Whether you’re traveling to work or to school, using a backpack is the most comfortable way to carry your laptop, books, and anything else you need for the day. A is more ergonomic than a messenger bag, holds more than a briefcase, and looks more stylish than a rolling bag. We’ve tested 53 backpacks on buses, trains, cars, bikes, and planes to find the best laptop backpacks for commuting.
Although every person has different criteria for what makes a perfect pack, all of the bags we recommend hold a laptop and its power force, remain comfortable to wear for an entire commute, and look swish. We've packs that are great for people who ride on tightly crowded motorcars and train buses or bike in cloudbursts, forultra-organized tech wranglers and for people who want a main cube that’s a black hole, for the fashion- forward and those who want commodity small and super swish, for road soldiers who fly regularly, and for fitness- inclined folks who bring their spa gear to work.