Luggage storage in London: Five options compared

London gives you two practical ways to drop a bag for the day: staffed left-luggage counters at the big stations, and app-based networks that book space for you in partner shops, hotels and lockers. This guide compares the main options on price, bag protection and how you book.

The options at a glance

Key facts

• London’s mainline stations run staffed left-luggage offices, not self-service lockers, and the city has very few public lockers overall.
• App networks (Bounce, LuggageHero, Radical Storage, Stasher) store bags at local shops, cafes and hotels that have signed up as hosts. In Stasher’s case, the hotel side includes chains like Premier Inn.
• Each network prices differently: Stasher charges a flat daily rate from £1.49 a bag, Bounce starts at £1.95, LuggageHero bills by the hour, and Radical Storage’s central London listings run £3.90 to £5 a bag a day.
• Station counters cost more for short stays: around £10 for up to three hours, against a few pounds for a full day through an app.
• Booking ahead through an app secures a spot; a station counter takes walk-ins on the day if there is space.

How does app-based luggage storage in London work?

You book online, drop your bag at the named partner (often a shop, cafe or hotel reception), and collect it later the same day or after several days. The host keeps the bag behind the counter or in a back room while you are out.

Stasher works on this model. It is a luggage storage marketplace with more than 640 London locations, part of a network of 10,000+ locations across 1,000+ cities worldwide, and since March 2026 the official online luggage storage booking provider for Victoria Coach Station. Finding a spot is quick: the map view shows every host, the “near me now” button sorts them by distance, and a booking on Stasher’s site or in the app is done in under two minutes. All bookings must be made online; that step is also what puts the guarantee in force on your booking.

The five options in detail

1. Stasher

Stasher connects travellers with vetted partner businesses that store bags by the day, which suits a checkout-to-flight gap or a full day of sightseeing.

• Price: from £1.49 per bag per day, covering the entire day while the location is open. “From” does some work: one King’s Cross listing showed £6.88 a bag a day, so check the rate for your spot.
• Coverage: more than 640 London locations, with clusters around the main stations: 40+ near Paddington, 30+ near King’s Cross and 20+ near Victoria. Many station-area hosts are open 24/7.
• Bags: no strict size limit; the daily fee includes oversized or overweight items, though contact the host first about anything exceptional such as a surfboard.
• Protection: up to £10,000 in guarantee cover per booking at no extra charge, with a £1,000 maximum per bag, against theft or damage. Valuables are excluded, so electronics and travel documents travel at your own risk.
• Cancellation: free before drop-off.

On price, Stasher sits level with the other apps rather than under them: the London networks all start within a pound or two of one another, and central listings cost more on every one of them. Its rate also buys a full 24 hours, so a two-hour drop near King’s Cross costs the same as a whole day, and a genuinely brief stop is better served by hourly billing. Choose it for the fixed total known at booking and the cover that comes included, not to pay less than the rest.

2. Bounce

Bounce uses the same partner-location model, matching you with a nearby shop or hotel. Its strength is scale: Bounce reports 30,000+ locations across 4,000+ cities, the biggest network of these four apps, which gives you the widest pick of drop-off points.

• Price: the entry rate is £1.95 per bag per day, but most London locations sit at £3.50 a day or above.
• Protection: up to £10,000 of protection per booking, activated by a per-bag service fee added at checkout, which lifts the real total above the headline rate.
• Booking: app or website.

3. LuggageHero

LuggageHero is the one major London network that bills by the hour, which changes the maths for short stops.

• Price: from £1.49 per hour with a daily cap of about £4.90 per bag, plus a one-time service fee of about £1.99 per bag at checkout.
• Protection: a guarantee of up to £500 against damage, loss and theft is included; premium cover up to £2,200 per bag is an optional add-on.
• Booking: app or website, on a book now, pay later model: you pay when you pick your bags up.

4. Radical Storage

Radical Storage is an Italy-founded network with dense coverage across central London. It charges one flat rate whatever the size or weight of the bag, and its network is at its densest across Europe, which pays off if London is one stop on a longer European trip.

• Price: the London page advertises storage from £1.90 a day, but central London listings run £3.90 to £5 per bag per day, so budget on the higher end.
• Protection: a €3,000 guarantee against damage, loss or theft is available as a paid add-on at checkout, not included automatically, and is displayed in euros even on the London page.
• Booking: app or website.

5. Station left-luggage counters

The Excess Baggage Company runs staffed left-luggage desks at nine London mainline stations: King’s Cross, St Pancras International, Euston, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo, Liverpool Street, Charing Cross and London Bridge. Typical hours are 07:00-23:00 daily, though hours vary by station, so check yours before you travel.

• Price: shown only in the booking flow; expect around £10 for up to 3 hours, £15 for up to 24 hours, and roughly £12.50 per item per day for longer stays. Confirm when you book.
• Booking: walk in, or pre-book through Left-Baggage.co.uk.
• Coach travellers: Victoria Coach Station has its own desk inside the ticket office, run by National Express: fees from around £5 for a short hold to about £10 per item per 24 hours, storage up to a calendar month, open 08:00-22:00 Friday to Wednesday and until 20:00 on Thursdays.

Which suits your trip?

Short gap between checkout and a train. For an hour or two, LuggageHero’s hourly billing can work out cheapest. A station counter is about £10 for up to three hours, so even a mid-priced app booking usually undercuts it.

A full day of sightseeing with heavy bags. Any daily-rate network works: from £1.49 with Stasher or £1.95 with Bounce at the cheapest hosts. Pick the partner closest to where you start and end your day.

Layover or a late Eurostar. Look for a host near St Pancras and confirm its closing time covers your collection window. Many station-area locations are open 24/7, which the counters, closed overnight, cannot match.

You want to store on the day without an app. A staffed station counter takes walk-ins, though at around £15 for 24 hours it costs more than most app bookings.

A week or longer. Victoria Coach Station’s desk stores items for up to a calendar month, and the app networks book multiple days at their daily rate; station counters mount up at roughly £12.50 per item per day.

Frequently asked questions

Are there luggage lockers in London train stations?

Not the self-service kind. Unlike many European cities, London has very few public lockers. The mainline stations use staffed left-luggage counters instead, and the app networks use nearby shops and hotels.

How much does luggage storage cost in London?

Stasher starts at £1.49 per bag per day and Bounce at £1.95, though individual listings often cost more: most Bounce locations are £3.50 or over, Radical’s central London listings run £3.90 to £5, and one Stasher listing near King’s Cross was £6.88. LuggageHero charges from £1.49 an hour plus a service fee of about £1.99; station counters run to about £15 for 24 hours.

How do I use Stasher in London?

Book through the app or website (bookings must be made online), drop your bag at the listed partner, and collect it later; one rate covers the whole day. Cancellation is free before drop-off; check the host’s hours cover your collection time.

Which luggage storage apps work in London?

Bounce, LuggageHero, Radical Storage and Stasher are the active app-based networks. Vertoe has permanently closed.

Is app-based storage cheaper than a station counter?

Usually, yes. A full day through an app runs from £1.49 at the cheapest hosts to around £5 to £7 at busier central listings, against roughly £15 for 24 hours at a station counter. The counters’ advantage is walk-in convenience inside the station, so compare the total for your exact window rather than the headline rate.

Before you book

London storage comes down to how long you need it and where you will be. For same-day and short-stay drops, an app booking costs a few pounds against roughly £15 at a counter; what Stasher specifically offers is a total fixed at booking and guarantee cover that comes included. For a few hours only, price up LuggageHero’s hourly billing against the £10 counter fee. Whichever you choose, confirm the price, the host’s hours and the bag guarantee before you commit.