Left Luggage at King’s Cross: 7 Places to Store Bags (2026)

Quick answer: Flat-day options near King’s Cross start from about £1.49 per bag, while the official counter inside the station runs roughly £7.50 to £15 per item for up to 24 hours depending on duration and size. The cheapest, most flexible choices are the app-based platforms and independent offices a minute or two from the concourse.

King’s Cross and St Pancras International sit right next to each other, but they’re separate stations. Plenty of travellers arrive on the Eurostar at St Pancras with a domestic train booked from King’s Cross, or the other way round, and that gap is exactly when you need somewhere to drop your bags.

This guide lists the real, currently operating places to store luggage at and around King’s Cross, with prices, hours and locations, so you can match an option to your day. Three kinds of service operate here: app-based platforms that book you into a nearby shop or hotel, dedicated independent left-luggage offices around the station, and the official staffed counter inside the station itself. Prices and opening hours change, so treat the figures as a guide and confirm when you book.

Your options compared

1. Stasher

• Price: From £1.49 per bag (flat 24-hour rate)

• Hours: Varies by location; many partners open till late, and some are open 24/7

• Location/proximity: Multiple partner shops and hotels within a 1 to 2 minute walk of King’s Cross, with more around St Pancras International and toward Euston

• Best for: Travellers who want a fixed price for the day and the reassurance of a vetted host near the station

Stasher‘s pitch at King’s Cross is predictability. The 24-hour price per bag is agreed when you book, so a delayed Eurostar or an extra museum doesn’t change what you pay, and there’s no hourly charge accumulating while you’re out.

Hosts are vetted local businesses, and a large share near the station are hotel receptions, which tend to feel more reassuring than a back-room counter for anyone using this kind of service for the first time. Drop-off is checked against ID with a numbered tag, every bag carries a £10,000 guarantee built into the price rather than upsold, unused bookings cancel free before drop-off, and there’s a person on support whatever the hour. Size doesn’t change the rate, so the big case and the daypack cost the same.

On price alone, there’s little to separate Stasher, Bounce and Radical around King’s Cross. The case for Stasher is the bundled guarantee and the hotel-desk handover, rather than a lower number

2. Bounce

• Price: From £1.95 per bag per day, with a per-bag service fee on top at checkout

• Hours: Varies by partner location; many open early to late

• Location/proximity: Several hundred partner spots across London, with multiple options close to King’s Cross station

• Best for: Travellers who want a dense network of pickup points across central London

Bounce is a close competitor on coverage, matching travellers with nearby shops and businesses that hold luggage, and in this part of town, there’s nearly always a location within a couple of blocks. Pricing is a flat per-day rate, but note the per-bag service fee added at checkout; it activates the booking’s protection (advertised up to £10,000) and lifts the real total above the headline figure. As with any platform model, the experience depends on the individual host, so check the specific location’s reviews and opening hours before you book. A shop’s hours can be tighter than the station’s.

3. Radical Storage

• Price: From £1.90 per bag per day; many central hosts price closer to £3.90–£5

• Hours: Varies by “Angel” (partner) location; many open long hours

• Location/proximity: Numerous partner points around King’s Cross, St Pancras and the wider area

• Best for: Quick, app-mapped drops with neighborhood merchants

Radical is another platform priced close to Stasher and Bounce at its cheapest hosts. Two caveats worth knowing before checkout: the loss-and-damage cover (up to around €3,000) is a small paid add-on rather than part of the headline price, and many hosts count the charge by calendar date rather than by a rolling 24 hours, so an overnight hold that crosses midnight can be billed twice. For a same-day drop and collect, neither bites; for an overnight stash, check how your dates are counted.

4. LuggageHero

• Price: From £1.49 per hour, with a daily cap from around £4.90 per bag; a one-time service fee (around £1.99 per bag) applies at checkout

• Hours: Varies by partner shop; check the specific location before booking

• Location/proximity: Partner shops in and around King’s Cross

• Best for: Short stops, like a couple of hours between trains, where hourly pricing works out cheaper than a full day

LuggageHero is the hourly option here, with a “book now, pay at pickup” model. Every booking includes a guarantee of up to around £500 against loss, damage or theft, with optional paid cover up to roughly £2,200. The hourly model genuinely wins on a brief gap between trains, but it only wins there: a delayed departure or a longer wander pushes the charge toward the daily cap, and the per-bag service fee applies either way. For a full day, compare the capped total against the flat-rate platforms above before committing.

5. Kings Cross Left Luggage (independent office)

• Price: From £1.99 per bag per day when booked online (the walk-up in-store rate is higher, around £5 per bag plus a protection charge)

• Hours: 07:00–23:59, seven days a week

• Location/proximity: 345 Gray’s Inn Road, WC1X 8PX, just outside the station near platforms 1 to 2, in the basement of the William Hill (entrance beside the Indian Lounge restaurant)

• Best for: Travellers who prefer a fixed staffed counter with long daily hours and a low online rate

This is a dedicated independent left-luggage office a short walk from the King’s Cross concourse, with CCTV and intruder alarms, and you can change or cancel before your drop-off time. The online rate is one of the most competitive around the station, and the gap between it and the higher walk-up price makes booking ahead clearly worth it. The office isn’t inside the station, so factor in the brief walk if you’re tight on connection time.

