The short version: Typical price: around £5 per bag per day mid-market; app networks from about £1.49 per bag per day. Near the big stations: app drop-offs sit within about five minutes of King’s Cross, St Pancras, Victoria and Paddington. Inside the station: staffed left-luggage desks operate at several major terminals, typically £7.50–£15 per item for up to 24 hours. Hours: station desks run roughly 07:00–23:00; many app locations open later or 24/7. Best for most travellers: a flat 24-hour app rate near the station, so the day’s total is fixed at booking.
Most London guides hand you a list of stations and a price table, then leave you to work out the rest. The harder question is tied to your day: you’ve landed hours before check-in, or you have a night flight and an empty afternoon, or a day to kill between trains. This guide answers that. Pick the row that matches your situation, or the area you’re standing in, and it routes you to the best-fit option.
In London, the practical choice almost always comes down to one thing: pay more to leave your bag at a staffed left-luggage desk inside the station, or walk a few minutes to an app drop-off for less. The desks win on “collect from the exact spot I left it.” The apps usually win on price, hours and how late they stay open.
All prices are in pounds sterling (£) and were checked at the time of writing. Hours and rates vary by location, so confirm on the provider’s site or app before you travel.
Compare the options at a glance
| Provider | From price | Hours / location note | Best for |
| Stasher | From around £1.49 per bag per day | Many locations 24/7 or until late; 620+ London spots near the main stations and the West End | A fixed 24-hour price near a station with a £10,000 per-bag guarantee bundled in |
| Bounce | From around £1.95 per bag per day, with a checkout service fee per bag | Varies; some 24/7 spots near Paddington and King’s Cross; several hundred London locations | A dense network with a low headline daily rate |
| Radical Storage | From around £1.90 per bag per day; many central locations £3.90–£5 | Varies; many central locations open long hours, some 24/7; dense London coverage | Extensive coverage with hundreds of hyper-local neighborhood hosts |
| LuggageHero | Hourly from about £1.49, capped near £4.90 a day, plus a one-time fee of roughly £1.99 | Varies; mix of shop hours and some longer-hours spots | Short stops of a few hours |
| Excess Baggage Company | Typically £7.50–£15 per item for up to 24 hours, by duration and size | Roughly 07:00–23:00; staffed desks inside major terminals incl. King’s Cross, Euston and St Pancras | Storing and collecting without leaving the terminal |
| Nannybag | From around £2.50–£5 per bag per day | Varies; many standard shop hours, some longer | Travellers who already use Nannybag elsewhere in Europe |
| CitySpareSpace | From around £7 per bag per day | Typically business hours; varies by site | A UK-run alternative to the bigger international apps |
| Hotel concierge / your accommodation | Often free for guests | Reception hours, frequently 24/7 at larger hotels | Storing on the day you check in or out of a hotel |
Pick according to your situation
Find the line that matches your day, then check the area section below for a drop-off close to where you are.
You’ve arrived before hotel check-in
The classic London problem: your train pulls in at 09:00 and the room isn’t ready until 15:00. If you’re staying at the hotel, ask reception first; most hold bags for guests before check-in and it’s often free. Otherwise, book a flat 24-hour app rate near your arrival station so you pay one fixed price. Stasher, Bounce and Radical Storage all run drop-offs within about five minutes of the main terminals. Avoid an hourly meter here, since you’ll be storing most of the day.
You have a late checkout before a night flight
You’re out of the Airbnb by 10:00, but the Eurostar or a night flight doesn’t go until the evening, so you want long, late hours. Many app partners stay open until late or run 24/7, so confirm the closing time at booking and pick one that covers your departure. The station desks close around 23:00, which suits an evening train but not a genuine red-eye. A flat 24-hour rate covers the whole afternoon and evening for one price.
You’ve got a day between trains
Changing trains at one of the big hubs, and want to collect from the exact spot you left your bag? The staffed desk inside the terminal is the most convenient choice, even at £12.50 or so per item, because you never leave the station. If you’re happy to walk a couple of minutes and spend less, an app drop-off near the concourse does the same job for a flat day rate.
You’re on a Heathrow, Gatwick or other airport layover
If your bag never needs to leave the terminal, the staffed airport desks are simplest: Excess Baggage runs the left-luggage counters at Heathrow (roughly 5am–11pm) and Gatwick (roughly 4am–10pm), with a 24/7 facility at Stansted. Near City Airport, LuggageHero lists shop and café locations, and its hourly rate can beat a flat rate for a couple of hours between flights. For a longer layover where you head into town, store near your first city stop rather than at the airport.
It’s a festival, a match or a big event day
London fills up fast over the European summer holidays, festival season and major sporting events, and the best-located drop-offs sell out. Book online ahead to lock in both your spot and the price. A flat-rate service near your station or venue is the safe call. Stasher is the ideal choice here, partnering directly with major venues like Wembley Stadium and the Ovo Arena to offer secure storage right by the action. Because Stasher charges a flat rate with no size or weight restrictions, it’s perfect for bulky items like camping gear, instruments, or oversized kit.
Pick by area
Already in town? Drop your bags near where you are rather than backtrack to a station.
