The 9 Best Travel Steamers (2020) to Iron Out Your Next Vacation!

I’m always a fan of charting your own path, but, sometimes, you just gotta trust the masses. 

For example, you and nearly 10,000 people might have wide-ranging opinons on what defines fine art, but you and nearly 10,000 people are not gonna have wide-ranging opinons on whether a travel steamer does a good job. 

With nearly 10,000 5-star reviews from Amazon, the Hilife Handheld Garment Steamer is a crowd favorite (and also barely bigger than the latest iPhone), featuring 15 consecutive minutes of steaming time, 700 watts of power, and a retractable cord over 9 feet long!  

This handheld Rowenta garment steamer is sleek, small and beautiful. If you travel for business, this is hands down my pick for best steamer iron as it comes with dual functionality.

It can serve as a travel iron and as a garment steamer!

The Rowenta handheld steamer has 900 watts of power and fast heating ceramic plates so you can press as you would with a traditional iron. Steam output is automatic, which is the feature I love best so you can still use it as a traditional vertical steamer for delicate fabrics or even curtains.

Some clothing steamers have a high-low steam setting, but the Rowenta travel iron has a variable knob which you can dial to your taste. Other excellent design features include up to 15 minutes of steam time, a cooling stand and hanging hook.

Made for the business woman on the go!

Two of the most frustrating things about all steamers are the tendency to drip water and damage certain resting surfaces due to extreme heat.

Well, like children with a rock and good aim, the BIZOND Mini Clothing Steamer kills two birds with one stone.

Except in this metaphor, the stone is BIZOND’s electronic pump system, which produces completely dry steam. Do note that the electronic pump system takes longer to heat up and produces steam at a steady-but-lower intensity than other travel garment steamers.

To avoid a wait, just start your steaming routine about 2-3 minutes earlier than you normally would and you should be fine.

With an incredibly compact design that can steam clothes for over 10 consecutive minutes with one water reservoir, the BIZOND is one of the best and cleanest handheld travel steamers on the market!

The PurSteam Fabric Steamer may have a plain white design, but don’t be fooled – on the inside this mini travel steamer is a modern technology marvel.

The secret is an aluminum heating ball paired with a patented steam channeling design that can fight even the toughest wrinkles caused by your suitcase or carry-on.

Don’t be worried by the PurSteam’s power, though – it has multiple settings that can effectively steam even the most delicate fabrics, from your sundress to that nice silk blouse.

With a handy travel pouch in tow, the PurSteam is an incredibly effective portable travel steamer.

The URPOWER fabric steamer is perfect for people, like me, who are terrible packers and never have enough space.

Its smart design and obtuse reservoir-to-nozzle angle mean that the URPOWER travel clothing steamer takes up minimal space in your luggage.

The benefit of this handy size comes at the expense of the URPOWER’s operating time – at 2 minutes to reach full heat and 7-10 minutes worth of steaming power, the URPOWER has performance metrics that are solidly average if not overly impressive.

However, unlike many handheld travel steamers, the URPOWER has a jagged nozzle channel that funnels steam more directly, meaning the URPOWER still punches above its weight!

The very first time I switched from an iron to a garment steamer was with this hand held Conair turbo extreme steam and I never looked back! Conair recently came out with this smaller, travel-friendly steamer which folds easily for storage and packing.

The Conair fabric steamer comes with worldwide dual voltage so you can take it anywhere, whether it be business travel or leisure. There’s a detachable bristle and lint brush as well as an 8 foot cord so you can move around freely.

This small steamer is perfect for travel but only lasts ~10 minutes before needing a water refill.

I’ve found that this is fine for my vacation style, but if you are headed to a business conference and say, need to steam all your suits and outfits to crisp perfection, you might prefer one of the larger travel steamers below.

Even though most travel steamers are impressively small, luggage space is always valuable and precious.  

That’s why the best travel steamers should earn their place in your suitcase by demonstrating efficiency and functionality. 

Take the Magictec Portable Travel Garment Steamer, which has no obvious drawbacks and offers an impressively quick less-than-70 second warm-up time along with steaming, sterilizing, and refreshing treatment options!

Oh, by the way: the Magictec is cheaper than whatever you got for lunch today, so you can pocket those savings and use them on a nice souvenir! 

While the Lemontec Portable Travel Garment Steamer may be, somewhat surprisingly, black rather than yellow, I do think of this as the Goldilocks of travel steamers. 

It’s not the quickest travel steamer to heat up, but less than 70 seconds is just fine! 

It’s not the longest travel steamer, but 10 consecutive minutes of steaming works just fine!

And it may not be the cheapest travel steamer, but paying less than 20 bucks for something that will ensure you look great – especially on an expensive vacation – is just fine with me! 

You should expect durability and high performance from a brand as synonymous with hardware stores as Black+Decker. 

Boy, does their Advanced Handheld Garment Steamer exceed even those lofty standards! 

The Black+Decker steamer comes with an extra-long (as in 15 feet!) cord, meaning you’ll have no problem navigating around suitcases, desks, or anything else to steam your clothes on vacation! 

Plus, with extra attachments for treating upholstery and removing lint, the Black + Decker travel steamer can be put to good use at home, too!