Best Over-Ear Headphones for Travel

For flights, trains, and other noisy trips, this shortlist starts with over-ear headphones that Redditors consistently praise for noise cancellation. Each model needs at least five relevant opinions with more praise than complaints.

Noise cancellation is only part of travel suitability. Compare cabin-pressure comfort, passive isolation, case size, folding design, battery life, wired use, microphone behavior, device switching, and what still works when the battery is empty.

Based on 2,696 relevant Reddit opinionsMethodology

46 products available in the US

#1
WH-1000XM6

Sony

$319.99

WH-1000XM6

70.4/100
364 opinions

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168 positive0 neutral10 negative
#2
Life Q30

Soundcore

$55.99

Life Q30

69.4/100
419 opinions

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163 positive0 neutral21 negative
#3
QuietComfort Ultra

Bose

$324.99

QuietComfort Ultra

66.7/100
506 opinions

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228 positive0 neutral32 negative
#4
ULT WEAR

Sony

$149.99

ULT WEAR

58.8/100
143 opinions

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55 positive0 neutral5 negative
#5
WH-1000XM5

Sony

$298.00

WH-1000XM5

64.1/100
214 opinions

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84 positive0 neutral11 negative
#6
W820NB Plus

Edifier

$99.99

W820NB Plus

59.7/100
62 opinions

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30 positive0 neutral2 negative
#7
QuietComfort

Bose

$248.99

QuietComfort

63.6/100
798 opinions

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290 positive0 neutral58 negative
#8
W830NB

Edifier

$79.99

W830NB

55.9/100
41 opinions

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22 positive0 neutral1 negative
#9
Q20i

Soundcore

$44.99

Q20i

68.6/100
233 opinions

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86 positive0 neutral13 negative
#10
WH-CH720N

Sony

$149.00

WH-CH720N

68.6/100
265 opinions

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95 positive0 neutral15 negative
#11
AirPods Max

Apple

$429.00

AirPods Max

56.3/100
357 opinions

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80 positive0 neutral12 negative
#12
QuietComfort 45

Bose

$329.00

QuietComfort 45

59.8/100
82 opinions

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33 positive0 neutral3 negative
#13
HD 280 Pro

Sennheiser

$85.49

HD 280 Pro

67.7/100
131 opinions

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27 positive0 neutral2 negative
#14
QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

Bose

$399.99

QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen)

60/100
187 opinions

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82 positive0 neutral13 negative
#15
H3 PRO

QCY

$47.49

H3 PRO

63.2/100
121 opinions

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42 positive0 neutral5 negative
#16
HD 25

Sennheiser

$149.95

HD 25

64.8/100
89 opinions

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13 positive0 neutral0 negative
#17
Tune 770NC

JBL

$129.95

Tune 770NC

61/100
146 opinions

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41 positive0 neutral5 negative
#18
MDR7506

Sony

$99.99

MDR7506

70/100
233 opinions

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11 positive0 neutral0 negative
#19
LIVE 770NC

JBL

$119.95

LIVE 770NC

57.1/100
40 opinions

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11 positive0 neutral0 negative
#20
HD 620S

Sennheiser

$309.99

HD 620S

59.2/100
66 opinions

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10 positive0 neutral0 negative
#21
Hesh ANC

Skullcandy

$128.32

Hesh ANC

57.4/100
62 opinions

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26 positive0 neutral4 negative
#22
Space One

Soundcore

$99.99

Space One

63.1/100
323 opinions

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98 positive0 neutral29 negative
#23
DT 770 PRO

beyerdynamic

$199.99

DT 770 PRO

68.4/100
373 opinions

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19 positive0 neutral5 negative
#24
Evolve2 75

Jabra

$236.93

Evolve2 75

54.1/100
72 opinions

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18 positive0 neutral5 negative