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After travelling for hours, nothing will appeal more than a cosy and comfortable bed. While, sadly, you can’t bring all your home comforts into the cabin, you can bring a travel pillow. These blow-up pillows support your head and neck so you can get some shut-eye wherever and whenever you need.
Travel pillows have come a long way. A few years ago, the only options on sale were traditional U-shaped models. However, these don’t suit everyone. You only need to look around the airport to see how many options there are, from the pillows designed to be slung around shoulders, to those that can be wrapped around the head to cover the eyes and ears (and yes, testing this particular model did earn us the odd stare).
We also recommend taking a moment to think about materials. Don’t dismiss a travel pillow because it’s made of nylon, polyester or recycled plastic bottles – innovative manufacturing techniques mean these can be as soft as our favourite Egyptian cotton bedsheets.
Finally, take time to think about the added extras you value the most – personally, we love a travel pillow with a stash bag (ideally one with a keyring that enables it to be clipped to backpacks), and a washable cover, to keep it germ-free. Scroll on for our pick of the travel pillows to buy.
How we tested
We tested the travel pillows around the world in a variety of vehicles. We tested them on long-haul flights to Japan and Singapore, short-haul flights to France, a long car journey from Surrey to North Yorkshire, and a train journey from London to Scotland. In other words, we had plenty of opportunity to put these pillows to the test. If we’ve recommended a travel pillow here, you can be sure it’s up to scratch.
Why you can trust us
Tamara Hinson is a travel writer with experience testing and reviewing myriad travel essentials, from packing cubes to cabin bags and hand luggage. As an avid flyer and frequent globetrotter, Tamara knows the features that actually matter when it comes to the products to take on your next trip. Here, she has featured only the travel pillows that she would recommend buying.
The best travel pillows for 2025 are:
- Best overall – Infinity pillow: £37, Infinitypillow.co
- Best budget buy – Mountain Warehouse easy inflate soft touch pillow: £7.99, Mountainwarehouse.com
- Best for kids – Trtl pillow junior: £31.99, Trtltravel.com
- Best for hi-tech support – Cabeau evolution S3 travel pillow: £37.32, Amazon.co.uk
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