging stroller folds to roughly 9,600 to 21,000 cubic inches in this chart, or five to eleven times the Libelle's fold.

You feel it in the trunk. A travel stroller folds to about the size of a carry-on bag; the UPPAbaby Vista V3 folds to 16.3 x 25.7 x 33.8 in with its seat on, closer to a large checked suitcase.

If your trunk is tight, measure it against each dimension as well as the volume. The Thule Urban Glide 3 folds flat (12.2 in high) but long (34.6 in).

What "IATA-compatible" does and doesn't promise

When a brand calls a stroller "overhead-friendly", "carry-on compatible" or "IATA-compatible", it is comparing its own folded size with a reference, usually IATA's. That is the brand's claim, not the airline's. Whether the stroller rides in the cabin depends on your airline's carry-on limits, the aircraft's bins, and whether it counts as your carry-on bag.

If it doesn't fit, checking it may cost nothing: Delta says it does not charge fees for strollers or child-restraint seats and that they do not count toward your baggage allowance. A gate-checked stroller travels in the hold, so a protective bag is worth considering.

Either way, it goes through security first. TSA says strollers "must be screened by X-ray," that you should "remove infants and children from strollers and car seats and carry them in arms through the walk-through metal detector," and that "equipment that does not fit through the X-ray machine will undergo a visual/physical inspection by TSA officers."

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I bring a stroller on a plane for free?

On Delta, yes: it says it does not charge fees for strollers or child-restraint seats and that they do not count toward your baggage allowance. Other airlines set their own policies, so confirm yours before booking.

What is the smallest-folding stroller?

In this chart, the Cybex Libelle, at about 1,857 cubic inches. Ten strollers here have no published folded size, though, so a smaller folder could be among them.

Do travel strollers work from birth?

Some do. The UPPAbaby Minu V3, Bugaboo Butterfly 2 and Joie Nutmeg are listed from birth, though Bugaboo recommends a car seat for newborn comfort. The Cybex Libelle and Stokke YOYO3 (6+ version) seats start at 6 months unless used with a compatible infant car seat or newborn pack.

Which one to buy

Buy the Cybex Libelle if the stroller has to go in the overhead bin on a US flight; it's the only one here whose published fold fits 22 x 14 x 9 in. Buy the Mompush Nexis if weight matters most. If you need a travel stroller from birth that fits IATA's reference size, look at the UPPAbaby Minu V3 or Bugaboo Butterfly 2.

For a trunk and everyday walks, fold size matters less than weight, wheels and seat. Related: our best travel strollers sorts the travel models by use.

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