6. CitySpareSpace

• Price: From around £7 per bag per day

• Hours: Typically business hours; varies by site

• Location/proximity: Storage points around King’s Cross and central London

• Best for: A UK-run independent alternative to the bigger international apps

CitySpareSpace matches travellers with independent hosts and small businesses, booked online in advance. It sits at the higher end of the third-party options on price and its network is smaller than the big platforms, so it’s most useful as an alternative when the better-known names are full near your route. Confirm the specific location’s access window before booking, especially for evening pickups.

7. Excess Baggage Company (official station left luggage)

• Price: From around £7.50 for up to a few hours, rising to roughly £12.50–£15 per item for up to 24 hours (size- and duration-dependent)

• Hours: Approximately 07:00–23:00, daily

• Location/proximity: Inside King’s Cross station on the main concourse near platform 9 (with a separate counter at St Pancras International)

• Best for: Travellers who want a no-detour option literally inside the station

The station counter is the most convenient on location alone, since you never leave the building, and bags are screened on entry. The trade-off is price: it’s the most expensive option here for a full day, charged per item, so several bags add up quickly, and queues build at peak times. If you have a few minutes to spare, the nearby independent offices and platform-based services are usually a good deal cheaper.

Tips for a King’s Cross stopover

Inside the station means the Excess Baggage counter on the King’s Cross concourse, with a sister counter at St Pancras International next door. You don’t have to step outside, which is ideal if you’re moving fast between a Eurostar arrival at St Pancras and a domestic departure from King’s Cross. You pay for that convenience, though.

Near the station covers everything else: the independent left-luggage offices a minute or two away on streets like Gray’s Inn Road, and the app-based platforms (Stasher, Bounce, Radical, LuggageHero) that book you into a nearby shop or hotel. These are typically cheaper, and the platforms often have far longer or even 24-hour coverage at select hosts. The small cost is a short walk and, for app services, checking your specific host’s opening hours.

A few practical tips:

• King’s Cross, St Pancras and Euston are walkable from one another. King’s Cross and St Pancras are next-door neighbours; Euston is roughly a 10-minute walk west. If a storage point near one is full or closed, there’s almost always an alternative within a few minutes.

• Match hours to your day, and don’t decide on price alone. A cheap hourly rate suits a two-hour gap but can overtake a flat day rate if your train is delayed. For an open-ended wait or a full day of sightseeing, a flat per-day price is usually simpler.

• Book ahead on busy days. During European summer, festival weekends and major sporting periods, the most convenient spots fill up. Booking online also gets you the lower rates at the independent offices.

• Check the guarantee figure attached to each booking, and keep your numbered tag or booking reference and a photo of your bag.

• Oversized or odd items (skis, instruments, prams) are easiest with services that don’t price by size. Confirm before you arrive if your item is unusual.

Good to know

Where do I leave my bags if I’m connecting between King’s Cross and St Pancras?

You have options on both sides. There’s an Excess Baggage counter on the King’s Cross concourse and a sister counter at St Pancras, plus independent offices and app-based hosts within a minute or two of each. Drop your bags on whichever side suits your route, then make the short walk between the stations hands-free.

How much does it cost to store a bag near King’s Cross?

Flat-day platforms start from roughly £1.49 to £1.95 per bag per day at their cheapest hosts, though central locations often run higher. Independent offices start from around £1.99 per bag per day when booked online. The official station counter is the most expensive, at roughly £12.50 to £15 per item for up to 24 hours. Hourly services start from around £1.49 per hour, which can be cheaper for short stops but more for a full day.

What’s the difference between the station counter and the app services?

The counter is walk-up: hand your bag over inside the station, pay per item, collect before it closes around 23:00. The app services book you into a nearby shop or hotel for less money, with the host’s own opening hours, which at some locations stretch later than the station’s. The main things that vary between the apps are the pricing shape (flat day versus hourly) and how the guarantee is handled, bundled in or added at checkout.

How secure is luggage storage around the station?

The established options here are built for it. The station counter screens bags on entry, the independent offices use CCTV and alarms, and the app platforms use vetted hosts with tagged, ID-checked handovers and a guarantee attached to each booking. Keep your tag or booking reference and a photo of your bag, and you’re well covered.

What’s better, lockers or app-based storage?

King’s Cross no longer relies on coin lockers; the in-station option is a staffed counter. Staffed counters and app-based hosts both hold bags of any reasonable size, whereas lockers limit you to what fits inside. App-based storage usually wins on price and on the number of locations. The staffed station counter wins on being inside the building.

Can I store oversized luggage, suitcases or sports equipment?

Usually yes. Stasher doesn’t price by size. The official counter charges per item and may vary the price by size. For unusual items such as skis or instruments, confirm with the specific provider before you arrive.

How long can I leave my bags?

Most flat-rate services are priced per 24-hour day and let you store for multiple days; hourly services bill by the hour up to a daily cap. Always check the host or office closing time so you can collect before it shuts. This matters most for late-evening pickups.