Bugaboo Dragonfly vs Bugaboo Butterfly 2
The Bugaboo Dragonfly is a compact pushchair and the Bugaboo Butterfly 2 is a travel pushchair, and the Butterfly 2 is the lighter of the two by 2.6kg.
The verdict
Choose the Dragonfly if you want
- A seat that can face you
- 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 2 if you want
- A fold small enough for most cabin lockers
- A lighter pushchair (7.3kg against 9.9kg)
- A smaller fold (61 litres against 168)
- Something narrower for shop aisles and doorways (45cm wide)
- To spend less (£435 new against £695)
Best for: Parents who fly often and want one buggy from birth
Full Butterfly 2 specsIn short: the Dragonfly for a seat that can face you and more room for shopping (a 10kg basket against 8kg); the Butterfly 2 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
Butterfly 2wins4
- 9.9kgWeightLighter: Butterfly 27.3kg
- 168 litresFolded volumeSmaller fold: Butterfly 261 litres
- 52cmWidthNarrower: Butterfly 245cm
- 10kgBasketBigger basket: Dragonfly8kg
- 22kgMax child weightAbout even22kg
- £695Price newCheaper new: Butterfly 2£435
What one has that the other doesn't
| Feature | Dragonfly | Butterfly 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Carrycot for overnight sleep | Not published | No |
| Parent-facing seat | Yes | No |
| Cabin-bag size | 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 Dragonfly folds to about 168 litres and the Butterfly 2 to about 61 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 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 95 x 45 x 103cm |
| Folded size (different) | 36 x 52 x 90cm | 25 x 45 x 56cm |
| Folded volume (different) | 168 litres | 61 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 | Birth | Birth |
| Max child weight | 22kg | 22kg |
| Carrycot (different) | Sold separately | Newborn insert (no carrycot) |
| Overnight sleep | Not published | No |
| Parent-facing seat (different) | Yes | No |
| Recline positions | Not published | Not published |
| Lies flat | Yes | Yes |
| Wheels and ride | ||
| Tyres (different) | Puncture-proof, 18cm front, 22cm rear | Solid, 14.1cm front, 15.1cm rear |
| Suspension | All-wheel | All-wheel |
| Best on | City | City |
| Handlebar (different) | Telescopic, 98 to 105cm | Fixed, 102.4cm |
| 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 | 2025 |
| Price new (RRP) (different) | £695, chassis and seat; £945 with carrycot | £435, pushchair with canopy, basket and rain cover |
| Still made | Yes | Yes |
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 2?
The Butterfly 2 is lighter, at 7.3kg against 9.9kg for the Dragonfly.
Which folds smaller?
The Butterfly 2 folds smaller: about 61 litres against 168 for the Dragonfly.
Which is better for a newborn?
The Dragonfly takes a carrycot sold separately, and the Butterfly 2 uses a newborn insert.
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