Luggage Storage Near Orly Airport: Where To Actually Put The Bag
Orly is the smaller of Paris's two airports, and its luggage situation is unusually simple: one operator runs one desk, in Terminal 3 arrivals, open 07:00 to 21:00. There is no bookable storage-network point inside the airport at all. This guide covers what the desk charges, what it will not accept, and the honest alternative of taking the bag to a Left Bank station.
Short answer
Orly Airport has one left-luggage desk, run by Bagages du Monde in Terminal 3 arrivals near Gate 33a, open 07:00 to 21:00 every day. Indicative rates run from EUR 10 per day for carry-on to EUR 20 per day for large bags, with a 2-hour minimum. There is no Radical Storage point at Orly, so the alternative is a station such as Gare de Lyon or Montparnasse.
Is There Luggage Storage At Orly Airport Itself?
Yes, but only one. A single left-luggage desk, operated by Bagages du Monde, sits in Terminal 3 at the Arrivals level, near the Metro line 14 arrival at Gate 33a, open from 07:00 to 21:00 every day. There is no second desk, nothing in Terminal 1 or Terminal 2, and no bookable storage-network point anywhere inside the airport. This one counter is the whole offer.
The airport operator's own passenger page names Bagages du Monde as the provider and places the desk in Terminal 3, near the Arrivals area, open 07:00 to 21:00 seven days a week. The operator's own left-luggage page adds the detail that actually helps you find it: near the Metro line 14 arrival, Gate 33a. Line 14 has reached Orly since 2024, so if you arrive on the Metro, that gate is your landmark; if you arrive by plane, you walk to Orly 3 arrivals like everyone else.
One caution about scope. The operator's terms describe the service as covering "Orly Airport All terminals", but both the operator's own desk page and the airport operator's page describe a single counter per airport. Treat "all terminals" as marketing about who the service serves, not as a promise that there is a desk in your terminal. Orly's three terminals are connected and walkable, but if you land at Orly 1 or Orly 4, you are walking to Terminal 3 with your bag.
The hours deserve one more note. The same company's terms claim a wider 06:00 to 22:00 window depending on terminals, but two of the three published sources, the operator's own desk page and the airport operator's page, agree on 07:00 to 21:00. Work to 07:00 to 21:00, and check before relying on an early-morning or late-evening slot. The operator's left-luggage page is the place to look.
What Does Storing A Bag At Orly Airport Cost?
The operator's indicative price list runs from EUR 3 per hour or EUR 10 per day for carry-on bags up to 21.5 inches, to EUR 4 per hour or EUR 15 per day for medium luggage of 56 to 75 cm, to EUR 5 per hour or EUR 20 per day for large bags over 75 cm. There is a minimum storage duration of 2 hours and a maximum of 30 days. These are indicative published rates, not an observed checkout total.
That price grid matters because it is published. For years, no citable source gave a rate for the Paris airport left-luggage desks, and honest guides had to say "prices not published". The operator's own terms page now carries an indicative list, dated May 2026, with the explicit note that detailed and updated rates are available on its website. Treat the numbers as the operator's own published starting points, and expect the final figure to be confirmed when you pay.
| Bag size | Hourly rate (indicative) | Daily rate (indicative) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carry-on, up to 21.5 in | from EUR 3 | from EUR 10 | Cheapest tier; a cabin bag fits here |
| Medium, 56 to 75 cm | from EUR 4 | from EUR 15 | Most standard checked suitcases |
| Large, over 75 cm | from EUR 5 | from EUR 20 | The airport's most expensive tier |
The extras are priced separately, and they are worth knowing before you are standing at the counter. Supplemental insurance for value up to EUR 3,000 costs EUR 5 per EUR 500 increment. Reinforced packaging is EUR 10 per bag, priority service is EUR 15, and baggage transport starts at EUR 25 per bag between Paris intra-muros and the airports, or EUR 35 per bag between CDG and Orly, with a 50 percent surcharge for delivery in under 3 hours. If you have ever wondered what "have my bag sent to my hotel instead" costs, that is the published answer, per the operator's terms page.
Payment is easy, which is not true everywhere in Paris luggage land. The airport desk takes Visa, Mastercard, American Express, CB, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay online. Several SNCF station lockers are coins-only or cash-only, so the airport is actually the more card-friendly place to store a bag, if a pricier one.
Can You Store A Bag At Orly With Radical Storage Or Another Network?
