Bugaboo Butterfly vs Silver Cross Jet 5
Both are travel pushchairs, and they weigh about the same. Neither is made any more, so you would be buying used.
The verdict
Choose the Butterfly if you want
- Something narrower for shop aisles and doorways (45cm wide)
- More room for shopping (a 8kg basket against 5kg)
Best for: Families with an older baby who travel light
Full Butterfly specsChoose the Jet 5 if you want
- A seat that lies flat for naps
- To spend less (£345 new against £395)
Best for: Parents who fly often
Full Jet 5 specsIn short: the Butterfly for something narrower for shop aisles and doorways (45cm wide) and more room for shopping (a 8kg basket against 5kg); the Jet 5 for a seat that lies flat for naps and to spend less (£345 new against £395).
Head to head
Within 3% counts as even.
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- 7.3kgWeightAbout even7.5kg
- 56 litresFolded volumeAbout even56 litres
- 45cmWidthNarrower: Butterfly51cm
- 8kgBasketBigger basket: Butterfly5kg
- 22kgMax child weightAbout even22kg
- £395Price newCheaper new: Jet 5£345
What one has that the other doesn't
| Feature | Butterfly | Jet 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Lies flat | No | Yes |
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 Jet 5 to about 56 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 | Jet 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Size and weight | ||
| Weight (different) | 7.3kg (complete pushchair) | 7.5kg (complete pushchair) |
| Open size (different) | 93 x 45 x 105cm | 84 x 51 x 105cm |
| Folded size (different) | 23 x 45 x 54cm | 25 x 37 x 60cm |
| Folded volume | 56 litres | 56 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 | No | No |
| Overnight sleep | Not published | Not published |
| Parent-facing seat | No | No |
| Recline positions | Not published | Not published |
| Lies flat (different) | No | Yes |
| Wheels and ride | ||
| Tyres (different) | Small solid, 11.9cm front, 15.2cm rear | Puncture-proof |
| Suspension | All-wheel | Not published |
| Best on | City | City |
| Handlebar | Fixed | Fixed |
| Extras | ||
| Basket (different) | 8kg | 5kg |
| Car seat fits (different) | Adaptors needed, sold separately | Adaptors sold separately; Silver Cross Dream i-Size or universal adaptors |
| Converts to a double | No | No |
| Launched | 2022 | Not published |
| Price new (RRP) (different) | £395, pushchair with canopy and basket, at launch | £345, stroller with raincover and travel cover |
| Still made (different) | No, replaced by the Bugaboo Butterfly 2 | No, replaced by the Silver Cross Nia |
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 Silver Cross Jet 5?
They weigh about the same: the Butterfly is 7.3kg and the Jet 5 is 7.5kg.
Which folds smaller?
There's little in it: the Butterfly folds to about 56 litres and the Jet 5 to about 56.
Which is better for a newborn?
The Butterfly is suitable from 6 months, and the Jet 5 has a seat that lies flat from birth.
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