# Do I need a compact stroller as well as a full-size | Clever Mum

> Only if you fly, use trains a lot, or have a tiny boot. A compact is a second chair, not a cheaper substitute for British pavements and parks. The Stokke YOYO³

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#  Do I need a compact stroller as well as a full-size pushchair? 

    
 
Quick answer — Do I need a compact stroller as well as a full-size pushchair? 

 
Only if you fly, use trains a lot, or have a tiny boot. A compact is a second chair, not a cheaper substitute for British pavements and parks. The Stokke YOYO³ is the cabin-bag default; the Bugaboo Butterfly is the better pavement compact. One full-size from the main pushchair guide is enough if you never leave the car.

   
## What a compact is for

Airports, city flats, grandparents' cars. Not gravel towpaths, not a carrycot every day, not twins.

## What to buy instead

Parks and kerbs: a [full-size pushchair](/best/best-pushchairs-uk/). Two children: a [double](/best/best-double-pushchairs-uk/). Flying twice a year: add a [compact](/best/best-compact-strollers-uk/) rather than replacing the main pram.

  
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