The Best Travel Pillows for Families in 2023
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Travel pillows can be a lifesaver for on-the-go families. Whether promoting relaxation and comfort while traveling, helping families get much-needed sleep and rest breaks, or protecting necks and backs from the strain of long flights or road trips, the right travel pillows can make all the difference in your journey.
Below is our complete round-up of the best travel neck pillows, lumbar pillows, foot rest pillows and more for the whole family in 2023.
Looking for more family travel gear recommendations? Check out our latest best-of guides for cozy travel sets, travel car booster seats, travel strollers, and travel backpacks for parents.
Best of the Best
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Travel Lumbar Pillows
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Learn more about these top picks and other reviewer favorites below.
Travel Neck Pillows
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Ostrichpillow Go Neck Pillow
Like wearing a hug around your neck, this pillow provides firm support with the softness of memory foam and machine-washable merino wool cover, and arrives in a sleek package. Comes with a convenient, travel-quote-stamped carry bag. Weighing in at just under a pound, its density makes it slightly heavier than comparable memory foam travel neck pillows with a weighted-blanket-type effect, and is our review team’s top pick for those seeking a travel pillow with extra stability combined with cozy comfort.
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Cabeau Evolution S3 Travel Neck Pillow
This award-winning traveler-favorite neck pillow is an expertly-designed ergonomic pick. Our review team loved the balance of firmness and softness of this memory foam pillow, as well as its lightweight design. Additional features include a washable cover, adjustable toggles for a tailored fit, and handy clip-on carry bag for portability while helping keep the pillow clean.
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Balenciaga Travel Pillow
This ultra-luxury travel pillow made with 100% cotton and finished with medium fleece features a unique hood and drawstring with snap closure for sensory deprivation and privacy for improved sleep while traveling. Dry clean only and no outward logos / branding.
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Cabeau Evolution Cooling Travel Pillow
This travel neck pillow features a higher level of stability with patented raised sides, dual density memory foam, and cooling vents that let heat escape. Comes with washable cover and compression carry bag.
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Napffy Travel Pillow
One of our reviewers loves this pillow so much, she uses it for late night Netflix binging in addition to travel. This super-soft memory foam travel neck pillow provides 360° support with sidebars that function like miniature pillows. Velcro straps help keep the pillow in place and prevent your neck from falling forward. Comes with a duster for portability.
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Trtl Travel Pillow - Adult & Junior
Available in adult and kids sizes, along with a family pack, the unique advantages of this clever travel neck pillow are its portability, slim profile, hidden internal support for stability, and machine washable cover. Although not quite as cushy as some of the other pillows reviewed by our team, it provides solid support in an easy-to-pack and stay-put form.
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Travelrest Nest Patented Memory Foam Travel Pillow / Neck Pillow
This award-winning spongy memory foam travel neck pillow has a uniquely angled back that can lay flat against the seat back, rubber grip dots to prevent slipping while sleeping, and an adjustable Velcro strap. Comes with carry bag and ear plugs.
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Ostrichpillow Light Travel Pillow
This versatile, lightweight travel pillow can be worn on your forehead as a stay-in-place pillow for wherever your rest your head, over your eyes to double as a sleep mask, or as a neck pillow by tightening an adjustable toggle. For the ultimate travel cocooning experience, combine this with the Ostrichpillow Go Pillow.
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Dot&Dot Twist Memory Foam Travel Pillow
This versatile memory foam travel pillow functions as a travel neck pillow, lumbar support pillow, and head pillow. Machine washable cover and breathable fabric with button snaps for portability. Note: No duster.
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Sunany Inflatable Neck Pillow
For travelers who prefer to face-down or window-leaning sleep positions, this versatile inflatable neck pillow made of soft PVC flocking from Sunany supports both sleep options. Comes with eye mask, ear plugs, and carry bag.
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Huzi Infinity Pillow
Made from super soft and breathable bamboo and microfiber, this machine washable travel neck pillow features a versatile infinity design to function as a neck pillow, a head pillow, and a scarf.
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Soft Digits Travel Pillow
With a 100% memory foam design, earplugs, 3D contoured eye mask, and duster, this well-reviewed travel pillow is one of the best value options on our list.