West End & Soho
The busiest sightseeing patch, and the densest for drop-offs. Stasher lists spots across the West End, and Bounce has locations around Oxford Circus. Handy if you’re theatre-bound or shopping with a case in tow.
King’s Cross, St Pancras & Camden
The Eurostar gateway and a major hub. The official Excess Baggage desk sits on the King’s Cross concourse near platform 9; at St Pancras, the left-luggage counter is toward the Eurostar end. App drop-offs from Stasher, Bounce and Radical cluster around Pancras Road and along York Way, both inside five minutes on foot, and Radical also lists locations near Euston.
South Bank, Waterloo & London Bridge
Bounce lists stores around London Bridge, handy for the Tate Modern, Borough Market and a riverside walk. Drop here rather than carry bags along the South Bank.
Shoreditch & the East
Heading for the markets and east London? Liverpool Street is the gateway, with Stasher, Bounce and Radical drop-offs nearby. LuggageHero also lists locations near the Tower of London and Chancery Lane on the City’s edge.
Victoria & the west
Victoria is one of the busiest hubs, with a staffed desk inside the rail station, the coach station’s own left-luggage office (online bookings via Stasher, its official booking partner), and app drop-offs close by. Paddington, with its direct Heathrow trains, has 24/7 app spots from Bounce and Stasher nearby for early or late airport runs.
Near the airports
Staffed desks cover Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted; LuggageHero lists spots near City Airport for shorter stops. For a longer layover, store near your first city stop instead (see the layover scenario above).
The eight options in detail
Stasher. From around £1.49 per bag per day, a flat 24-hour rate (central London locations are typically a few pounds higher). Stasher was the world’s first luggage-storage platform and now lists more than 10,000 locations across 1,000+ cities, with 620+ in London near King’s Cross, St Pancras, Victoria, Paddington, Liverpool Street and across the West End, many open 24/7 or until late. You book online and drop with a vetted partner, a large share of them hotels, including Premier Inn. The 24-hour price is fixed when you book, with no meter running, a £10,000 per-bag guarantee at no extra charge, no size or weight surcharge, an ID-checked handover with numbered tags, free cancellation before drop-off, and 24/7 human support. Stasher is rated “Excellent” on Trustpilot, with more than 3 million bags stored. Expect headline rates in the same range as Bounce and Radical. What separates it is the guarantee already being inside the price and the sheer breadth of the network.
Bounce. From around £1.95 per bag per day, the per-bag service fee added at checkout also activates the booking’s protection (up to £10,000). A large app-based network of several hundred London partner locations, with stores around Victoria, Liverpool Street, King’s Cross, London Bridge and Oxford Circus, plus 24/7 spots near Paddington and King’s Cross. Check the full total at checkout, since the fee lifts it above the headline rate.
Radical Storage. From around £1.90 per bag per day, with many central locations at £3.90–£5. This Italy-founded network has dense London coverage near Euston, King’s Cross and the main tourist districts, many hosts open long hours and some 24/7. Its flat daily rate applies to whatever the bag’s size, with a cover up to around €3,000 available as a small paid add-on at checkout. Billing runs per day rather than per rolling 24 hours at many hosts, so check how an overnight hold is counted before booking.
LuggageHero. Hourly pricing from about £1.49, with daily caps that commonly land around £4.90 and run higher at some sites; multi-day storage from about £4.90 per bag per day. One of the few networks still offering genuine hourly pricing, across London shop and café locations, including near the Tower of London, Chancery Lane and City Airport. A one-time fee of about £1.99 per bag is added at checkout and includes a guarantee of up to around £500, with paid insurance beyond that. Cheapest for two hours, rarely cheapest for eight.
Nannybag. From around £2.50–£5 per bag per day, depending on partner. A France-founded platform with partner shops, hotels and cafés across central London, near the main stations and tourist sites, with cover included per booking. Coverage is good in central zones, though the network is smaller in London than Bounce or Radical, so options thin out beyond the centre. Best for travellers who already use Nannybag elsewhere in Europe.
CitySpareSpace. From around £7 per bag per day, typically business hours. A smaller UK-focused platform matching travellers with independent hosts and small businesses near King’s Cross, Victoria and other central areas, with cover for stored items. The network is more limited than the major players, so check availability and hours near your drop-off point. Best as a UK-run alternative to the bigger international apps.
Excess Baggage Company (official station left luggage). Typically £7.50–£15 per item for up to 24 hours, by duration and size (confirm at the desk). It runs the staffed desks inside major terminals, including King’s Cross, Euston and St Pancras, roughly 07:00–23:00, and the left-luggage counters at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports; a staffed desk also operates inside Victoria rail station. Bags are screened on arrival and stored in staffed, CCTV-monitored facilities. Best for storing and collecting without leaving the terminal, though it’s typically the priciest per bag and closes overnight.
Hotel concierge or your own accommodation. Often free for guests; non-guests may be charged or declined. Most London hotels hold luggage for guests before check-in and after checkout during reception hours, frequently 24/7 at larger hotels. Worth a quick ask before paying for anything else. The catch: it only helps around your own stay, the bag sits at the hotel rather than near your route, and non-guests have no guarantee of being accommodated.