No. Radical Storage has no storage point at Orly, and its Orly page carries zero inventory; the same is true of its Charles de Gaulle page. There is no bookable network point inside Orly Airport at all. The honest options are the single Bagages du Monde desk in Terminal 3, or taking the bag into Paris and storing it near a station where partner points do exist.
This site's monetised partner is Radical Storage, and the honest thing is to say plainly that its network has nothing at Orly. The airport pages exist on its site, but a page with a correct headline and zero location cards is a landing page, not storage. Radical Storage's own copy routes airport readers toward the main Paris stations, which is exactly the right advice and exactly what this guide does below.
So the real decision at Orly is between two products with different shapes. The airport desk is hourly, staffed, security-screened, expensive per day, and cannot be booked through a network. A Radical Storage point in the city is a fixed EUR 3.90 per bag per day plus a EUR 1.99 per-bag checkout fee, so one bag for one day is EUR 5.89 in arithmetic on those two published figures, and the fee appears at checkout rather than on the price shown on the Radical Storage area page. Neither is "better"; they solve different problems, and the next two sections work through which one fits your situation.
If your answer is "store it in the city", the three areas below are the ones this guide would actually point to from Orly, chosen because the transport links from the airport make them the natural first stops.
Which Station Should You Take Your Bag To From Orly?
Take Metro line 14 direct if you are heading to Gare de Lyon, or the Orlybus to Denfert-Rochereau for the Montparnasse side. Line 14 has served Orly since 2024 and is the only fully step-free Metro line in Paris, with lifts at every station. Gare de Lyon and Gare Montparnasse both have dense storage options; Gare de Lyon also has the official SNCF consigne.
The geography works in your favour. Orly sits south of the city, and the two station clusters you reach most easily, Gare de Lyon via line 14 and the Montparnasse area via the Orlybus to Denfert-Rochereau, are exactly the clusters where storage is thickest. Radical Storage's Gare de Lyon area runs at EUR 3.90 per bag per day plus the EUR 1.99 fee, rated 4.79 across 3,009 reviews over its 10 published storage points, with opening hours running from 00:00 at the earliest point to a 23:59 close at the latest. The Montparnasse area carries 10 storage points, rated 4.62 from 818 reviews, with hours from 07:00 to 23:59 across the set.
| Route from Orly | Where it takes you | Storage when you arrive |
|---|---|---|
| Metro line 14 | Gare de Lyon, Chatelet, Saint-Lazare | Radical Storage points at each station, plus the official SNCF consigne |
| Orlybus | Denfert-Rochereau, walkable to Montparnasse | 10 Radical Storage points around Gare Montparnasse |
| RER C via Pont de Rungis shuttle | Left Bank stations toward Gare d'Austerlitz | 10 Radical Storage points at Austerlitz |
For the Montparnasse run specifically, the numbers are solid: EUR 3.90 per bag per day plus the EUR 1.99 checkout fee, 4.62 from 818 reviews, and hours that start at 07:00, which covers an early Orly arrival better than most. If you are weighing this against the airport desk, one bag for one day at a Montparnasse point is EUR 5.89 in published-figure arithmetic against the airport's indicative EUR 10 per day for a carry-on, and the gap widens with a medium or large bag.
For a fuller treatment of the airport-to-city leg with bags in hand, the guide on getting into Paris from CDG and Orly with bags works through the transport options in detail. And if your trip ends at the other airport instead, the companion piece on luggage storage at Charles de Gaulle Airport covers the same questions on the north side of the city.
What The Station Consigne Gives You For The Money
The official SNCF consigne is cheaper than the airport desk for a short stop and pricier for a long one. At Gare de Lyon, lockers run EUR 5.50 small, EUR 7.50 medium, EUR 9.50 large for a fixed 24 hours, then EUR 5 per bag per extra day. Against Radical Storage's EUR 3.90 plus EUR 1.99, the station locker wins on a multi-day stop and loses on flexibility, because lockers sell out.
The honest comparison, both sides from published figures: one small bag for three days at the Gare de Lyon consigne is EUR 5.50 plus EUR 5 plus EUR 5, so EUR 15.50. The same bag for three days at a Radical Storage point is EUR 3.90 times three plus the EUR 1.99 fee, so EUR 13.69, because the fee is charged once per bag and does not scale with nights. For a few hours only, the staffed Gare du Nord consigne at EUR 4 for up to 4 hours undercuts everything, but that is a different station for a different itinerary.
