Luggage storagePalais des Congrès

Bag storage and rules at the Palais des Congrès

Many visitors arrive at the Palais des Congrès for a conference or a show with a suitcase in tow, not realising how few places nearby will take it.

The venue's closest transport hub, Porte Maillot, has no left luggage, and nearby landmarks are equally strict: the Arc de Triomphe bans anything over 40x40x20cm with no lockers on site, while the Fondation Louis Vuitton's cloakroom won't accept suitcases at all. Backpacks up to 10 litres are permitted inside the performance halls themselves. Larger bags, suitcases, and travel bags must be deposited at the cloakroom at the venue entrance. Security screening is in place, and visitors who decline the checks may be refused entry. Individual event organisers may set their own additional security regulations for ticket holders. The official cloakroom charges 4 euros per suitcase, travel bag, or other luggage item. The cloakroom is located at Porte A and also accepts clothing and handbags. The venue hosts more than one million participants across over 200 national and international events each year. With Stasher, you can store bags from €1.49 per bag per day at 10+ locations near the Palais des Congrès.

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Getting to the Palais des Congrès with bags

Porte Maillot station is 177 metres from the Palais des Congrès, making it the easiest rail approach with luggage. It's served by RER lines C and E, while bus lines 43, 73, 82, 244 and PC stop at Porte Maillot – Palais des Congrès. The surrounding streets — Boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, Avenue de la Grande Armée, Place de la Porte Maillot and others — form a dense knot of routes into the venue, so a bag you can carry comfortably matters, especially for the last few hundred metres from the bus or train.

There's no left luggage at Neuilly – Porte Maillot station itself, so don't count on dropping a bag there before your event.

Nearby sights and their own bag rules

The Fondation Louis Vuitton offers a free public cloakroom, but only for coats, small backpacks and umbrellas — suitcases aren't allowed inside at all; it's also a 950-metre walk from Les Sablons on Metro line 1. The Arc de Triomphe sets a firm 40x40x20cm limit and has no lockers or left-luggage office at the monument, and Charles-de-Gaulle-Étoile (Metro 1, 2, 6 and RER A) is your way in.

Further west, the La Défense district has no official left-luggage facility, even though its Grande Arche hub is served by Metro line 1, RER lines A and E, Transilien lines L and U, and Tramway T2. Designed by Frank Gehry, the Fondation Louis Vuitton is known for its contemporary art exhibitions and distinctive glass-and-steel architecture.