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Bcozzy Kids Travel Neck Pillow
Whether traveling by car, plane, or train, this adjustable neck pillow is designed to cradle kids’ noggins for upright sleeping. It features a comfortable cushion, soft fleece cover and carry bag, and a slim design that makes it possible to use while kids are buckled in a car seat. This fully machine washable travel neck pillow is our Editors’ Pick for kids, but it is also available in 3 larger sizes offering options for the whole family.
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INFANZIA Kids Chin Supporting Travel Neck Pillow
This breathable kids travel neck pillow provides 360 head and neck support with snap and buckle for stability and portability. While bulkier and heavier than the BCOZZY (no duster either), this is a more value-priced option and may be better for kids that are averse to wraparound designs.
Travel Lumbar Pillows
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Cabeau Incredibelt
Long flights and drives can cause or aggravate existing back pain. To prevent this, good lumbar support is key. Our review team loved the Incredibelt’s compactness (about the size of your hand) and portability when deflated, handy built-in push pump feature for adjustable support (just a few pumps did the trick), and stay-put, adjustable belt (other pillows tend to shift during travel). It worked like a dream for our reviewer who field tested the Incredibelt on two 18h30m flights: the result? No back pain after either flight.
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SmartTravel Inflatable Lumbar Support Pillow
This self-inflating memory foam lumbar support pillow can also be adjusted to desired inflation level in seconds by turning the valve. Comes with a back-mounting band to help it stay put. Compact when deflated and includes a carry bag for portability.
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The Original McKenzie® Self-Inflating AirBack Lumbar Support by OPTP
Compact and portable when deflated, this self-inflating lumbar support pillow can be adjusted to desired inflation level in seconds by turning the valve.
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Tempur-Pedic Lumbar Cushion, Travel Size
This travel size lumbar pillow is made from TEMPUR material to contour around your unique shape for ultimate comfort. Comes with allergen-resistant washable cover. Note that the size and weight of this lumbar pillow may make it a better option for road trips versus air travel.
Specialty Travel Pillows
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Sunany Inflatable Foot Rest Pillow
This super-handy inflatable footrest pillow from Sunany converts a standard airplane seat into a bed for kids age 5 and under to sleep or rest more comfortably. While ideal for long-haul flights, it also comes in handy as a bonus seat / bed for a lap child, even on short flights. Comes with eye mask, ear plugs, and dust cover. We love this brilliant travel hack for this product and recommend letting it air out for a few days before travel.
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Everlasting Comfort Airplane Footrest
This hammock-style footrest features memory foam, dual foot rest areas to prevent ankle-clashing, adjustable top and bottom straps, reinforced ribs at the bottom to preserve the shape, and convenient travel bag for storage and portability. Designed for people under 6 feet tall.
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Slip Silk Beauty Sleep To Go
A favorite among celebrities, dermatologists, and hairstylists, this travel size version of the luxuriously soft Mulberry silk pillow, pillowcase, and eye mask from Silk promotes anti-aging, anti-sleep crease, and anti-bedhead.
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BlueHills Premium Soft Travel Blanket Pillow Airplane
This super-soft, lightweight plush travel blanket comes in a zipper pouch to convert the blanket to a lumbar-sized pillow. Pouch comes with a backpack clip for portability.
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Wise Owl Outfitters Camping Pillow
This compressible memory foam travel pillow is wrapped in a removable and washable soft, micro-suede cover. Comes in a waterproof stuff sack designed for camping and backpacking.
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HappyLuxe Travel Pillow
Made sustainably from natural eco-friendly fibers, this super-soft travel pillow from HappyLuxe is breathable, moisture-wicking, and hypoallergenic. Pillow and cover are machine washable. Available in multiple colors.
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Coop Home Goods Toddler Pillow
This memory foam toddler travel pillow from Coop is CertiPUR-US and GREENGUARD Gold Certified (no harmful chemicals) and comes with a soft, removable, and machine washable cover and 5 year warranty. Also comes in adult size.
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KeaBabies Organic Toddler Pillow
This soft, breathable and ergonomic toddler travel pillow from KeaBabies is made from organic materials and has 100% cotton fill. Durable, with a machine washable cover. Available in multiple cute designs.
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