Best Stroller and Car Seat Combos

“With a travel system, you’re getting products that the manufacturer has designed to work together,” says Joan Muratore, the engineer who oversees CR’s stroller tests.

You can mix and match some strollers and car seats from different brands to build your own travel system with an adapter you buy separately. But our testers found the best synergy between a car seat and stroller happens when you stick to a single brand.

Another plus? Typically, you’ll save money by buying a travel system instead of purchasing the pieces separately. You’ll find 12 travel systems in our stroller ratings, retailing from just under $200 up to $1,300. Our combined scores for these travel systems assess how the stroller performed in our rigorous tests for safety, ease of use, and maneuverability, as well as how the infant car seat performed with regard to crash protection, ease of use, and fitting into a vehicle using the car’s LATCH system or the vehicle’s safety belts.

CR members can read on for ratings and reviews of five high-scoring travel systems that earn top spots in our ratings of car seat/stroller travel systems (select Travel System in the Type drop-down menu). If you’re in the market for a traditional stroller, a double stroller, or another type, check out our stroller ratings. And for more intel as you shop, see our stroller buying guide.