11 Dollar Tree Items To Buy for Your Carry-On Luggage

Getting ready for a long flight? There are several travel essentials you can pick up at Dollar Tree for your carry-on that will help keep you comfortable during the plane ride and save money compared to shopping for the same products at big-box retailers.

GOBankingRates carefully combed through the Dollar Tree website to find some of the best travel items to add to your carry-on luggage. Will you buy these 11 items for your carry-on during your next Dollar Tree shopping run?

• Price: $5

Swap out bringing along a pillow from home and pick up a memory foam neck pillow at Dollar Tree. 

At just $5 each, these pillows are small enough to fit into your carry-on and comfortable enough to sink into and snooze during long flights.

• Price: $1.25

According to the TSA, travelers may bring empty water bottles in their carry-on and fill them up at a water fountain before boarding their flights. 

Dollar Tree carries several affordable reusable water bottles, but we chose the time-marked water bottle with a carrying strap for this roundup. Each bottle measures 34 ounces and features drinking benchmarks to ensure you’re staying hydrated all day no matter the time zone.

• Price: $1.25

Keep hands extra clean and sanitized with Germ-X hand sanitizer with aloe. This 2-ounce container meets TSA checkpoint requirements and includes aloe in its formula to keep hands refreshed and soft.

• Price: $1.25

Any prescription medication you’re bringing along on your flight should be packed in your carry-on to avoid accidental losses in checked luggage. If you’d like to keep these meds organized and consolidate various bottles, it’s a good idea to shop the Premier Plus seven-day pill organizer. 

Each colorful container costs $1.25 each, which is a lot less than shoppers would pay for similar offerings on websites like Amazon.

• Price: $1.25

Higher altitudes mean dry air and potentially dry lips. Keep lips hydrated throughout the flight with Carmex classic lip balm available for $1.25 each at Dollar Tree.

• Price: $1.25

Ah-choo! If your allergies are acting up on the flight, keep a sleeve of Kleenex on-the-go tissues handy in your carry-on. 

These tissues come in a pack of three with 10 tissues per pack. When we crunch the numbers, this means Dollar Tree shoppers only pay about 42 cents for a sleeve of tissues.

• Price: $4.75

The last thing any traveler wants is to be on a long flight with a headache or any other discomfort without aspirin handy. 

A bottle of Tylenol extra-strength pain reliever and fever reducer may cost a little more than typical Dollar Tree offerings, but it’s competitively priced with most big-box retailers pricing this product around this amount.

• Price: $4.75

Upset stomach during a flight? Pick up a box of Imodium A-D anti-diarrheal caplets at Dollar Tree as a just in case precautionary measure. Each box is $4.75 and includes six caplets to treat and control uncomfortable symptoms.

• Price: $1.25

You’ve got the memory foam neck pillow in your carry-on and now you can slip in one of Dollar Tree’s printed polyester sleep masks. 

These sleep masks work to block out any lights and let you get some shuteye during your flight. Pick from a variety of embroidered sayings like “nap queen” and “five more minutes” and get your ZZZ on.

• Price: $1.25

Instead of paying for overpriced snacks at airport kiosks, keep a few affordable ones packed in your carry-on. 

Need help picking just one? GOBankingRates recommends buying a box of Select Choice chewy peanut butter and chocolate chip granola bars. These bars can double as a snack or breakfast bar, as needed.

• Price: $1.25

Gum has a lot of benefits on flights, from helping with ears as they pop to keeping breath fresh. Add Extra spearmint sugar-free gum to your Dollar Tree shopping cart. 

At $1.25 per package, this is a lot less than you’d pay in the checkout aisle at a supermarket. Each package includes 15 pieces of gum so there’s plenty to last the duration of the flight.

Prices and availability may vary by location and are accurate as of July 24, 2024.