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Last updated: Dec 23, 2025 Scoring
If the child is over two, you’re buying a seat for them regardless, correct? The only negative I ever encountered was flying with my toddler alone meant I was responsible for getting them and the seat onto the plane myself. Both can be heavy and unruly at times. I loved having their seats on the plane though. It was just like the car for them, no trying to get down, or wanting to be held. And they could easily sleep. If you have a helper, even better. Plus you’ll have a car seat where you’re going, and it won’t get broken or lost from checking it. If you can buy a cheap lightweight seat, it’ll help a bunch. We had a cosco seat from Walmart we only used for travel. I think it weighed less than 10 lbs.
r/TravelHacks • Car seat for toddler on an airplane? ->Uh no way am I skipping the carseat. We have the lightweight Cosco one and even when traveling by myself with the I haul it, our luggage and my 3 year old. I usually just rent a car wherever we're going and deal with installing it.
r/toddlers • How do you do transportation with a toddler once you’ve arrived at your travel destination ? ->This happens to my five-year-old as well. Luckily I had overnight diapers in my bag to cushion his back the first time we used it on a plane. That stupid buckle is in the worst spot, and I’m glad it’s not an issue in the car. Recently we have used my husband’s hoodie to soften it. I’m not as concerned about using the seat properly while we fly - we mainly bring it to avoid waiting when we get off the plane or at baggage claim since we prefer late night flights.
r/toddlers • Cosco Scenera too uncomfortable? ->We bought a Cosco Scenera for a trip years ago and it was an awesome light perfect travel seat. We still keep it around to use for the second car or if a friend needs to borrow it and watch the kid.
r/daddit • IMO: don’t rent car seats from National or probably any car rental company, just bring your car seat on the plane. ->Cosco until big/mature enough for RideSafer.
r/toddlers • Travel toddler car seat with stroller - why isn’t this a thing? ->We have the cosco scenera and can confirm that it is very easy for travel. Also big baby who outgrew their infant seat early. No complaints from the now-2.5yo who does occasional 2-3 hour drives in it. We don’t drive and only use it for travel, so as people who don’t do car seats very often, we’ve found it fine to install and buckle. I think my mil with mobility issues would not be able to install it, but as middle aged able-bodied adults who are often deliriously tired on travel days, it’s been fine lol
r/toddlers • Grandparent & Travel Carseat: Graco Contender, Safety 1st Jive, or Cosco Sceneca? ->We’ve had the Cosco Scenera for 2 years and just use the seat belt straps as a handle or find a spot on the frame to carry it short distances. This type of seat is not meant to carry the child around in. You will need to keep your kid in a stroller, carrier, or leash until you’re ready to put them in the car seat if they’ll wander off otherwise. We have the Mountain Buggy Nano with the original intention of using it with car seats, and have only done it once. I can’t speak to how easy it is because we never really practiced. I vaguely remember it was ok. We just prefer to get around town with less stuff and limit lots of gear to travel days. So if we had to use the car seat, we used a carrier and backpack instead of a stroller.
r/toddlers • How to take an uber with toddler car seat? ->We have a Cosco Scenera seat mainly for getting to and from airports, occasionally to get around the city. Our strollers are an Uppababy Vista, which can accommodate the car seat in the basket, and the Mountain Buggy Nano which has a universal infant car seat attachment system and a supposedly popular toddler carseat attachment hack. All that being said, we almost never go anywhere that requires that we lug the car seat with us at the destination. It’s too much equipment. These clever travel ideas don’t account for all the toddler stuff we have to carry around anyway, so getting either stroller perfectly packed so that they can go into a car trunk without raining out a bag’s worth of stale cracker crumbs only happens if we’re flying. What we actually do is 1) check if the destination has coat check or stroller parking to leave the car seat there, 2) figure out how to get there via public transportation with the travel stroller and/or a toddler carrier (apparently I’m often the only person that’s ever worn a 2yo because people were constantly surprised to see my giant monster of a child looming over them), or we put off going until kid is out of the car seat and ready for a booster/harness. Our wishlist of city destinations isn’t that long, just take the subway.
r/nycparents • Life After Doona? ->It’s fine, my kid has used it on long overnight road trips and slept in it without any issues.
r/toddlers • Cosco Scenera too uncomfortable? ->Ive never used but seems like a good option! We purchased an inexpensive light weight car seat for travel (Cosco Scenera) since we would also need seat on other side of flight
r/toddlers • Travelling with toddler in 3 weeks, do they need a car seat on plane? ->Yes the scenera is very lightweight and easy to install on a plane. It’s likely outgrown to very close to being outgrown by a typical 3 yr or so I’d get the Costco finale or similar for them.
