Luggage storage Brisbane Botanic Gardens

Luggage storage and bag rules at the gardens

A lot of visitors to Brisbane Botanic Gardens find themselves juggling bags with no obvious place to leave them, so a little planning ahead makes the whole trip easier.

The gardens themselves have no storage, and neither does Central Station, which many people pass through on the way into town. The Queen Street Mall precinct is also without a luggage storage facility, though South Bank's two stations put you near the riverside parklands. The gardens are set within the suburb of Mount Coot-tha, Queensland. Most visitors spend between one and two hours exploring the gardens. Opening hours run from 8 am to 6 pm between September and March, and 8 am to 5 pm from April to August. Admission to the gardens is completely free. Staff at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium may search bags and personal items for security reasons. With Stasher, you can store bags from A$2.99 per bag per day at 20+ locations near the Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

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You'll typically find a bag drop at local shops. Of the nearby points, 3 stay open late. Every booking comes with the Stasher Guarantee, which protects your bags up to A$19,000. Stasher storage near Brisbane Botanic Gardens can be booked through the website or app.

Getting to the gardens with luggage

Bus stops on Mount Coot-tha Road, including Stop 19 and Stop 17, get you much closer to the entrance. If you're picturing the City Botanic Gardens by the river rather than this one, getting there is simpler: South Bank Station is only a 10-minute walk, and the free City Loop bus routes 40 and 50 stop on Alice Street right by the gardens. Public transport across Brisbane is also unusually cheap, with a flat 50-cent fare across all TransLink zones and modes. For rail travellers, Central Station and Roma Street are the two big CBD stations, and Central has a direct Airtrain link to both domestic and international terminals at Brisbane Airport. Central Station itself has no official left luggage or locker facilities, though, so it isn't a dependable place to leave a bag while you explore. The nearest train station is Toowong, but it's a 40-minute walk from the gardens.

Nearby areas and their storage options

The Queen Street Mall precinct is much the same, with no official cloakroom or storage facility provided for the precinct as a whole.

South Bank, on the other hand, is served by two train stations, South Bank Station and South Brisbane Station, both located on Grey Street. It's also home to 17 hectares of parklands, riverfront dining and year-round events, making it a popular destination after you've dealt with your bags.