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Luggage storage at Melbourne Airport

Plenty of travellers pass through Melbourne Airport with a long layover, or check out of a Melbourne rental hours before a late flight. The airport has its own storage desk, and there are convenient alternatives nearby.

Once you reach the CBD, there is no official luggage storage or cloakroom run by the City of Melbourne or transport authorities. Self-service Smarte Carte luggage lockers can be hired at DFO South Wharf near the Tourist Lounge. Melbourne Airport is roughly 25 kilometres north-west of the city centre. The airport itself is open around the clock, with no curfew. It uses one integrated terminal precinct, with international facilities in Terminal 2 alongside three domestic terminals. You can pre-book baggage storage online at the airport's staffed baggage storage facility between Terminal 2 and Terminal 3, or arrange it when you arrive. Five timetabled public bus services run from the Terminal 4 Ground Transport Hub. With Stasher, you can store bags from A$2.99 per bag per day.

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 Airport can be booked through the website or app.

Before you fly: security, liquids and waiting airside

Only ticketed passengers can go beyond security at Melbourne Airport, so anyone meeting you or seeing you off can't carry bags through to the gate area. For international flights, liquids, aerosols, and gels in carry-on baggage must be in containers of 100mL or less, all packed into one transparent, resealable bag no larger than 80cm in total sealed area. Inorganic powders are capped at 350mL or 350g per person on international flights, though organic powders face no carry-on quantity limit.

Getting between the airport and Melbourne with luggage

The SkyBus Melbourne City Express runs 24/7 every 10 minutes, taking about 22 minutes between the airport and Southern Cross Station. SkyBus offers both one-way and return tickets, with fares working out at A$21.70 each way. Once in the CBD, you're served by Flinders Street Station for suburban trains and Southern Cross for regional and interstate services, alongside underground stops at Melbourne Central, Parliament, and Flagstaff. There's no luggage storage or cloakroom run by the City of Melbourne or transport authorities within the Melbourne CBD, so you'll need a Stasher location across Melbourne instead. Melbourne Southbank is a riverside neighbourhood known for its dining, entertainment, and cultural assets, including the Melbourne Arts Precinct, Crown Entertainment Complex, and the Southbank Promenade.