Bugaboo Butterfly vs Babyzen YOYO2
Both are travel pushchairs, and the YOYO2 is the lighter of the two by 1.1kg. Neither is made any more, so you would be buying used.
The verdict
Choose the Butterfly if you want
- More room for shopping (a 8kg basket against 5kg)
Best for: Families with an older baby who travel light
Full Butterfly specsChoose the YOYO2 if you want
- A lighter pushchair (6.2kg against 7.3kg)
- A smaller fold (41 litres against 56)
Best for: Parents who fly often or live with stairs and small boots
Full YOYO2 specsIn short: the Butterfly for more room for shopping (a 8kg basket against 5kg); the YOYO2 for a lighter pushchair (6.2kg against 7.3kg) and a smaller fold (41 litres against 56).
Head to head
Within 3% counts as even.
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3 ties
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- 7.3kgWeightLighter: YOYO26.2kg
- 56 litresFolded volumeSmaller fold: YOYO241 litres
- 45cmWidthAbout even44cm
- 8kgBasketBigger basket: Butterfly5kg
- 22kgMax child weightAbout even22kg
- £395Price newAbout even£399
The folds, to scale
Both folds drawn to the same scale, each against a 55 x 40 x 20cm cabin bag (the dashed box). The Butterfly folds to about 56 litres and the YOYO2 to about 41 litres.
What we pay for one
What we pay for a complete one in good condition, with free collection.
Full specs side by side
| Spec | Butterfly | YOYO2 |
|---|---|---|
| Size and weight | ||
| Weight (different) | 7.3kg (complete pushchair) | 6.2kg (frame with 6+ seat) |
| Open size (different) | 93 x 45 x 105cm | 86 x 44 x 106cm |
| Folded size (different) | 23 x 45 x 54cm | 18 x 44 x 52cm |
| Folded volume (different) | 56 litres | 41 litres |
| Cabin-bag size | Yes | Yes |
| Fold | ||
| One-hand fold | Yes | Yes |
| Folds in one piece | Yes | Yes |
| Folds with seat on | Yes | Yes |
| Stands when folded | Yes | Yes |
| Seat and carrycot | ||
| Suitable from (different) | 6 months | Birth |
| Max child weight | 22kg | 22kg |
| Carrycot (different) | No | Sold separately |
| Overnight sleep | Not published | No |
| Parent-facing seat | No | No |
| Recline positions | Not published | Not published |
| Lies flat | No | No |
| Wheels and ride | ||
| Tyres (different) | Small solid, 11.9cm front, 15.2cm rear | Small 14cm wheels |
| Suspension | All-wheel | All-wheel |
| Best on | City | City |
| Handlebar (different) | Fixed | Fixed, faux leather with wrist strap |
| Extras | ||
| Basket (different) | 8kg | 5kg |
| Car seat fits (different) | Adaptors needed, sold separately | Adaptors needed for Maxi-Cosi, Cybex and BABYZEN infant car seats |
| Converts to a double | No | No |
| Launched (different) | 2022 | 2020 |
| Price new (RRP) (different) | £395, pushchair with canopy and basket, at launch | £399, frame and 6+ seat pack; newborn pack £157 or bassinet £235 extra |
| Still made (different) | No, replaced by the Bugaboo Butterfly 2 | No, replaced by the Stokke YOYO3 |
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.
Questions
Which is lighter, the Bugaboo Butterfly or the Babyzen YOYO2?
The YOYO2 is lighter, at 6.2kg against 7.3kg for the Butterfly.
Which folds smaller?
The YOYO2 folds smaller: about 41 litres against 56 for the Butterfly.
Which is better for a newborn?
The Butterfly is suitable from 6 months, and the YOYO2 takes a carrycot sold separately.
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