Baby Jogger City Tour 2 Review 2026 — What 1,036 Parents Say
The Baby Jogger City Tour 2 is sold on one number: folded, it is 85% smaller than it stands, at 6.4 kg (14 lb). That is the whole pitch — a stroller you can take on a plane rather than check. To see whether the promise survives contact with real trips, we read what 1,036 verified buyers wrote about it: how the fold behaves in practice, how the ride holds up on bad ground, and what owners say is missing.
Owners buy this one to travel with, and on that job it delivers — buyers report it fitting an Air Canada overhead bin, handling Portuguese cobblestones, and reclining flat enough that babies actually sleep in it. The complaints are consistent and worth knowing before you buy: the one-handed fold takes practice, the under-seat basket is small enough that one three-star owner called it "nearly useless," and there is no cup holder or bag hook — hang a bag on the handle and reviewers say it tips.
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What is it?
It is an ultra-compact travel stroller: an aluminium frame weighing 6.4 kg (14 lb) that takes a child up to 20.4 kg (45 lb), with a one-step fold and auto-lock. Baby Jogger positions it as the stroller you carry rather than push into a car boot — folded it measures roughly 55 x 43 x 17 cm. The Eco Collection version reviewed here uses recycled fabrics. Despite the size it keeps several full-stroller features: multiple recline positions, adjustable calf support, a UV 50+ canopy with a magnetic peekaboo window, and an included belly bar. A Baby Jogger infant car seat can be added with adapters, sold separately.
Who it’s for
- Age: from car-seat age with adapters, or from sitting age on its own, up to 20.4 kg (45 lb).
- Best for parents who fly, take trains, or live somewhere with stairs and small car boots — the fold is the reason to buy it.
- Less suited to parents who want one stroller for everything, or who shop with the stroller: the basket will not carry a grocery run.
What 1,036 parents actually said
Across 1,036 reviews the City Tour 2 averages 4.3 / 5, with 80% of buyers at four or five stars and 11% at one or two. Amazon’s own review summary names four themes as mixed — sturdiness, foldability, value for money, and whether the stroller is overrated — against positive marks for enjoyment, travel-friendliness, light weight and manoeuvrability. That split is the review in miniature: what owners bought it for works, and the friction sits in the details around it.
What parents loved
This is the claim buyers test hardest and it holds. One reviewer took it to Florida for two weeks and reports it "actually fits in the overhead bins on the plane (flew with Air Canada), which is a huge plus." Another calls it "the perfect size for the airport" and says it folds up really easily.
— Verified buyerBuyers repeatedly single out the wheels for a stroller this small. One who bought it for a trip to Portugal says it "handled the cobblestone really well"; another notes the wheels "don't get stuck in cracks or rocks like my old compact stroller." A third describes it gliding smoothly on flat ground with easy manoeuvring.
— Verified buyerThe recline is the feature owners say separates it from an umbrella stroller. One parent says the best part is being able to lay their son "pretty flat for a nap"; a toddler and a three-month-old took turns in it and, in that reviewer's words, "were able to sleep soundly and comfortably." Several mention the large canopy and peekaboo window.
— Verified buyerWhat frustrated some parents
The most-repeated complaint, and Amazon marks foldability as a mixed theme across 16 mentions. A one-star reviewer writes that "it does not fold nicely, I have to use 2 hands and it's really irritating." A four-star owner agrees it is "easy to close but takes some tries to open," and another says the one-handed fold "requires some getting used to and is not as easy as they show it on video."
— Critical reviewerA three-star reviewer who took it to Shanghai lists this first: "no cup holder or shopping bag hanger" and an under-seat compartment "nearly useless, barely fitting a baby jacket." A four-star owner puts a number on it — the previous compact stroller fit a backpack and a bag, this one "can fit a medium-sized bag and that's it."
— Critical reviewerSturdiness is the fourth mixed theme, with 17 mentions. Even an enthusiastic five-star owner warns that "if you are hanging a bag on the handle and take the baby out, the stroller will tip." A four-star reviewer adds that it "does not stand on its own while folded," which left their stroller scratched from hitting the floor. One one-star buyer also judges the wheels too small.
— Critical reviewerBest for / skip if
Best for
- Parents who fly with a baby or toddler
- Small car boots, stairs, and city apartments
- Trips where the ground is cobbled or uneven
- Anyone who wants a near-flat recline in a compact frame
Skip if
- You want one stroller to do every job
- You shop or run errands with the stroller
- You need a one-handed fold from day one
- You want it to stand upright once folded
Our verdict
At 7.4 / 10, the City Tour 2 earns its place as a second stroller for travel rather than a daily driver. The fold, the weight and the recline are what owners praise and they are the reasons to buy it. What pulls the score down is everything around the seat: the fold takes practice, the basket is small enough that reviewers call it out by name, and with no cup holder or bag hook, the stroller tips if you improvise one. At the current $339.98 — down from a $429.98 list — the value-for-money theme reads better than it did, but buyers who expected an everyday stroller are the ones writing the low reviews.
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We don't test products ourselves. Every verdict here is synthesised from verified Amazon buyer reviews, so you get the consensus of thousands of parents rather than one person's take.