Double pram on the bus

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Hi, recently found out I'm having twins, and while my husband drives, I don't so was wondering what luck people have had with double prams on the bus? I was looking at the mountain buggy duet, but open to other better options? Thanks!! ☺️

Not to put you off but I found it's pretty impossible to use a bus with either a side by side pram or a double decker one - they are just too heavy to fold and lift not to mention what you do with one pair of hands and 2 babies. The prams just take up too much space x

I used a Phil and Ted's double for many years on buses and the underground when I was a nanny. In and out of London.
I found it helpful to use a backpack type nappy bag, and to bring a sling along just incase.

I used a mountain buggy duet loads on London buses. It only takes up the space of one large pram so it’s fine.

I would recommend one in a lie flat umbrella buggy and one in a sling until 6 months and then get one similar to this one. It's not much bigger than a regular buggy but one of the seats can only be used from 6 months.

You won’t go wrong with Mountain Buggy, my wonderful MIL regularly took my DS’ on the bus in their Mountain Buggy. Great quality product, would recommend.

I used an uppababy vista and it was fine. As long as there was only one other pram on the bus at the time.

If you are in London then the drivers will open the back doors to let a side by side in. However they can only do it if there are no other buggies or wheelchairs on board. I had a Phil and teds which (just) fitted down the corridor and fitted in easily to the buggy space. I appreciate they are better suited to a toddler than an infant rather than twins though.

I know that buses in other parts of the country vary though so check locally too.

I also had a Phil & Ted in London and only used public transport (no car). It doesn't fit down the aisle of the smaller buses, but drivers always wanted us to get on the back anyway. Usually didn't have any trouble getting on, but occasionally we would have to wait.

Nice, it seems like some of you got by ok with a mountain buggy or similar I'd definitely have a backpack changing bag, I already only use backpacks for myself! Thankfully our supermarket, doctors, parks, pre school, library & baby groups are all a 5-10 min walk away (hence us choosing to live here!), so it'll mostly be for going to shopping centres or hospital or something rather than all the time.

Yes I will have to contact the local bus companies as I'm not in London and our buses don't have that bigger door at the back.

I would get a tandem personally if you will be using the bus as with a side by side one you will only be able to get on if no one else is on which is fair in London! I was on the bus today and there was 3 prams on so you may be waiting a long time

My twins are much bigger now but I used to use my mountain buggy duet on the bus...infaxt I once got it from Newcastle to London on the train and them across London on the tube without folding it and with sleeping babies in it from about half the journey. It was a good buy!

I just looked at the size of a standard wheelchair and it's 63.5cm, and the mountain buggy diet is also 63cm wide, so at least I know they should be able to get on (am aware might have to wait for another bus if already a wheelchair/2 pushchairs on there, but such is twin life I guess).

I'm not currently keen on the tandems with twin infants and also with trying to get them up curbs, but I have yet to go test pushchairs so we'll see!

Oh and it fitted through the normal door, it's the same footprint as a wheelchair so fits most places as quite rightly buses etc need to be adaptable for disabled people only place we ever struggled were old buildings like when we went to places like york for the day x

We use an out n about. Fine as long as there are no other pushchairs/ wheelchairs.

I used a side by side reclining buggy for my two (not twins) and I couldn't drive. In those days you had to fold the buggy and climb 5 steps where I lived! I used a sling for dd2 and dragged dd1 up the steps, sometimes literally, she's autistic but a bit different to twins. You have to be prepared to collapse if a wheelchair boards anyway so a sling for one is a good plan b

If i knew there was going to be little space i would put one baby in a sling and another in a single pram.

The out n about nipper is great and certainly used to be quite a bit lighter than mountain buggy (so easier to lug about).

Yes I looked at the out n about, and the little nipper double is 9cm wider than the mountain buggy duet, which put me off a bit.

Keeping a sling in the changing bag just in case is a good idea thank you.

@Clareyck - yes will definitely avoid those old type buildings, unless my husband was around so can have a baby in a sling each!

Btw congratulations :)

I used a donkey which looked gigantic but was actually smaller than a wheelchair, so any time there was a wheelchair space on a bus/lift etc we could fit. I always got off if someone with a wheelchair needed the space. And actually fit down most buses corridor, though did get stuck once and have to come off and go through back doors again. Good luck!

@PurplePikachu aw thank you :D

Is it an option for you to learn how to drive?

I had a MB Duet and used to get it on all buses no problem. Front door through to middle on all sizes, including those almost mini bus type ones.