r/toddlers • Travel car seats ->Cosco scenera rear faces, is cheap, can be used with a seat belt. Likely cheaper than renting one. Fits rear facing on every plane I’ve taken it on. Also took to Europe with no problems.
r/toddlers • Travel - 15 month old car seats ->He probably won’t fit in the doona. Infant seats can not rear face, even on a plane. I would bring a cosco seat and use it on the plane. That’s what we did when we took our 18mo to Europe. She did end up being held for sleep but she was in her seat otherwise. Good luck!
r/toddlers • Doona for long-haul flight? ->We used it rear facing. Easier to keep her from kicking the seat in front. Movies did not hold her attention at that age so we didn’t attempt it. We have since used it forward facing on planes as well.
r/toddlers • Doona for long-haul flight? ->We haven’t had to bring a car seat but we travel frequently with a Cosco Scenera. That seat should fit easily under the bed in the room. Don’t mind the people saying to do a rental or schedule transport, it’s 100% valid to want to bring your own seat.
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Just here to say I HATE Cosco scenera! On the plane the buckle for the seat ends up right in their backs. In the car it’s impossible to secure the seat adequately. It just flops around while I cross my fingers we don’t all crash. I ended up getting the britax poplar, which is VERY heavy, but at least is safe and comfortable. You can always get a dolly for whatever FAA car seat you choose so it’s less of a pain to travel with. I just ended up asking the airport staff to help me, which is part of their job so if you need help don’t feel bad asking!
r/oneanddone • Toddler Car Seat Air Travel ->By the time my kid outgrew the cosco scenera, he was 4.5 and we just switched to a booster for travel.
r/toddlers • View on Reddit →cosco scenera Is relatively easy to buckle in and very light. It fits in the vista stroller basket
r/nycparents • View on Reddit →Definitely look for some sales. Target does an old car seat trade in event a few times a year where you get 40% discount code. At my local target they had the discount code right by the drop off area and anyone could scan it so that’s what we did this year. Also Black Friday is coming up if you can stretch it a few more weeks. I would also consider if you plan on traveling with the kids by plane anytime soon? We ended up buying the Cosco scenera’s as our second set because they are a super light travel car seat (and bonus not crazy expensive) They have way less padding then a higher end car seat but we just keep them in our second car which is mostly used for short local drives.
r/parentsofmultiples • View on Reddit →Cosco has been great but now we’ve outgrown it- is there a similar option for bigger kids?
r/Parenting • View on Reddit →How old is your kiddo? We have just about every version of travel car seats bc we do long haul travel a lot. For the 0-3 crowd, the Cosco Scenera is perfect. Cheap, light, straps easily to a travel stroller using a luggage strap, so you just strap it on and strap your kiddo in, for getting around the airport. Also cheap enough to be left behind if you only need it in one direction. For the 2-5 crowd, the WayB Pico (FF only) is really nice. Also light, though you’ll want the backpack that’s another $80+ to store it if you’re going through airports. Kind of a B to install, but really compact and nice. For the 4+ crowd (we started at 3.5,which is a bit young tbh), the Ride Safer Travel Vest is amazing. They wear it and you clip the seatbelt into it. It also has an optional top tether just like a FF seat’s top tether, for an added layer of security. For the 6+ crowd, the bubble bum inflatable bum booster is great.
r/beyondthebump • View on Reddit →Honestly the best thing you can do is buy a seat and install a car seat (Cosco Scenera is best for air travel) so it's like a car ride to them. I did give my kids unlimited tablet movie time when they were toddlers and flying. Pack more snacks than you think they could possibly need. Bribery.
r/delta • View on Reddit →Just here to say I HATE Cosco scenera! On the plane the buckle for the seat ends up right in their backs. In the car it’s impossible to secure the seat adequately. It just flops around while I cross my fingers we don’t all crash. I ended up getting the britax poplar, which is VERY heavy, but at least is safe and comfortable. You can always get a dolly for whatever FAA car seat you choose so it’s less of a pain to travel with. I just ended up asking the airport staff to help me, which is part of their job so if you need help don’t feel bad asking!
