by Joyce Slaton posted in Products

Travel systems, which come with an infant car seat and a stroller it fits into, are great for new parents, since they make getting around easier. But they can also be pricey, running into the $400, $500, even the $1,000-and-over range.
But there's no need to spend such lofty sums when there are plenty of more-reasonably priced travel systems out there. Here are 5 of our favorites that deliver 5-star performance and impressive value.

1. Evenflo Sibby
It's new on the market, so you may not have heard of it yet, and it's so outrageously beautiful that you may assume it's expensive. But for under $200 (well under, in some cases -- the purple model pictured above is on sale for $149 right now!), the Sibby looks and works great. It comes with the LiteMax infant car seat, highly rated by parents and narrow enough to be one of our 47 car seats that fit 3 across in most vehicles. And the Sibby stroller has a secret superpower too: a ride-along board that flips up when you don't need it, and down when you need to carry your new baby's older sibling -- or take it off entirely if you don't need it (yet!). Buy it: $149-$198

2. Urbini Omni Plus
The Omni has a cool feature that makes parents love it -- the main stroller seat can be easily converted into a bassinet, so it's perfect for pushing around infants, if you'd rather leave the car seat in the car. The stroller seat can flip from rear-facing to street-facing too, to accommodate little riders who...