6 Best Car Air Mattresses of 2023

Designed with rugged road travel in mind, the Umbrauto Car Air Mattress is made of both thick PVC material and extra-thick fabric on the bottom to prevent tears, yet covered in a soft flocked material for a comfier feel. Its folding sides make for a customizable fit in most cars and it has built-in air pillows, so it's easy to pack into your car without dealing with a ton of accessories.

We like that this air mattress is divided into a 60/40 split, allowing you to only inflate the half of your choice, depending on if you’re traveling solo or putting on or two seats down. It’s one of the few air mattresses that uses an auxiliary power outlet-specific plug for the included pump, which also has a long 10-foot cord for easy inflation and deflation. It, unfortunately, doesn’t come with a storage bag, but it’s still easy to fold up and store in the back of your vehicle for easy access.

With three distinct inflatable compartments and flexible ribs, this inexpensive car air mattress can fit in the trunk or even the backseat of most MPVs, SUVs and saloon cars for a comfortable snooze. When fully inflated with the included pump, it creates a Queen-sized mattress that can fit two adults and maybe even a third little one. We love that you can opt to fill two of the compartments to use it as a twin sized mattress in the middle seats.

It has a soft-touch top, but you may want to line it with a blanket or sleeping bag for more comfort. The brand claims it's tear-resistant so it can be used for camping outdoors, but you’ll still want to be careful of any sharp stones and the like to prevent accidental damage.

The T-shaped design of this car air mattress allows it to fit and work with a variety of makes and models from Crossovers to Jeep Wranglers. This means it will hug around your car’s wheel wells for a good fit in the rear cargo area so you won’t deal with awkward bumps or tight squeezes.

Some users report that there can be minor gapping, but that can be easily fixed by playing with the seat positions or stuffing blankets along the sides. It’s made with ruggedness in mind, using a heavy-duty PVC material and a flocked-top surface for a softer feel. Inflation and deflation is easy, too, thanks to the built-in pump.

Luno makes high-quality car air mattresses with your vehicle in mind for the best fit possible fit on the road. Options for sizing are completely customizable down the make, model and year of your car for 1,800 different vehicles, which ensures that it will almost definitely lie flat in the back with no fuss or insures it will fit smaller vehicles.

The Luno Air Mattress 2.0 is uniquely designed with two folding sides that offer plenty of functionality like adjustable firmness depending on how much you fill it and the option to inflate just one side, so you don’t have to unpack the entire car during solo travel. Two inflatable “feet” fill in the gap between the front and back seats for the most snug fit possible. It can easily inflate or deflate in a matter of minutes using the included pump and it packs down small enough to fit in a carry-on bag.

If you hate dealing with a pump to inflate your mattress, this self-inflating option takes care of the hard work for you. It uses a Proprietary Flow Core system to quickly inflate and deflate, though you may need to fiddle with the included pump sack for more or less air to best fit your comfort.

The NEMO Roamer Sleeping Pad is designed with camping in mind and gives you a solid four inches of lift between you and the floor of your vehicle, which means it won't make you feel too crammed into the backseat area. While it doesn’t offer curves designed specifically for cars, the 78-inch by 52-inch mattress can easily fit in the back of most large vehicles, but you should measure your car first to be safe. When not in use, just roll it up to deflate and pack it up tightly.

This thick sleeping pad paired with a sleeping bag may do the trick to keep you cozy in your car. Weighing less than a pound, it gives you three inches of lift from your car floor. With four size options (small, regular, regular wide and large), you have a few choices to best fit your make and model — just be sure to measure ahead of time, since some reviewers said the pad is a bit too long for some car models. It’s also ideal for over packers or light travelers, as it can pack up to the size of a water bottle, says the brand, so you can tuck it in between road trip snacks and bags.