r/oneanddone • View on Reddit →Nope not missing anything ??good news is your next car seats will last you much, much longer! I’d get four extend2fits. We love extend2fit. Easy to install and lasts forever, rear faces up to 50lbs while most are 40. My oldest is 4 and no plans to move him from that seat anytime soon. Coscos are great for air travel with as they’re so light but I think they’re less comfortable and don’t grow with your children as much. Also a total pain to install. My husband has a graco slim in his that’s lighter and slimmer and very similar though it stops rear facing at 40
r/parentsofmultiples • View on Reddit →1) This is allowed under [FAA Regulations](https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/about/initiatives/cabin_safety/regs/acob949.pdf), but Southwest flight attendants may not allow it. 2) If both your car seats are 19” wide, I wouldn’t count on both of them fitting correctly side-by-side, even with the arm rests up. If they do, it’s going to be very tight. 3) Be prepared to lift the seats up and possibly overhead going down the aisle, depending on their width. My husband and I have flown with our twins in car seats, and we would always split up and get a window and aisle in two consecutive rows, so we could talk to each other or pass stuff back and forth if needed. If there’s only one adult, I’d try to have just one car seat on the plane. If the second child needs a restraint, I’d look at getting a CARES harness. I’d also consider purchasing lightweight Cosco Scenera car seats for the trip. They weigh <10 lbs and are pretty cheap. They’re sold at Walmart. Also figure out your plan for getting two car seats to the gate and two car seats on the plane with the kids. Many people like the carts that you can strap the car seats to and roll them through the airport. Keep in mind that once you’re on the plane, you can’t get off the plane and then get back on, so have a plan for how all adults, kids, and car seats are getting on at once. We had car seat travel bags that made transporting them easier.
r/SouthwestAirlines • View on Reddit →I have a Cosco Scenera travel car seat. I can flip it upside down and strap it to the back of the stroller so I don't have to lug it around. The head of the car seat kind of sits in the under basket a little for support and a bungee cord goes through the base to strap it to the top of the stroller above her head. It works out really well for me and I've used this system with Ubers and getting through airports.
r/toddlertips • View on Reddit →Cosco scenera or journey (when they outgrow the scenera)
r/Preschoolers • View on Reddit →The Cosco travel car seat is great. Super light, fits in plane seats easily, rear facing for cars. It’s only $60 and it was such a great purchase for our travels. Highly recommend doing something like this to have a car seat on the plane and skipping the rental car option. I’d never lug our Nuna onto a plane but a seat made for air travel, absolutely.
r/Parenting • View on Reddit →Cosco until big/mature enough for RideSafer.
r/toddlers • View on Reddit →I’d bring it. I have kids here, and the subway can be hard…no working elevators or filthy ones. Lots of stairs with bad weather and tired kid. Taxis also go super fast from the airport to the city. The car services might have car seats, but there’s no guarantees about their condition, size, installation and availability. I have a cosco for when I take my kids out…it sits (awkwardly) right on my travel stroller.
r/nycparents • View on Reddit →Where are you going that you don't need seats at your destination? We bought a Cosco brand seat for traveling. Much more lightweight and easy to install than our usual car seats. We used it on the plane and in our rental car while on vacation.
r/Denver • View on Reddit →We have a couple of the Cosco ones. They stack well amd are easy to carry. Not the fanciest but seem to do the job.
r/toddlers • View on Reddit →You can do this! I flew solo with my then-12 month old. Buy baby their own seat on the plane. Opt for a window seat for baby and you’ll take the seat next to them. Buy a Cosco car seat - they are cheap and lightweight. Check your suitcase. Gate check your stroller. You’ll get a tag from the gate agent then usually you’ll leave the stroller at the end of the jet bridge. When you get on the plane, you will have baby in arms, a backpack holding your flight supplies (more below), and the car seat over your shoulder. This is a great time to employ a sympathetic fellow passenger but not necessary! When you get on the plane, you will first put baby down in your seat and strap them in using the lap belt. You will then reach over baby and install the car seat by threading the lap belt through the back of it. The car seat will have to face forward because there just isn’t enough space to install rear facing. Then, install baby in the car seat! Now, sit down yourself, let out a sigh of relief, and begin the next phase of the trip: the flight. In your bag, you will have: Your standard diaper bag supplies Spare outfit for baby Spare short for yourself A few Tupperware or lunchbox full of non-smelly, not messy snacks. I like veggie straws, a chicken and bean quesadilla, a clementine, blueberries, and a banana. A selection of toys that cannot roll. Bonus: new toys or hide some favorites about a week before the trip so they are exciting again. A roll of painters tape or post-it notes make for mess-free fun. A pacifier, even if it’s not part of your routine, for air pressure changes. A water bottle At your destination, you’ll do everything in reverse - I usually wait until everyone else if off the plane. Your stroller will be at the end of the jet bridge. Ask your friend to come in to baggage claim to give you extra hands. Check to see if there are baby gear rental available in your friends city. If not, I’d recommend buying one and having it shipped to her. And then she can either keep it, donate it, or give it to a friend with kids. There are ultra-packable pack and plays but our experience is that they are not as comfortable for baby after about 25#. Plus, your suitcase will be full with everything else needed for baby. If you can afford it, it’s nice to not have to stress about the pack and play.
