Mother’s Day Gift Guide: The Top Vegan Backpacks For Travelers

Backpacks can be a frequent traveler’s best friend. They are fairly easy to carry even if they’re heavy and the walk through the airport is long. You can also get backpacks that look as great as any designer purse and are fun to carry from business meetings to the airport. If you want to give your travel-loving mom a practical and extravagant gift this Mother’s Day, consider one of these eye-catching vegan backpacks for travelers.

Balance Convertible Backpack

This MOOV convertible backpack was designed to empower moms who travel. It’s made from high-quality vegan leather. It has a built-in checklist and labeling system so your mom will have some help with instant organization. No travel essential needs to be left behind! Business women can carry it to meetings and lunches, yet it also looks terrific on a casual adventure or a family vacation. It’s available in chestnut brown, fire red, or ivory. Shop Now: MOOV, $399

Victorinox VX Sport EVO Daypack

Whether your mom loves adventurous travel or weekends at a spa, here’s a gift she can use often. The Victorinox VX Sport EVO Daypack is made of durable polyester, and it was designed to keep electronics like laptops safe during travel. Its padded shoulder straps ensure that it’s comfortable to carry long distances, and it has a pass-thru sleeve so your mom can securely place it on top of her luggage while rolling it through the airport. Shop Now: Victorinox, $135

Luli Bebé Monaco Backpack

Luli Bebé’s Monaco backpack bag is spacious and eye-catching. In addition to being a comfortable backpack, it can also be worn as a crossbody bag or a shoulder bag. It has a top handle that moms can grab in a hurry, too. It’s made of stain-resistant vegan leather. It also has a satin-lined, spacious interior, and it has premium YKK zippers. The magnetic flap front pouch with a zippered pocket is a great place to put travel accessories on a long or short trip. Overall this backpack has nine pockets and additional compartments for extra storage. Shop Now: Luli Bebé, $189

Matt & Nat ALEX Vegan Backpack

Matt & Nat’s ALEX backpack is a striking and practical gift for Mother’s Day. It is well-designed and made to last, and it comes in fun colors like blue resort, brown espresso, and black. It has a top handle, adjustable back body straps, and a zip closure. It will fit and protect a 13-inch laptop. You can also feel good about gifting this backpack since it’s vegan, eco-friendly, and made with ethical practices. Shop Now: Matt & Nat, $165

Harlow Convertible Phone Bag

This small backpack is made to hold your mom’s phone, and it can be convenient to carry on planes and during business lunches where she doesn’t want to carry a big purse or large backpack. Made of recycled vegan leather, it has a top zip closure that’s easy to open and access one’s phone or other essentials. It also has a front and back slip pocket. The backpack can convert to a crossbody bag quickly if that style is more convenient for the day. Shop Now: Pixie Mood, $85

Mali + Lili Isabella Vegan Leather Organizational Backpack

With its eye-catching red color, Mali + Lili’s Isabella backpack stands out in all the best ways. It is made of PETA-certified vegan leather. It is also designed for convenience with a variety of storage compartments. It has adjustable straps to ensure it fits her comfortably for all her adventures, and it has attracted contrast hardware. Shop Now: Nordstrom, $88

Ciprica Personalized Mini Backpack

If you want to give your mom a personalized backpack, shop the Ciprica store on Etsy. This personalized mini backpack is available in black, white, or brown. After you pick the color that best suits your mom, you can choose to have her name, initials, or other meaningful word added to the backpack with gold foil embossing, silver foil embossing, or hot stamping. The choice is yours. This handy mini backpack has three inside compartments to help your mom stay organized while she travels. Shop Now: Etsy, $39.30 at the time of publication

Matt & Nat EVE Vegan Backpack

Matt & Nat’s EVE backpack was created with vegan, sustainable materials. It was also designed to last. Available in fun colors like a pink that’s called smoother, a frog green, an espresso brown, a chili red, vanilla, and black, this backpack is fun to use on a daily basis, and it is the perfect companion for long and short trips. It has adjustable webbing straps for maximum comfort and a top handle. Its front zip pocket and main zip closure makes it easy to grab what you need from the bag in a hurry, too. It fits laptop measuring up to 13 inches, and it has an inside zipper pocket and a smartphone pocket. Shop Now: Matt & Nat, $170