Luggage storage in most cities costs a few euros a bag per day, either at a staffed station desk or through a network that books space in nearby shops and hotels. The detail that decides the price is the billing unit, a calendar day and a rolling twenty-four hours are not the same thing, and on an overnight the difference doubles the bill.
Two networks can advertise the same daily price and charge you differently for the same bag, because they measure a day differently. One bills by calendar day, from midnight to midnight. The other bills by rolling twenty-four hours from drop-off.
| Billing unit | Units charged | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar day | 2 | The booking crosses midnight, so it touches two calendar days |
| Rolling 24 hours | 1 | Nineteen hours fits inside a single window |
For a daytime booking the two are identical. For anything crossing midnight, the calendar-day operator costs twice as much for the same service. Neither is dishonest, and neither puts it where you would see it. Check the wording before you book, not after.
| Station or airport desk | App-booked network | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | Inside the station or terminal | Shops, cafés and hotels nearby |
| Size limits | Often capped, extra for oversized | Usually none advertised |
| Hours | Fixed, sometimes short | The host’s hours, which vary |
| Price | Higher at airports, variable at stations | Generally lower, per bag per unit |
| Best for | Tight connections, no phone signal | A day in the city between checkout and a night train |
Roma Termini is the one station where we can print an official staffed price rather than a guess. Read on Kipoint’s own booking page on 17 September 2026, left luggage storage at Roma Termini starts from EUR 6.00 a bag, which includes access to the station’s toilets, priced separately at EUR 1.20 for anyone not storing a bag. Kipoint runs the same staffed deposit, at the same starting price, inside Bologna, Florence, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Turin, Venice and Verona Centrale, and its Roma Termini desk is open from 07:00 to 21:00 every day. Storage prices at other cities and through the app-booked networks vary by host and change without notice, so any other figure we add here will carry the date we observed it, the same way.
The band above answers what the flight costs. These are the things that cost money after it, and where most of a trip budget quietly goes.
Shops and hotels that hold luggage by the day. Note the billing unit, a calendar day is not the same as twenty-four hours, and on an overnight it doubles the price.
Find storageNothing. "Left luggage" is the British term for the same service, usually at a station. Searching both phrasings is worth doing, because station facilities and app-booked networks rarely appear in the same results.
The app-booked networks generally advertise no size or weight limit, which is their main advantage over a station facility. Traditional airport and station desks often cap at around thirty kilograms per item and charge more above a certain size.
Reputable networks vet the host sites and attach a stated guarantee per bag. Read the guarantee amount rather than the word "insured", and never store a passport, medication or anything you cannot replace, whatever the guarantee says.
Yes, and this is exactly where the billing unit costs you. Check whether the host is open when you intend to collect, because a shop that closes at seven means an overnight booking you cannot end until it reopens.
This is the usual reason people end up on the app networks. Several Italian stations removed self-service lockers on security grounds and run staffed deposits with shorter hours, which is worth knowing before you arrive at eight in the evening.
Usually yes, at a desk in the terminal, and usually at several times the price of a storage point in the city. If you are coming from the city anyway, storing there and travelling out later is almost always cheaper.
On an ordinary day, walking in is fine. Book ahead when you arrive on a public holiday, during a major event, or first thing on a Monday, which is when city-centre hosts near the main station fill up.
Terms vary and this is the failure case worth reading before booking. Some hosts hold the bag until the next opening at no extra cost, some charge another full unit, and a station desk may simply be shut with your bag behind it.