Luggage storageMelbourne Flinders Street Station

Luggage storage at Flinders Street Station

Many travellers pass through Melbourne Flinders Street Station with bags in tow, whether arriving from the suburbs or heading out on a V/Line service, and the layout itself is straightforward to navigate with luggage.

The station has a storage option of its own, but the surrounding area and nearby venues handle the gap unevenly: Federation Square and Hosier Lane are easy two-minute walks where you can easily bring your bags along, while the Melbourne Cricket Ground offers cloakroom facilities for anything too big to fit under a seat.

For regional and airport connections, Southern Cross Station is the hub to plan around. Travellers Aid operates an official same-day luggage storage facility at Flinders Street Station. With Stasher, you can store bags from A$2.99 per bag per day at 20+ locations near Melbourne Flinders Street Station.

Some top Stasher locations near Melbourne Flinders Street Station include:

• Local office, 4 min walk · open 01:00–02:00 every day
• Local shop, 8 min walk · open late

⁣Hosts include offices, shops and cafés. Of the nearby points, 1 stays open late. There's no strict size limit, though prices can vary with bag size. Every booking comes with the Stasher Guarantee, which protects your bags up to A$19,000. Stasher storage near Melbourne Flinders Street Station can be booked through the website or app.⁣

Getting to and from the station with bags

Flinders Street Station sits at the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne's CBD, and it's the busiest metropolitan rail station in Australia. It serves the entire electrified metropolitan network, with Metro Trains running suburban services and V/Line providing regional connections to Gippsland. If you're arriving with luggage, the station is easy to navigate: lifts connect the concourse to all platforms, and wide barriers at each entrance accommodate prams, mobility aids, and suitcases. Level access is available from the Swanston Street entrance and the Degraves Street entrance on Flinders Street, which also gives step-free access to platform 1. For regional or interstate travel, Southern Cross Station handles those services as a major transport hub. SkyBus express coaches to Melbourne Airport and Avalon airports also depart from Southern Cross. Tram stops are located directly outside the station on Flinders Street and Swanston Street.

Nearby sights and practicalities

Federation Square is a 2-minute walk from the station and is considered the heart of Melbourne, so it's an easy first stop with bags in tow. Hosier Lane, a 100-metre bluestone-paved laneway, is also just a 2-minute walk away. St Paul's Cathedral sits directly opposite the station, impossible to miss as you exit onto Flinders Street. If you're heading to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, it offers cloakroom facilities for large bags that won't fit under a seat, so you won't need to carry a suitcase into the stands. Jolimont Station is the closest train stop to the MCG — a five-minute walk from Gate 2.

Queen Victoria Market is reached by Yarra Trams routes 19, 57, 58, and 59, which stop right outside. It is open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6 am to 3 pm, Saturday from 6 am to 4 pm, and Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm.