The best travel pillows for every trip

Streamline your travel setup.
 By 
Joseph Green
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Best For Style

Trtl Pillow

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Best For Germaphobes

Daydreamer Neck Pillow

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SNUGL Travel Pillow

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The worst part about travelling is... well, travelling. Nobody likes to spend hours sitting in a cramped space in between two strangers with little to no leg room. In fact, if you think about it, every flight or bus ride is the worst way to begin and end just about every trip. Not to mention all of that wasted time in busy and loud airports or train stations waiting to connect.

If you're someone who travels a lot, then getting a comfy travel pillow is probably the most important thing you could do. Also up there? Investing in some smart luggage, snagging a quality travel adapter, and finding the right thing to binge-watch on your flight.

The absolute best thing you can do is to try to make the whole process as comfortable and relaxing as possible, but how do you pick a product? That's where we come in. We rounded up the best travel pillows that will make your next trip cozy and pleasant without taking up valuable luggage space. 

Whether you are a heavy or light sleeper, we have a travel pillow that will suit you and might make you enjoy flying for long periods of time. Meanwhile, we picked products that won't break the bank either, so you can rest assured that you got the most bang for your buck while also feeling relaxed and in the right frame of mind to start exploring and enjoying your final destination.

These are the best travel pillows in 2025.

The Good & The Bad

  • Immersive
  • Comfortable and cozy
  • You'll look goofy
  • Pricey

Why We Like It

This is a strange one, but it certainly stands out more than the rest. The Ostrich Pillow is a unique travel pillow that’s designed for a complete immersive sleep experience. 

Once you place your entire head inside the Ostrich Pillow, you won’t care about looking silly because you’re drifting off to dreamland, as you are cocooned into a comfortable and isolated hub of viscose and elastomer with coated micro-beads for the best sleep ever. 

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The Good & The Bad

  • Stylish
  • Mechanically engineered for the best sleep
  • Solid neck and head support
  • Might get warm on longer trips
  • A bit awkward to wear

Why We Like It

Most travel pillows are big and bulky when placed around the neck. However, Scottish company Trtl created a travel pillow that’s mechanically engineered to offer the best neck and head support while sitting in a cramped space. 

Trtl Pillow is also scientifically proven for the best sleep results while travelling. It also has an eye for style and looks like a scarf draped around the neck instead of a traditional travel pillow. 

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The Good & The Bad

  • Comes with a satin-laced pillowcase
  • Uses a hand pump to inflate within 60 seconds
  • No need to use your mouth to inflate it
  • Not spectacular
  • Squeaks when it inflates

Why We Like It

Are other inflatable travel pillows leaving you breathless? The Daydreamer is an inflatable neck pillow that you don't have to blow up to inflate. Instead, the pillow features a built-in hand pump, so you don't have to worry about placing your lips on it. 

It even comes with a satin-laced pillowcase for additional support and style.  

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The Good & The Bad

  • Rollable
  • Offers lateral support and comfort
  • Inflatable
  • A little pricey
  • Cover sold separately

Why We Like It

Travelling can be tedious, especially if you’re trying to cram a lot in a small space. With valuable storage decreasing on airplanes, you need a travel pillow that’s compact and out of the way. 

Enter Travelrest, an inflatable travel pillow that's rollable and small enough to fit in a pocket. Just inflate the pillow once you’re onboard and you can sleep with it in various positions for the best travel experience ever. This travel pillow also offers lateral support across your shoulders, chest, and waist. 

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The Good & The Bad

  • Lightweight and portable
  • Cover is removable and washable
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
  • Great reviews
  • Not the cheapest

Why We Like It

The SNUGL Travel Pillow is made from conforming elastic cationic fabric that’s designed to relieve neck pressure and tightness, so you can sleep easier and better. The pillow also promotes and stimulates blood circulation and reduces muscle tension and stress that you might experience from travelling. 

SNUGL is so confident that you’ll love their travel pillow that they’re offering a 30-day money-back guarantee. You won’t lose sleep, so what do you have to lose? 

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The Good & The Bad

  • Perfect size for children and adults
  • Lightweight
  • Good neck support
  • Quick wear and tear
  • Not good for long necks
  • Pricey

Why We Like It

While most travel pillows only come in one size, the chin-supporting Travel Neck Pillow from BCOZZY comes in various sizes for adults and children with the same support and comfort for whomever is wearing it. The travel pillow wraps around your chin's natural rest position for better support while sitting. 

The pillow is lightweight with an easy to carry strap attached, while it’s also great for resting or sleeping in awkward positions while travelling on a bus, car, train, or airplane. It’s even great for watching TV at home.  

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Joseph Green is the Global Shopping Editor for Mashable. He covers VPNs, headphones, fitness gear, dating sites, streaming, and shopping events like Black Friday and Prime Day.

Joseph is also Executive Editor of Mashable's sister site, AskMen.


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