14 Best Packing Cubes For Simple, More Efficient Travel

Osprey is another bag company that finds itself perfectly at home in the great outdoors. With durability and ease of use top of the list of criteria for everything that comes out the Osprey factory, you can be sure their packing cubes are going to be some of the best around.

If it’s ultralight packing cubes you’re looking for, you can’t get much better than Osprey. Available individually or as a set of three, and all incredibly well-priced, the Osprey packing cubes are an absolute essential, especially if you’re going on a months-long solo trip with just a backpack in tow.

Away is another luggage brand that should be on your radar. With some impeccably designed bags on offer, it stands to reason their packing cubes are just as intuitive. Available as either a four-pack or a six-pack and coming in seven different colours, there is something for everyone. If the inside of your bag is a dark colour, for example, a lighter coloured set of packing cubes is recommended to make everything easier to see.

On the contrary, if your bag’s interior is light, then go for a darker set. Fortunately, Away packing cubes are available in a huge range of colours ranging from light to dark. They’re also available in sizes small to large, with different widths featuring within each. If you happen to own an Away suitcase, then the Away packing cubes are an absolute must, as they have been meticulously designed to fit inside perfectly, tetris-style.

July is one of the best luggage brands around and so it makes sense that the company also has a range of packing cubes to pack neatly into their well-designed luggage. Available in either a four-pack or an eight-pack and a trio of colours, July packing cubes are made from 100 percent nylon, meaning they will last you an incredibly long time.

Each packing cube has its own carry handle too, so pulling them out of your bag at your destination is a piece of cake, and with sizes ranging from small to extra-large, you can guarantee you’ll be able to fit everything you need inside.

Widely regarded as one of the best compression packing cubes on the market, this packing cube from Peak Design may be more on the expensive side, but makes up for it by being an incredible travel accessory. Peak Design packing cubes are available on their own in small or medium sizes (the medium claims to fit 20 t-shirts) or a shoe pouch, or in a set of 3, 6 or 8.

The 100 percent weatherproof ripstop nylon material used for the Peak Design packing cubes is made from recycled materials and is built to last a lifetime. Plus, the compression capabilities are next level, as when fully zipped up, they can more than half their internal volume to ensure you really can pack as much stuff into your bag as possible. Yes, they’re expensive, but they really are the best around.

Monos is an American company dedicated to making travel as simple as possible. Reflected in their range of luggage, as well as their packing cubes, they are committed to making products that will last you a lifetime and look damn good while doing so.

Monos compression packing cubes are available as a set of either four or six and are made from a 450D nylon material that is both tear-resistant and water-resistant. Once you’ve packed all your clothes inside and close up the compression zips, the Monos packing cubes will shrink down by up to 60%, ensuring your backpack, duffel or suitcase can be packed as full as possible.

Kathmandu is a company devoted to developing some of the very best gear for outdoor use. Not only does it have a huge range of luggage in all styles, but Kathmandu also has an incredible selection of packing cubes. Available in a wide range of sizes and styles, Kathmandu packing cubes can either be purchased individually or as a set.

The packing cubes included as a set have a little less internal volume compared to individual packing cubes, so you have a choice with regard to how much space you need and how much you wish to spend. Kathmandu also offers an expanding packing cube, which can be adjusted to be either medium or large in size, depending on how much you need to pack, or a Double Cell, which is essentially a mini suitcase with space available on two sides.

Antler has been in the luggage game for over 100 years and so can confidently claim to have the experience required to know what travellers need and how best to serve them. Not only does Antler has a quite simply huge range of luggage options, but their collection of packing cubes certainly demands your attention.

While a little limited in terms of choice, with just one set of four packing cubes available in three different colours, they offer everything you need and nothing you don’t for more efficient travel. The Chelsea packing cubes have compression zips, so will pack down even further once you have all your clothes inside. They’ve also been made to fit perfectly inside the Antler Clifton suitcase, should you happen to have one.

Eagle Creek is a luggage brand you should know about, as they make some of the most versatile travel gear on the planet. With luggage, duffels and backpacks all designed to tackle practically any environment, they know how to make products that will last. That is especially true of Eagle Creek packing cubes, which are available in a range of styles to suit all budgets.

The Reveal packing cubes are Eagle Creek’s most basic, but that’s not to say they’re not impressive. They offer compression and are made from a durably 300D polyester fabric and can be had in a range of sizes, with some made specifically to handle your underwear or dirty clothes. If you need your packing cubes to be water-resistant, then you’ll want to seek out the Gear Cube, which is built for much tougher environments.

You may not have heard of Lands’ End before, but this American company is all about comfort and durability. While the majority of their product collection focuses on clothing, Lands’ End also understands we love to travel and so has a range of packing cubes to make it that much easier.

Available in a couple of designs, Lands’ End packing cubes are made from a water-repelling fabric and come with monogram details to indicate what you should pack inside: socks in the small, shirts in the medium and pants in the large. Of course, you can choose to pack whatever you want inside, but the suggestion is always welcome.

Nomatic is one of the leaders in backpacks and bags, especially for those who need to carry camera gear around with them. The company has taken their experience of brilliant bag making and channelled it into an incredible selection of packing cubes, too. Nomatic packing cubes are available in just one colour option, grey, but in sizes from small to large.

They’re incredibly lightweight and each packing cubes can compress down to half its size, to an overall height of just 2.5-inches. This will make them easy to either stack on top of each other in something like a duffel bag, or to be packed in neatly next to each other in a backpack.

If you’re looking for personalised packing cubes, look no further than Paravel. With a huge range of packing cubes on offer, comprising both basic packing cubes and compression packing cubes, you’re pretty much spoilt for choice. Add personalised monogramming into the mix to ensure you never have to worry about losing your packing cubes, and you have yourself the quintessential travel companion.

Available on their own or as a set and coming in a wide range of colour options, travelling has never been more fun.

Béis is a travel bag company that carefully designs its products to ensure they’re as practical and efficient as possible, giving you all the features you could actually need when travelling, with good-looking designs to match.

The Béis packing cubes are available in a set of six: three cubes, a zip pouch and two shoe bags, giving you all the organisation options you could need when making a trip. Extra little details such as ID windows for labelling what’s inside or who they belong to, plus a water-resistant interior lining for easy cleaning, make the Béis packing cubes ones to seriously consider.

Make no mistake, Rimowa makes some of the very best suitcases on the planet, so we certainly trust them when it comes to all things travel. The very fact Rimowa offers a range of packing cubes to fit perfectly inside those suitcases makes them all the more appealing.

We’ll start by saying, we know they’re not exactly what you would call affordable, but when they’re made from recycled materials and to the same high standard you’d expect of Rimowa suitcases, you should immediately understand where your money is going. Available in a trio of sizes and colour options, Rimowa packing cubes are for those like to show off.

If money really is no object, then you can’t pass up the incredibly expensive Gucci packing cubes. Sure, just one packing cube could cost more than an entire week in Bali, but come on, it’s Gucci!

Available in sizes small to large and made from recycled materials – so you can at least try and justify their price tag – the Gucci packing cubes are for those who value designer labels above all else. That’s not to say they’re not impractical, of course, as you will still be able to squeeze in a fair amount of clothing and when you whip them out your bag (also likely to be Gucci) and show off your boujee packing cubes, you’ll be the talk of the town.