r/NewParents • View on Reddit →I second this, lightweight and easy install
r/toddlers • View on Reddit →We haven’t had to bring a car seat but we travel frequently with a Cosco Scenera. That seat should fit easily under the bed in the room. Don’t mind the people saying to do a rental or schedule transport, it’s 100% valid to want to bring your own seat.
r/dcl • View on Reddit →For our toddler we also did the Costco Scenera. We needed a car seat at our destination anyway. And it was easier having him contained in something he's used to. When he's older I intend to get the safety harness straps you can add to the plane seat. Not sure the bigger car seats will be worth attempting to use on the plane.
r/Parenting • View on Reddit →I flew US east coast to west coast with my husband and baby at 10 months, and then a short 90 minute solo flight with baby at 1 year. What a world of difference. At 10 months, baby snoozed and was easy going. At 1 year, baby was still easy going but much more antsy and interested in everything going on. Our flight was much shorter, but prepare for a lot more walking around the plane, waving at other passengers, whining, etc. We had a separate ticket for baby each time and carried on the cosco car seat. I highly recommend having a bag of diversions for baby. You could buy new stuff, or put away some favorite toys a couple weeks before the trip so baby is excited to see them. Suggestions - things that don’t roll away too easily! a magnetic tray and some big magnets, one of those cheap battery operated drawing tablets, a roll of painters tape or post it notes, books, Pom poms, a light blanket, a favorite stuffy, and a pacifier to help with pressure changes. And of course pack up plenty of easy to eat foods that baby can snack on - quesadillas cut into little squares, blueberries, pouches, clementines, veggie straws, etc. The name of the game is keeping baby happy!!
r/NewParents • View on Reddit →Cosco car seat. Literally lighter than my diaper bag. While strolling through the airport put the seat in the stroller. I'm assuming you have a double?
r/daddit • View on Reddit →Depends on the kid I guess. My child is 2 and is pretty active and moves around a lot if not strapped in. We went to Europe at 1.5 years then Mexico at 2 years and we used the Cosco Scenara seat for both. Very lightweight and she was able to nap comfortably and just chill. I got a backpack cover for it. I carry on my back and then roll my carry on with my personal item on top. We decided to carry her in our arms going in the train going from UK to France and she was crawling and tumbling all over us and moving all the time. Strapped in she would just play with her toys, use crayons in her book, etc. Those few hours were tough.
r/Parenting • View on Reddit →If the child is over two, you’re buying a seat for them regardless, correct? The only negative I ever encountered was flying with my toddler alone meant I was responsible for getting them and the seat onto the plane myself. Both can be heavy and unruly at times. I loved having their seats on the plane though. It was just like the car for them, no trying to get down, or wanting to be held. And they could easily sleep. If you have a helper, even better. Plus you’ll have a car seat where you’re going, and it won’t get broken or lost from checking it. If you can buy a cheap lightweight seat, it’ll help a bunch. We had a cosco seat from Walmart we only used for travel. I think it weighed less than 10 lbs.
r/TravelHacks • View on Reddit →We used a Cosco Scenera at 14 mo and 24 mo and I have recommended it to others - it's quite light and it's cheap enough (or at least it was, I haven't checked in the tariff era!) that we don't mind if it doesn't get much use. We definitely could not get it installed rear-facing on the plane (economy seating but I forget which airline), but given how compact it is, I'm skeptical there's a different seat out there that WOULD fit rear-facing. We didn't have any trouble installing it front-facing. At 24 mo we used a CARES harness for the plane and brought the Cosco seat (gate checked for less potential rough handling) to use at our destination. I liked that better than lugging the seat onto the plane, and I think my son was more comfortable that way by that age. Only downside is you have to reach a bit into the space of the person behind you to put the strap around the seat back - but if you're boarding early with your small child, you'll probably be done before that person gets there.
