Baby Jogger City Tour 2 strollerCompact & travel

Baby Jogger

Baby Jogger City Tour 2

“Lightweight”, below median

Baby Jogger's travel stroller is 14.5 lb, holds 15 lb in the basket and has an adjustable calf rest. A carry bag is included. The child limit is 45 lb, lower than the 50 lb most compacts here allow, and the maker publishes no folded dimensions to check against a cabin bin.

Weight
14.5 lb
maker's figure
Max child weight
45 lb
in the seat

Best for: Budget-minded travellers with a Baby Jogger car seat

~$350list price at the last catalog update

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What it does well

  • Carry bag and belly bar in the box
  • Near-flat recline makes it usable from birth
  • $349.99 list, $150 under Baby Jogger's City Mini Air
  • Owners report it fitting overhead bins on small planes as well as large ones

What it gives up

  • 45 lb child limit is lower than most rivals
  • Without a folded size, you cannot confirm it fits the bin it is sold for
  • Only Baby Jogger car seats are listed, and the adapter is extra
  • Owners say the small wheels make a bumpy ride anywhere rougher than smooth pavement

What owners say

Many families buy the City Tour 2 as the travel and errand stroller, with a big everyday pram staying at home. What sells it is the suitcase-style fold and the one-handed open, and it has gone into overhead bins on small planes as well as large ones.

Where it loses points is the ride: its small wheels are fine on smooth pavement but bumpy over cobblestones and broken ground, and owners who have also pushed a City Mini say it handles worse. Because plenty of parents pick it up on sale or secondhand for not much money, many accept that for a stroller that mainly travels. Anyone hoping for one stroller to do everything should weigh the ride first.

What owners like

  • A common second stroller next to a full-size Vista, Cruz or Thule: it stays in the trunk for errands and road trips because it takes up so little room
  • Folds into a suitcase-shaped block instead of a long umbrella shape, and parents open and close it with one hand at the restaurant table
  • It has gone into overhead bins without crew pushback on flight after flight, smaller regional planes included, and under the seat on some
  • Easy to get for little money: parents report paying under $200 on sale or around $60 used, and say it has stayed solid

Common complaints

  • The small wheels pass every bump through to the seat, and one parent who also pushes a Vista says their baby gets a much rougher ride
  • Cobblestones and uneven paths are hard going, it handles worse than the City Mini, and some families keep it for travel rather than daily use for that reason

Questions owners ask about the Baby Jogger City Tour 2

Has the City Tour 2 gone into overhead bins on small planes?

Parents report it going into the overhead bin on every flight of a trip, including on smaller planes, and nobody questioned it. One family also fit it under the seat in front.

How do the City Tour 2's small wheels cope with cobblestones?

Not well. The wheels are small and firm, so the ride gets bumpy on cobblestones and uneven ground, and parents say it handles worse than the City Mini. Those parents keep it for smooth pavement and travel.

Is the City Tour 2 worth buying as a second, travel-only stroller?

That is how many owners use it, as the compact one beside a Vista, Cruz or Thule that lives in the car or goes on trips. It is often on sale or available used cheaply, and owners say it holds up.

What you lift

14.5 lb as Baby Jogger weighs it. Sold as lightweight, and under the 22.38 lb median single here.

Source: Baby Jogger spec table: "Stroller Weight: 14.5 lb" (the feature list rounds it to "only 14 lb")

The first months: Seat is rated from birth. Baby Jogger: from birth; seat reclines near-flat with adjustable calf support.

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Infant car seats

Seat familyHow it attachesModels the maker names
Baby Jogger infant seatsAdapter: City Tour 2 car seat adapter (sold separately)Baby Jogger infant car seats

Source: Baby Jogger city tour 2 page: "Create a travel system by adding a Baby Jogger infant car seat using adapters (car seat and adapters sold separately)"

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Specifications

Approx. price
~$350
Type
Compact & travel
Weight
14.5 lb
Newborn lift weight
14.5 lb (seat is from birth)
Newborn option
Seat is rated from birth
Unfolded size
31.4 x 23.2 x 40.3 in
Basket
15 lb
Max child weight
45 lb
Baby Jogger: from birth to 45 lb
Recline
Multi-position recline to near-flat
Car seats
1 seat family: 1 with an adapter

Baby Jogger publishes no handlebar height for this model, so taller parents have nothing to check it against here.

The carry-on check

Baby Jogger publishes no folded dimensions for the Baby Jogger City Tour 2 on the pages read for this catalog, so there is no carry-on verdict. A size is never estimated from photos or a sibling model.

Features

  • One-step fold with auto-lock
  • Near-flat recline
  • Adjustable calf support
  • 15 lb basket
  • Carry bag included
  • Belly bar included
  • Locking front swivel wheels

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