Bugaboo Dragonfly vs Bugaboo Butterfly
The Bugaboo Dragonfly is a compact pushchair and the Bugaboo Butterfly is a travel pushchair, and the Butterfly is the lighter of the two by 2.6kg. The Butterfly is no longer made (the Bugaboo Butterfly 2 replaced it), so you would be buying it used.
The verdict
Choose the Dragonfly if you want
- A seat that can face you
- A seat that lies flat for naps
- More room for shopping (a 10kg basket against 8kg)
Best for: City parents who want a from-birth pram that folds small
Full Dragonfly specsChoose the Butterfly if you want
- A fold small enough for most cabin lockers
- A lighter pushchair (7.3kg against 9.9kg)
- A smaller fold (56 litres against 168)
- Something narrower for shop aisles and doorways (45cm wide)
- To spend less (£395 new against £695)
Best for: Families with an older baby who travel light
Full Butterfly specsIn short: the Dragonfly for a seat that can face you and a seat that lies flat for naps; the Butterfly for a fold small enough for most cabin lockers and a lighter pushchair (7.3kg against 9.9kg).
Head to head
Within 3% counts as even.
1Dragonflywin
1 tie
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- 9.9kgWeightLighter: Butterfly7.3kg
- 168 litresFolded volumeSmaller fold: Butterfly56 litres
- 52cmWidthNarrower: Butterfly45cm
- 10kgBasketBigger basket: Dragonfly8kg
- 22kgMax child weightAbout even22kg
- £695Price newCheaper new: Butterfly£395
What one has that the other doesn't
| Feature | Dragonfly | Butterfly |
|---|---|---|
| Carrycot for overnight sleep | Not published | No |
| Parent-facing seat | Yes | No |
| Cabin-bag size | No | Yes |
| Lies flat | Yes | No |
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 Dragonfly folds to about 168 litres and the Butterfly 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 | Dragonfly | Butterfly |
|---|---|---|
| Size and weight | ||
| Weight (different) | 9.9kg (with seat; 10.5kg with carrycot) | 7.3kg (complete pushchair) |
| Open size (different) | 106 x 52 x 104cm | 93 x 45 x 105cm |
| Folded size (different) | 36 x 52 x 90cm | 23 x 45 x 54cm |
| Folded volume (different) | 168 litres | 56 litres |
| Cabin-bag size (different) | No | 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) | Birth | 6 months |
| Max child weight | 22kg | 22kg |
| Carrycot (different) | Sold separately | No |
| Overnight sleep | Not published | Not published |
| Parent-facing seat (different) | Yes | No |
| Recline positions | Not published | Not published |
| Lies flat (different) | Yes | No |
| Wheels and ride | ||
| Tyres (different) | Puncture-proof, 18cm front, 22cm rear | Small solid, 11.9cm front, 15.2cm rear |
| Suspension | All-wheel | All-wheel |
| Best on | City | City |
| Handlebar (different) | Telescopic, 98 to 105cm | Fixed |
| Extras | ||
| Basket (different) | 10kg | 8kg |
| Car seat fits | Adaptors needed, sold separately | Adaptors needed, sold separately |
| Converts to a double | No | No |
| Launched (different) | 2023 | 2022 |
| Price new (RRP) (different) | £695, chassis and seat; £945 with carrycot | £395, pushchair with canopy and basket, at launch |
| Still made (different) | Yes | 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.
Questions
Which is lighter, the Bugaboo Dragonfly or the Bugaboo Butterfly?
The Butterfly is lighter, at 7.3kg against 9.9kg for the Dragonfly.
Which folds smaller?
The Butterfly folds smaller: about 56 litres against 168 for the Dragonfly.
Which is better for a newborn?
The Dragonfly takes a carrycot sold separately, and the Butterfly is suitable from 6 months.
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