r/toddlers • View on Reddit →I had a Clek Liingo without a base and used it for the first year. It's currently $399, but usually goes on sale... https://clekinc.ca/collections/infant-car-seats/products/liingo Edited to add- I used it with my Bugaboo Fox for everyday (with adapters), and with the Mountain Buggy Nano for travelling (no adapters required). I also flew with it several times, and gate checked it in a carsea bag from Amazon. I now use the Nuna Rava, which is convertible seat and HUGE for everyday, and the Cosco Scenera for flying/travelling
r/BabyBumpsCanada • View on Reddit →Most that will be recommended for daily use aren’t the best for travelling (heavy). For example the graco extend2fit is probably the most widely recommended convertible seat but I’d never take it on a plane. We got an evenflo sonus for travel, the cosco scenera is another popular travel seat, both around $100. Convertible seats aren’t like infant seats that can detach from their base, if they do have a base for easier installation/more stability, recline options etc, it’s not removable.
r/BabyBumpsCanada • View on Reddit →Grab a cheap Cosco Scenera for travel. It’s lightweight and will fit well.
r/toddlers • View on Reddit →The cosco scerenca (spelling might be off) is usually the go-to convertible travel seat. It's light weight, easy to install, easy seatbelt install. Otherwise... You just memorize the installation instructions and practice doing it quickly.
r/NewParents • View on Reddit →We used it rear facing. Easier to keep her from kicking the seat in front. Movies did not hold her attention at that age so we didn’t attempt it. We have since used it forward facing on planes as well.
r/toddlers • View on Reddit →We had some success with the graco contender go The cosco one is fine, it is lighter and dirt cheap but it has no cushion to it so it is not comfortable for long flights
r/toddlers • View on Reddit →We still do a Cosco car seat because it's light and transportable. When they grow out of that it will be a CARES harness.
r/daddit • View on Reddit →We got one last fall for a cross-country flight (about 6 hours) and I’m seriously considering just bringing our regular car seat along for the next one. With the way the seatbelt buckles are designed on the plane and the strap goes right under the non-existent padding I couldn’t find a way to securely fasten it to the seat without that big buckle either in the middle of my kids back or under his butt (and off center at that!). The airplane buckle has kind of hard edges and there’s not enough padding on the scenera to soften it. I felt especially bad when I had to buckle him in and tighten for liftoff and landing because he looked so uncomfortable. He was already overtired and cranky and scared of flying, so it didn’t make the experience any better. It was lightweight and nice for running around the airport, but I don’t think I’d do it again for a flight that long.
r/toddlers • View on Reddit →Right - the buckle is in the worst spot for the car seat design. It was a breeze in the rental car, but when I was securing it in the airplane I was completely dumbfounded and convinced I was doing it wrong (and even got the manual back out) since it seemed so counter to all the great reviews I’d seen about it being great for air travel
r/toddlers • View on Reddit →Cosco scenera is 43 inches and 40 lbs to max out. We used it up until recently
r/oneanddone • View on Reddit →We use a cosco scenera seat (60 bucks and very lightweight) and Lyft. We use it on the plane, but car seats can be checked for free, too. Otherwise bus or car service (my friend recommended Tiffany towncar)
r/WaltDisneyWorld • View on Reddit →Are you planning on driving a lot or just need it to get wherever you are going? If you don't plan on driving a lot, there are driver services with car seats. What is your trip itenerary? If it is mostly SF, don't rent a car. If you plan on driving a lot, get a cosco scenera and a backpack bag to make it easier to carry. We cram other stuff into the carseat backpack when we travel so it is less to carry.
r/AskSF • View on Reddit →For my first time traveling w/ my firstborn, we were traveling to another country w/ close family friends and we both checked our carseats. Arrive in said foreign country and all of our bags arrive except the two carseats for both of our kids. Canada Air lost them in the tracking and couldn't tell us when they'd arrive. So they go in the back and pull out two brand new Cosco Scenaros. Absolute garbage but they did the job. Two days into our vacation they say the seats arrived and they're going to send a courier out to deliver them to us. I didn't believe it because we were in a remote part of Canada on a literal island...and of course they didn't come. It took about 5 days until they finally arrived and we were in a different part of Canada but when they arrived we asked "what do we do with these Coscos?" and they told us to trash them. We donated them to a shelter that was happy to receive them so all in all it worked out nicely but I honestly think I'd prefer just getting a ghetto Cosco from a rental agency every time if they sold them new for a slight upcharge. Lugging around my 500lb Nuna just isn't worth it.
r/daddit • View on Reddit →We bought a Cosco Scenera for a trip years ago and it was an awesome light perfect travel seat. We still keep it around to use for the second car or if a friend needs to borrow it and watch the kid.
r/daddit • View on Reddit →I bought a Cosco Scenera for Uber trips. It’s light enough and a quick install.
r/beyondthebump • View on Reddit →