The Best Travel Pillow

Updated Dec 11, 2022

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Short of scoring a row of empty seats—dream on!—your best bet for getting at least a little sleep while flying is a travel pillow. After asking 10 panelists to try on eight travel pillows and after taking four cross-country red-eyes in window, aisle, and middle seats, we think the comfortable and easy-to-pack Travelrest Nest Ultimate Memory Foam Travel Pillow is the best travel pillow for most people.

Travelrest Nest Ultimate Memory Foam Travel Pillow

The best travel pillow

Its tall memory-foam walls let it offer more support than any other pillow we tested. It’s also shaped to sit flush against a headrest, and it compresses to a manageable size.

We recommend

Cabeau Evolution Classic Pillow

A travel pillow available at airports

This memory-foam neck-support pillow is highly adjustable, but without a contoured back, it can’t quite sit flush with the headrest. It’s available at many airport stores, though.

Another good choice

Trtl Pillow

A pillow for one-sided neck support only

It’s a fleece scarf with a built-in plastic brace—like a one-sided neck brace, but softer and cozier. However, it’s not so great if you tend to shift position while you sleep.

Another good choice

Bcozzy Pillow

Great with large headphones

Featuring an adjustable design that accommodates over-the-ear headphones, the Bcozzy is an excellent chin-support pillow for people who nod forward as they sleep.

The Best Travel Pillow

Updated Dec 11, 2022

Travelrest Nest Ultimate Memory Foam Travel Pillow

The best travel pillow

We recommend

Cabeau Evolution Classic Pillow

A travel pillow available at airports

Another good choice

Trtl Pillow

A pillow for one-sided neck support only

Another good choice

Bcozzy Pillow

Great with large headphones

Another good choice

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