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Tips and advice for traveling by car

                     with your baby, toddler, or young child

Road trip? Taxi, shuttle, or rental car? Using car seats in other countries?

We've been there, we've done that, and we'll help you do it with confidence.

Car seat travel questions

> Using car seats (or not) in taxis -  "Do I have to use a car seat in a taxi?" Car seats and taxis - and "the law"

 

> Paris airport shuttle - Ask Shelly: Car seat advice for Paris airport shuttle with baby?

 

> New York City taxis - New York City taxis services with car seats and boosters

 

> FAA-approved car seats and labeling - Be prepared for the car seat police (flying with FAA-approved car seats)

 

> Should you check your car seat - and where? - Checking car seats vs. gate-checking car seats

 

> Compatible stroller for Paris? Ask Shelly: Which car seat compatible stroller is best for travel to Paris with a baby?

 

> Costa Rica car seat and safety booster laws - Traveler beware: Car seat laws are stricter in Costa Rica than in the United States

 

> Air New Zealand - Would you take the Sit N Stroll on my Air New Zealand flight?

 

> Australia car and booster seat lawsImportant tips for using child safety seats (car seats) and boosters during travel in Australia

 

> See also: Recommended car seats and car seat accessories for travel

Road trip tips

> Road trip with baby - Three easy ways to help keep baby happy in the back seat

 

> Fall and winter family road trips - Three favorite family pit stops for road trips in crummy weather

 

> Family road trip sanity savers - Five ways my Take-Along Travels with Baby will help on our next family road trip (and might help yours too!)

 

> Planning pit stops for your family road trip - Think outside the car seat - Every stop with a toddler doesn't have to be Disneyland

 

> Tales from the road - How a penguin saved my sanity on a 1730-mile road trip with toddlers

 

> For recommendations of family-friendly pit stops for your road trip, see our Destinations page.

Helpful products and gear for car trips with your child

> Travel vest feature review - Review of the RideSafer travel vest for use in cars by children 3 years and older

 

> Portable GoHybrid feature review - Review of the portable, versatile GoHybrid car seat and booster from Safety 1st for children 1.5 years and older

 

> Car seat accessories - Recommended car seat accessories to help ease travel with your tot

 

> Pack this! Sanity-saving snack catchers for road trips with toddlers

 

> Pack this! Spill-proof, drip-proof travel paints for little kids

 

> Pack this! Organic baby food pouches for travel by plane, train, or car

 

Find more help for planning your family road trip in Part 4 of Travels with Baby, and get tips to help keep everyone happy on the road in Take-Along Travels with Baby.

 

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