There are left luggage offices in the north and south terminals at Gatwick airport. They are convenient places to store your baggage for a short period.
If you have more than one suitcase or want somewhere to hold your bags or boxes for a few days or weeks, it’s much cheaper to use a self-storage company outside the airport.
There are no lockers in the airport for security reasons.
If you need to store luggage for a few days, a few weeks or longer, Safestore Crawley is much cheaper than the left luggage offices inside the airport. Especially for longer periods.
Left luggage inside Gatwick airport
Excess Baggage run the left luggage offices inside the airport.
Gatwick South Terminal (Arrivals – Level 2)
Open: Daily 5am-10pm (05:00-22:00)
Gatwick North Terminal (Arrivals – Level 1)
Open: Daily 4am-10pm (04:00-22:00)
Storage cost
These are the prices for storing one bag of any size. It must weigh less than 32kg.
0-3 hours – £7.50
3-24 hours – £15
24-48 hours – £22.50
48-72 hours – £30
If you leave a bag for 24 hours it’s £15, for 48 hours it’s £22.50, for 72 hours it’s £30. For 72+ hours, it’s £30 and then £7.50 for any additional 24-hour period.
Left luggage outside the airport
Storing your luggage outside the airport is cheaper if you hire a self-storage locker, especially if you need to store something for a week or month. The exact cost depends on the size of storage, length of time and time of year. Even if it’s only for a few days you save money compared to the left luggage offices inside the airport.
For suitcases, you probably wouldn’t need anything bigger than a 10sq ft (the size of an estate car boot). The next size up is 16sq ft (approx. 1.5 square metres) – the size of a British telephone box.
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Safestore
Safestore Crawley is 5 minutes by train from the airport.
Stephenson Way
Three Bridges
Crawley
RH10 1TN
Reception opening hours
Monday–Saturday: 8am–6pm
Thursday: 8am–8pm
Sunday: 10am–4pm
If you need to collect your bags outside these hours, 24-hour access is available for their 16sq ft lockers.
Directions from Gatwick airport
There’s a train from the Gatwick train station in the South Terminal. If you arrive at the North Terminal, just take a free transfer train (3 minutes) to the South Terminal and follow the directions below.
Train
From Gatwick airport train station, take a train to Three Bridges station, one stop from Gatwick airport. Trains are frequent. You won’t have to wait more than 10-15 minutes. The journey takes 5 minutes.
A single tickets cost £4.40. Buy tickets from the ticket office or the ticket machines.
Safestore is a 3-minute walk from Three Bridges train station:
Out of the station turn left and walk past the taxi rank. Keep walking and take the first road on your left. You can’t miss it – it’s huge.
If you want to travel to central London after dropping off your luggage, walk back to Three Bridges station and take a direct train from there.
Directions from Central London
Take a train to Three Bridges from St Pancras International, Victoria Station or London Bridge.