Best Carry On Luggage | 10 Suitcases for 2025

Do you prefer rolling luggage or a spinner? What’s the best carry on suitcase for your next trip? Well, we’re checking out some of the best carry on luggage around to help you figure it out! We’ve put it all to the test on multiple trips to different cities, states, and countries to help you figure out whether you want hard- or soft-sided, a hybrid bag that can be a backpack, and if expansion zippers are worth it.

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[HugoParedes]

As someone that lives in Europe, one of the most important features for this kind of bags is weight. Most airlines have a maximum weight of 10kgs, some even less. And even if you travel business, most times you can 2 bags, but each with 10kg maximum.

[brianlim]

Hi I’m interested in your reviews of your Carl Friedrik carry on and I saw it on your thumbnail but you guys didn’t review it. Any reason why?

[monicamuller]

Love my TravelPro MaxLite 5 21”carryon suitcase I also have their 25” both I used while 3 weeks in Germany. Zero issues super quiet wheels. And the lightweight of the cases allows for more items - mostly overpacking. I highly recommend TravelPro both easy on the wallets without using much muscle to move them around fully packed. Love❤ the new hairstyle Lauren!!!

[jeffcrissey]

Carl Friedrik front and center in your thumbnail but you didn't review it?

[notactuallymyrealname]

Shouting out my Travelpro Maxlite compact hard-sided spinner. I bought this after being super disappointed by the Monos I ordered first -- the wheels on the Monos were groggy and the materials felt overall really cheap to me. the Travelpro cost half as much, weighs a pound less, has wheels so zippy that it almost rolled away from me down my driveway, and it has the same capacity. I took it on its first trip a month ago and it was dreamy, can't wait for summer travel with it.

[rowenaclarke]

Delsey Clavel expandable is an awesome hard shell carry on bag. Extremely lightweight, solid grab handle & spinning wheels.

[asoma]

Thanks for listening to the community, you guys are the best

[amberrandolph]

Travel pro Maxlite (compact) is my all time favorite. Weight is great for traveling in Europe and handles are great for getting out of/into tight spaces (especially on euro trains). And I can’t imagine going without external pockets.

[wazInoz]

what is the Lighest? outside US need as light as possible...

[amitabhheda]

Insightful. How about your views on the Briggs and Riley (Baseline & ZDX), Level8 (Voyeguer), Tumi, and RedOxx (Skytrain and Air Boss). Thanks!

[markcrowell]

Y'all do such an outstanding job with your reviews! I've been wearing out my existing wheeled carry-on, so this was perfect timing! I've used hard and soft shell before; there are advantages to soft when you are trying to fit it into tight spaces!

[fernandoalvarez]

I’ve been rocking a small Timbuk2 Co-Pilot for 5 years and it’s still going strong.

[TravelwithIvan]

I would love to see someone post about what the biggest carry-ons that fit on (Delta) regional jets to avoid valet/pink tag check. I know the Away and Monos (not plus) does and so does the Rimowa Cabin carry-ons, but not my B&R Baseline :(.

[FaerieDust]

I have an old IT brand "world's lightest" cabin suitcase, and I mostly love it. It weighs just shy of 1.6 kg, and although I kind of assumed it'd break pretty quickly I've had it for over a decade and only started to notice significant wear recently.

I do think four wheels would be nicer, and my suitcase's handle is super wide (designed to give a completely flat bottom when packing) so luggage passthrough bands on backpacks are pretty useless and if I have smaller bag I can't even rest it on the top of the suitcase without risking that it'll fall through. The handle feels a bit wobbly when the suitcase is packed super heavily, too.

But it's held up really, really well, and it weights so little that the cons are worth it to me. When this suitcase finally dies, I'll do everything I can to get something similarly lightweight. When the max carry-on weight is 8 kg, I'd hate to waste 3 kg of it on just the empty suitcase...

[rockanroleropr]

That thumbnail for the video is clickbait… I really thought you were gonna talk about the Carl Friedrik Carry-on X 🤔

[MiguelAlarconOwlOnRedBull]

I'm surprised no Thule made it on the list. I've been using my subterra for a few years and it's been great!

[Xtine]

No lojel? Love that it’s front access rather than a clamshell opening

[kateforster]

I liked to hear Lauren mention the wobble in one handle as that's a rejection point for me. I can't stand cases where the handles wobble add that makes walking around too uncomfortable.

[bbaii]

Weight is the big issue that I would have loved to see addressed directly

[hellydavidson]

Thumbs up for Level 8: great price and service.