Best Backpacks for Travel & Work

A backpack should do more than just carry your stuff—it should carry you from early flights to late-night meetings with ease. That’s why our collection includes styles for every kind of multitasker.

• The Travel Backpack that zips open flat so you can pack it like a suitcase.
• Work Backpacks made with designer-grade materials and padded laptop sleeves.
• Diaper Backpack Bags that look chic on the outside and come fully loaded inside with a changing station and stroller straps.
• Mini Backpacks for hands-free errands or nights out.
• Kids Backpacks that are cute, compact, and made to match the grown-up ones.
• Gym Bags disguised as backpacks, because a 6AM class shouldn't mean compromising on style.

Each style is made with thoughtful details (hidden pockets, adjustable straps, key leashes, and water bottle holders), and every color is designed to match the rest of your BÉIS travel lineup—or perhaps more importantly, your outfits.

What Size Backpack is Best for Flying?

Short answer: one that’s spacious enough to hold what you need, compact enough to slide under the seat, and sleek enough to skip the second glance at security.

Our backpacks are built for the airport shuffle—whether you're looking for a personal item to pair with your carry-on or something that can replace a weekender altogether. Our Mini Backpacks are perfect for light packers, while our Travel Backpacks and Work Backpacks offer padded laptop sleeves, tech compartments, and trolley pass-throughs that keep everything in place as you glide from gate to gate.

Need help choosing? Our styles range from everyday small to full-on overnight—just add compression packing cubes to make any size work a little harder.

Best Features of a Laptop Backpack for Work

You know that feeling when everything’s in its right place? (Messy packers, you don’t have to answer that.) That’s what our laptop backpacks are designed to deliver. Here’s what makes them carry the workload like a boss:

• Padded laptop sleeve that fits most 13”–16” devices
• Structured compartments for cords, notebooks, and small tech
• Interior and exterior zip pockets to keep essentials accessible (and off the bottom of the bag)
• Sleek, modern design that pairs with your wardrobe—not your office chair
• Gym bag-ready features like ventilated sections and expandable compartments in select styles

How to Pack a Backpack for Traveling

Start with structure: use compression packing cubes to keep outfits organized and wrinkle-free. Tuck heavier items (like toiletries) at the bottom to balance the load, then layer in accessories, tech, and snacks up top for easy access.

Use external zip or slip pockets for things you’ll need on the go—like chargers, a boarding pass, or your lip balm stash. Water bottle pockets = essential. A travel backpack with a trolley pass-through will let you attach it to your roller and breeze through terminals hands-free.

And for parents? The diaper backpack bag is basically a state-of-the-art changing HQ in bag form—just add wipes, bottles, and a change of clothes.