If you're a frequent traveler, you know how important it is to have a reliable hair dryer. You don't want to be caught in a hotel room with a broken one, or worse yet, arrive at your destination with no dryer and no way to dry your hair. To help you out, we've rounded up some of our favorite travel hair dryers for all your drying needs.
$169.99
Can't even wait to bring it on my international travels (it has Auto Dual Voltage) since I always have trouble finding a strong adapter for my hair dryers. ...I loved traveling with this hair dryer! It super compact with a folding handle. ...Perfect for Travel!
What it is: A hair-dryer featuring T3 IonAir Technology, auto-dual voltage, and a full suite of features for superior drying power and beautiful hair on the go.
Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Volumizing
Key Benefits:
- Quickly and gently dries hair
- Delivers smooth, shiny results
- Minimizes frizz and boosts shine
What Else You Need to Know: T3 IonAir advanced airflow technology emits ion-rich air to dry large sections of hair quickly and gently. The compact body and folding handle allow for easy storage in small spaces while traveling, and the auto-dual voltage automatically adapts for worry-free styling.
$125.00
Perfect for travel...A perfect size hair dryer for traveling - that actually has power! ...I recently tried out this blow dryer and it exceeded my expectations. As someone who travels frequently, the compact design of this hair dryer caught my eye, but it's the performance that truly impressed me.
What it is: An ion-powered, compact hair-dryer that delivers a frizz-free blowout in no time thanks to its pro-strength 1875W.
Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Straightening and Smoothing
- Volumizing
Key Benefits:
- Ionic technology creates a quicker dry time with less heat to minimize damage
- Lightweight design (less than a pound!) makes blow-drying more comfortable
- Three attachments give you all the styling tools you need in one
What Else You Need to Know: Two-speed technology and three temperature settings (cool, medium, hot) allow you to create a custom blow-dry experience. With three attachments&md
$279.00
Great Hair Dryer...Although, overall it is a pretty great hair dryer....I have used cheaper hair dryers and mid-price range hair dryers in the past and this hair dryer defines “you get what you pay for”.
What it is: A professional performance hair dryer with a salon-strength motor for fast drying, plus ionic technology for a salon-style finish in half the time.
Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Shine
- Straightening and Smoothing
Key Benefits:
- Smoother and shinier salon-style finish
- Ionic technology reduces frizz and flyaways
- Salon-strength motor for fast drying
What Else You Need to Know: ghd’s Air 1600W Professional Hair Dryer features a powerful 1600W AC motor for reduced frizz and a salon-worthy finish in half the time. The advanced ionic technology reduces frizz and provides smoother, shinier
$209.99
Amazing Hair dryer! So pro...This is such a fabulous hair dryer! I have been so used to single setting hair dryers, it makes a HUGE difference to have such a pro hair dryer like this one! ...Hand down my favorite hair blow dryer ever!...I have thick hair and this blow dryer dries my hair so fast! It also makes my hair feel so silky and smooth unlike other hair blow dryers that made it feel fried and super dry after.
What it is: A professional hair-dryer that auto-adjusts its heat and speed to your hair texture and styling goals for speedier drying and superior results with less damage.
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Curl-Enhancing
- Frizz
- Volumizing
Key Benefits:
- Features automated heat customization for smooth, shiny results with less damage
- Delivers 2X more consistent heat across plates for one-pass results
- Has an ergonomic, lightweight design for comfortable styling
What Else You Need to Know: With T3 StyleMax™ Technology, this hair-dryer auto-adjusts between five heat settings and three speed settings to ada
$209.00
I always thought 50$ hair dryers were fine. Then started using this bad boy and realized how wrong I was. ...It dries my hair that holds water much faster than previous dryers.
What it is: A professional performance hair dryer with a salon-strength motor for fast drying, plus ionic technology for a salon-style finish in half the time.
Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Shine
- Straightening and Smoothing
Key Benefits:
- Smoother and shinier salon-style finish
- Ionic technology reduces frizz and flyaways
- Salon-strength motor for fast drying
What Else You Need to Know: ghd’s Air 1600W Professional Hair Dryer features a powerful 1600W AC motor for reduced frizz and a salon-worthy finish in half the time. The advanced ionic technology reduces frizz and provides smoother, shinier
$199.99
I love the dual ionic feature because it helps get rid of all the static in my hair in the cold dryer months. This is a great dryer for my thick straight hair because it dries my hair very quick!
What it is: A high-speed dryer with engineered airflow designed for faster drying.
Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Shine
- Volumizing
Key Benefits:
- Customized styling
- Ultra-lightweight
- Creates volume
What Else You Need to Know: This dryer has two ion emitters that maximize smoothness and shine to help reduce frizz. It is ultraquiet and extremely lightweight, weighing less than one pound.
$189.00
Best Professional Dryer on the Market!!...I only use it every two weeks to help blowout my 4C hair after a detox wash and the detangle attachment cuts the process down in than other hair dryers before. ...Friendly to 4c coily hair...I have experienced aggressive blow dryer in the past. The pattern blow dryer has been such a positive experience for my very coily hair.
What it is: Named Oprah's Favorite Things 2024! A high-performance, curl-conscious Blow Dryer. Includes 4 attachments to help shape, stretch, smooth, and define.
Hair Texture: Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
What Else You Need to Know: This is a high-performing blow dryer designed for curly, coily, and tight-textured hair. This hot tool includes a powerful AC motor to reduce dry time and an ion generator to smooth the cuticle. The set includes a diffuser, brush, wide tooth comb, and concentrator nozzle.
$120.00
Wow, dryer hair in last than 10 minutes , shoulder length and curly. ...New must have dryer brush!...Bought this a couple weeks ago and it has been amazing, super quick hair drying and zero damage or dryness to my hair.
What it is: A versatile styling tool that combines the benefits of a round brush, blow-dryer, straightener, and curler while reducing damage to the hair.
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Shine
- Straightening and Smoothing
- Volumizing
Key Benefits:
- 2x smoother hair and 50 percent less frizz
- Improves shine
- Far-infrared light reduces thermal exposure
$199.00
What a difference a proper hair dryer makes! I've always used hair dryers from big box stores like Target. ...Superior Blow Dryer...This dryer is quieter and it dries my hair faster. Expensive - but all the better blow dryers are in this price range.
Which hair type is it good for?
✔ Straight
✔ Wavy
✔ Curly
✔ Coiled
✔ Tightly Coiled
What it is:
A blow dryer used by Drybar stylists every day to achieve the perfect blowout.
Key benefits:
- Three temperatures, two speed settings
- Cool shot button to set style
- Lightweight design for comfortable styling
If you want to know more…
Buttercup Blow Dryer is the ultimate blow drying tool. With ionic technology that seals the cuticle to reduce frizz while drying, it provides the shiniest, smoothest blowouts in 20 percent less time than most professional dryers.
$139.00
Great little dryer!...I’ve had a lot of travel dryers and this one is my fave by far!...This dryer is phenomenal. It has so much power for a travel dryer, I can dry my coarse hair in half the regular time.
Which hair type is it good for?
✔ Straight
✔ Wavy
✔ Curly
✔ Coiled
✔ Tightly Coiled
What it is:
An ultimate travel-dryer, tested to deliver 100 percent of the power and performance of most professional full-size dryers, for the perfect Drybar blowout on the go.
Key benefits:
- Folds easily for travel
- Features two heat settings
- Operates at 120/220-240 volts for overseas travel
If you want to know more…
Baby Buttercup Travel Blow Dryer features ionic technology, which increases shine, reduces frizz, and dramatically decreases dry time.