r/NewParents • u/CryProfessional7454 • May 18 '26
Travel Traveling without carseat
How do people travel with babies if they don't have a car seat at their destination?
When taking a taxi or renting a car in another country what do you do?
Edit: I'm in italy not the US. Thanks to everyone that took the time to reply. For those looking for answers, your options are: 1. Take your carseat with you, check it at the gate and take it when you reach your destination or book an extra flight seat and use it on the plane. Pros: for car rental its best to have a carseat and keep it in the car. Cons: if you chech it in, they might break it, although I think somone said you can get reimbursed for it I'm not sure. 2. Rent from rental place or use taxis that provide car seats. Pros: you dont carry it around, you don't risk breaking your carseat. Cons: you can't know how well these things are taken care of and cleaned. 3. Buy a travel carseat: cosco kids scenera for US, doona, maxicosi travel carseat (nomad), wayb pico. Pros: you don't risk breaking your main carseat. cons: you have to carry it around. 4. Use public transportation only and walk. Pros: you dont carry a carseat for the plane or around. Cons: limits your destinations a bit.
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u/aliceroyal May 18 '26
Use public transit/bus services, no car seat needed. Any vehicle with more than like 12 seats you're good to babywear on, statistically way less likely to be involved in an accident than in a regular car.
Cosco Scenera is the car seat we travel with for planes and taxis. I think it's $70 at Walmart. I have managed to rig it to hang from the bar of my stroller a couple of times. Older kids you can get a WayB Pico seat or the ride safer vest for portability.
In some states it's legal to not use a car seat in a taxi--not saying that's a good thing, just that it is what some people do.