There are left luggage facilities at several Paris stations, so you can leave you bags and explore between trains. 

 

The Gare du Nord 

left luggage lockers ('consigne automatique' in French), open 06:15 to 23:15 daily.  The locker area is located downstairs under the main concourse opposite platform 3 - when you walk off the end of the Eurostar platforms onto the concourse, look for downward stairs just ahead and to the right of you.  All your bags (even those you're not leaving) are X-rayed before entering the locker area as a security check.  A small locker costs €5.50 for up to 48 hours and will take a medium-sized backpack.  A medium locker costs €7.50 and might take 2 medium backpacks.  A large locker (around 1 metre high) costs €9.50 and will take a large suitcase or 2 large backpacks.  No keys are involved, you shut your locker, pay the money and a receipt is printed showing a code for opening the locker.  There's are change machines which (if they're working!) can convert €10, €20 or €50 banknotes into the coins needed for the lockers.

 

The Gare de Lyon

left luggage lockers, open 06:15 to 22:00.  X-ray check at the entrance.  Locker sizes and prices the same as Gare du Nord.  The locker area is downstairs in a corridor linking the two concourses.

 

The Gare d'Austerlitz

left luggage lockers, open 07:00 to 23:30.  It's just outside the main street entrance to the station, you'll see it on your way in from the metro.  X-ray check at entrance.  Locker sizes and prices the same as Gare du Nord.

 

The Gare de l'Est 

a staffed left luggage office, open 06:00 to 23:45.  It's downstairs from the main concourse, in a corner off the shopping centre area.  Bags are X-rayed when accepted for storage.  Locker sizes and prices the same as Gare du Nord.

 

 

Gare Montparnasse

Everyday 7am-23pm

 

Gare Saint-Lazare

leftluggage 7am-23pm

 

 

The Gare de Bercy

no left luggage lockers, so use those at the Gare de Lyon 700m away.

 

Lille Europe has a staffed left luggage facility, open 07:30-20:00.  It's hidden away at the extreme south end of the station's passenger concourse, beyond 'Accès A', and not well signed.  It costs €4 per item up to 2 hours, €5.50 per item for up to 10 hours, €9.50 for up to 24 hours.

 

Lyon Part Dieu has left luggage lockers, open daily 06:15-23:00.

 

Marseille St Charles has left luggage lockers, open daily 08:15-23:00.

 

Nice station has left luggage lockers, open daily 09:00-19:00.

Bordeaux has left luggage lockers, open 07:00-22:30 weekdays, 07:00-20:30 Sats, 09:15-22:45 Suns.

Toulouse has left luggage lockers, open daily 08:30-22:00, same prices as Paris Nord.

Dijon, Strasbourg, Nantes also have left luggage facilities. 

Avignon, Cannes, Biarritz, Lourdes, Hendaye, Perpignan, Montpelier, Nimes, Reims, Rennes, Calais and most smaller stations have no left luggage facility.

 

Dijon Ville Train Station

You can leave your luggage every day :

From Monday to Friday : 8am to 7.15pm

Saturday, Sunday and holiday : 9.30a to 12.45pm and 1.45pm to 5.45pm

Prices (from 1/July/07): 4€ one luggage, 2€ supplementary luggage.

After 7.15pm, go to the welcome office to get back your luggage. Go to the welcome office about twenty minutes before the departure of your train. Welcome office is just behind the coffee shop.

 

 

To check whether there are lockers at a French station or to confirm opening times, see www.gares-en-mouvement.com, select your station, then click 'services en gare' then 'services'.

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