Travel Accessories

Travel accessories from £9.90 to £139.90

Once the suitcase is chosen, it is the small things that make the journey comfortable: sleeping upright, finding your papers, locking your bag, weighing it before the airport, fitting a week's clothes into a cabin bag. This page groups these travel accessories by use. Most cost between £12.90 and £19.90.

Sleeping on a plane, train or in the car

For the neck, our models range from the mini U-shaped pillow (£14.90) to memory foam versions at £19.90, £22.90 and £39.90. The memory foam snail model (£19.90) wraps around the neck and measures 32 × 26 × 14 cm. The inflatable U-shaped one (£19.90) deflates for the return, the one with a chin support (£29.90) measures 50 × 30 × 30 cm, and thestuffable Lycra pillow (£19.90) is filled with your own clothes. The whole range is in the travel pillow.

For darkness, a dozen masks cost from £12.90 to £19.90: 3D with cups that keep pressure off the eyes, memory foam, plush, reversible warm and cool, silk (£16.90), and a Bluetooth model with built-in earphones (£19.90). They are all gathered in the sleep maskrange. For legs and noise, see the aeroplane footrest and noise-cancelling headphones for flying.

Keeping your papers in order

A cover keeps the passport clean at the bottom of the bag. PU leather models cost from £12.90 to £16.90 (world design, art design, marble, gold aeroplane, men's version), including one cover supplied with its matching luggage tag at £14.90. Three listings state RFID blocking: the PU passport holder with fastening (£14.90), the gold aeroplane one (£14.90) and the polyester model (£19.90). For a family, the waterproof multifunction travel pouch (Small or Large, £19.90 to £24.90) takes passports, cards and tickets, like the waterproof multifunction Oxford passport holder at the same price. The details are in passport holder.

Locking and weighing your suitcase

Eight TSA locks range from £11.90 to £17.90: with a 3 or 4-digit code, in ABS or zinc alloy, some with a steel cable, and a key model with a skull design. A luggage locks discourages people from opening a bag without making it tamper-proof: valuables stay on you. TSA models are grouped in TSA lock.

Twelve luggage scales cost from £12.90 to £29.90. They weigh up to 25 kg (the mini keyring model), 30, 40, 50 or 75 kg depending on the listing, with a hook or a strap, and two of them have a built-in tape measure. Weigh the full suitcase at home, then again on the way back with your purchases: see the luggage scale and the whole selection of suitcase scales.

Packing your clothes and saving space

Compressible packing cubes sort clothes by outfit: waterproof nylon in 1, 3 or 5 pieces (£14.90 to £39.90), in sets of 4 (£29.90 plain, £34.90 printed), of 5 (£44.90) or of 6 with a built-in shoe bag (£44.90 to £49.90), and a waterproof set of 2 to 9 pieces (£29.90 to £89.90). Waterproof compression bags in polyester and TPU range from £39.90 to £89.90 depending on size and pack. See also the travel compression bag, laundry bag to separate worn from clean and the shoe bag to isolate soles. As for bags, the 40x25x20 vacuum compression cabin bag costs £79.90, and two vacuum compression travel backpacks with a 17-inch laptop compartment £139.90.

Staying reachable and well-groomed

For your phone, the power banks for flying travels in hand luggage, not in the hold. For medication for the trip, a travel medicine bag keeps it all in one place, and your toiletries have their travel wash bag.

Travel accessories FAQs

What accessories are essential for flying?

For a long flight: a neck pillow, an eye mask for darkness and a way to recharge your phone in the cabin. Before you leave: a luggage scale to avoid surprises at the desk, a TSA lock if the suitcase goes in the hold, and a cover to keep passport and boarding pass together.

What is an original gift idea for a traveller?

• For a frequent traveller: a foldable memory foam pillow (£39.90) or a silk mask (£16.90).
• For a first trip abroad: a passport holder with a luggage tag (£14.90) and a TSA lock (from £11.90).
• For a family: a set of packing cubes (from £29.90) and a luggage scale (from £12.90).
• For a child: the plush frog mask (£14.90) or the plush hand-warmer cushion (£34.90).

What should be on a suitcase checklist?

Papers (passport or ID card, tickets, insurance), medication for the trip, chargers, the wash bag, a change of clothes in hand luggage. Packing cubes help you check at a glance that there is one outfit per day.

What are the essentials for a road trip?

In the car, the flannel travel headrest (£19.90) supports the passenger's head, packing cubes spare you emptying the boot at every stop, and the 6, 12 or 24-litre waterproof bag (£9.90 to £11.90) keeps things dry for a swim or a kayak outing.

For the luggage itself, see our travel bags and our travel backpacks.