Luggage storageSanta Monica Pier

Storage and bag rules at Santa Monica Pier

Visitors heading to Santa Monica Pier for a few hours of rides and ocean air often find themselves with a bag and nowhere obvious to leave it. The pier itself has no cloakroom, luggage storage, or lockers for visitors' bags, so plan around that before you arrive.

The pier is open daily from 6 AM to 11 PM, and most people spend about two to three hours at Pacific Park, which means a bag won't be with you all day but still needs a home while you're there. With Stasher, you can store bags from $2.49 per bag per day.

Some top Stasher locations near Santa Monica Pier include:

• Postal service, 18 min walk · open 09:00–17:30 most days
• Postal service, 18 min walk · open 10:00–17:00 most days

You'll typically find a bag drop at post offices. Every booking comes with the Stasher Guarantee, which protects your bags up to US$13,000. Stasher storage near Santa Monica Pier can be booked through the website or app.

Getting to the pier with luggage

A single ride costs $1.75 and includes two hours of free transfers with a TAP card, so it's a cheap way in even with luggage in tow. Big Blue Bus route 8 stops at Ocean Avenue and Colorado Avenue, right by the pier, and Metro Bus 534 drops you at the same intersection. The walking time from the Downtown Santa Monica station to Santa Monica Pier is approximately 5 to 10 minutes.

What to expect once you arrive

Pacific Park is the main draw on the pier, with twelve rides including the solar-powered Pacific Wheel and the West Coaster. There's no admission fee to enter the pier or the park itself, so you only pay for the rides you actually take. Hours run 365 days a year but shift with the season and occasionally with weather or special events, so check the day's schedule before you head out with a bag.