Travel pushchairLaunched 2022No longer made
Bugaboo Butterfly
The original Butterfly is a cabin-size travel buggy that folds in a second and fits in most overhead lockers. The seat only partly reclines, so it suits babies from about six months. The Butterfly 2 has replaced it, which makes this a sensible secondhand pick for holidays and city trips.
- Weight
- 7.3kg
- complete pushchair
- Folded
- 56 litres
- one-piece fold
- Suitable from
- 6 months
- up to 22kg
- Price new
- £395
- no longer made
Cabin sizeOne-hand fold
The good and the not so good
What we like
- IATA cabin-bag size fold
- One-second, one-hand fold
- Generous 8kg basket for a travel buggy
- Four-wheel suspension
Worth knowing
- Seat does not lie flat, so from 6 months only
- Bumper bar and footmuff cost extra
- Fixed handlebar height
Best forFamilies with an older baby who travel light
Butterfly full specs
Size and weight
- Weight
- 7.3kg (complete pushchair)
- Open size
- 93 x 45 x 105cm
- Folded size
- 23 x 45 x 54cm
- Folded volume
- 56 litres
- Cabin-bag size
- Yes
Fold
- One-hand fold
- Yes
- Folds in one piece
- Yes
- Folds with seat on
- Yes
- Stands when folded
- Yes
Seat and carrycot
- Suitable from
- 6 months
- Max child weight
- 22kg
- Carrycot
- No
- Overnight sleep
- Not published
- Parent-facing seat
- No
- Recline positions
- Not published
- Lies flat
- No
Wheels and ride
- Tyres
- Small solid, 11.9cm front, 15.2cm rear
- Suspension
- All-wheel
- Best on
- City
- Handlebar
- Fixed
Extras
- Basket
- 8kg
- Car seat fits
- Adaptors needed, sold separately
- Converts to a double
- No
- Launched
- 2022
- Price new (RRP)
- £395, pushchair with canopy and basket, at launch
- Still made
- No, replaced by the Bugaboo Butterfly 2
Specs checked 22 September 2026 against the maker's UK figures and large UK retailers. Where a figure isn't published we say so rather than guess.
How big is the fold?
Folded, the Butterfly takes about 56 litres, around 1.3 cabin bags. It fits most overhead lockers. Drawn to scale against a 55 x 40 x 20cm cabin bag (the dashed box).
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Questions
How much does the Bugaboo Butterfly weigh?
The Bugaboo Butterfly weighs 7.3kg (complete pushchair).
How big is the Bugaboo Butterfly when folded?
Folded, the Bugaboo Butterfly measures 23 x 45 x 54cm, about 56 litres, in one piece, and it stands up on its own. That's roughly 1.3 times the size of a 55 x 40 x 20cm cabin bag.
Is the Bugaboo Butterfly suitable from birth?
The Bugaboo Butterfly is suitable from 6 months. The seat takes children up to 22kg.
Can you take the Bugaboo Butterfly on a plane?
Yes. Its fold fits most airline cabin-bag sizers, so on many airlines it can go in the overhead locker. Check your airline's own size limits before you fly.
Is the Bugaboo Butterfly still made?
No, the Bugaboo Butterfly has been discontinued and replaced by the Bugaboo Butterfly 2. You can still buy it used, and it's still worth selling one.
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