Two things SNCF publishes itself belong in any honest version of this. First, its station pages state plainly that lockers "can occasionally be full" and may be temporarily closed for works, and point to a partner within a five-minute walk if no locker is free. Second, Gare de Lyon's consigne is being refitted during September 2026 to install a bank of lockers equipped exclusively for bank-card payment, so the old cash-only reputation may not match what you find on the day. Carry a card and some coins if the consigne is your plan.
There is also a genuinely strong reason to book ahead if your station is Saint-Lazare or Bercy rather than Lyon: SNCF's own 13-station list of consignes excludes both, and its June 2026 partner tender treats them as off-site stations. The tender page names an off-site partnership start of 30 September 2026, with no winner announced. Until then, a bookable network point is the realistic option in that half of the city, and the guide on Paris bag storage versus the station consigne works the numbers station by station.
What Can You Not Leave In Luggage Storage At Orly?
The airport operator refuses luggage containing hazardous, flammable, explosive or toxic products, weapons and ammunition, perishable goods or fresh produce, live animals, narcotics, counterfeit goods, and radioactive or chemical items. Discovery of a prohibited item means refusal of service with no refund, and the company may inform the authorities. Two practical rules matter more: bring a national ID card or passport, and expect an X-ray.
The identity rule catches people out every week. The operator's page is explicit: luggage is checked in after an identity check accepting a national ID card or passport only, then X-rayed, then scanned and stored. A driving licence will not get your bag accepted at a Paris airport left-luggage desk. For travellers from countries whose ID cards are not French CNI cards, that means your passport, so plan for carrying it with you after you drop the bag.
If you store with Radical Storage instead, the claim mechanics are worth knowing before you hand anything over, because they are stricter than most people expect. The terms give a seven-day window to notify a loss or damage, and a stolen bag must be reported to the police within 48 hours. A claim also requires a list of items, signed, with each item individually listed along with its estimated value. The practical tip that follows: photograph your bag's contents and write the list before you hand it over, not after something goes wrong.
The guarantee itself needs honest framing. Radical Storage advertises EUR 10,000, but its binding terms cap payment at EUR 3,000 per claim, state that items are valued at current market value minus wear and tear, and say plainly that the guarantee is not a contract of insurance. If you are deciding whether to leave a laptop in the bag, the EUR 3,000 cap and the depreciation basis are the numbers that should drive the decision, not the headline. The guide on whether Paris bag storage is safe covers this in full.
Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3: Where The Desk Actually Is
The desk is in Terminal 3, at the Arrivals level, near the Metro line 14 arrival at Gate 33a. Orly's numbering confuses people because the airport rebuilt itself around a single Orly 3 terminal in 2022, folding old Terminal 3 and parts of Terminal 4 into one hub. If your boarding pass says Orly 1, Orly 2 or Orly 4, you still walk to the Orly 3 arrivals area to store a bag.
The confusion is real enough to be worth a section. People search for "luggage storage Orly Airport Terminal 1", "Terminal 2" and "Terminal 3" as three separate questions, but the answer is the same for all of them: one desk, Orly 3 arrivals, Gate 33a side. Orly 1 and Orly 2 sit on one side of the complex, Orly 4 on the other, and Orly 3 connects them; the walk is signposted and under cover, but with a checked suitcase allow a real walk, not a dash.
The Gate 33a landmark is more useful than it sounds. Metro line 14's Orly station opened with the line's 2024 extension, and the airport operator's page places the desk near the line 14 arrival. If you are arriving from Paris rather than from a plane, which happens often on a last-day itinerary, you come up from the Metro and the desk is at the arrivals level you are already on. If you are landing, follow arrivals signs in Orly 3 and look for the left-luggage signage; the airport operator's Orly page is the official reference.
One more scope note for international travellers, since "international luggage storage Orly Airport" is a real search phrase: the desk serves all flights, international and domestic alike, and the ID check accepts any national ID card or passport, not only French ones. The X-ray and scan apply to every bag regardless of where you flew in from. What the desk does not offer is a way around the rules for oversized or prohibited items; the size bands are pricing bands, not acceptance limits, but the prohibited list from the previous section is enforced without exceptions.
Getting Around With The Bag Once You Are Back In Paris
The old 75 cm Metro luggage rule no longer applies. Answering a written parliamentary question published in June 2025, the Transport Ministry confirmed the RATP "no longer applies any dimension limitation", and bags are allowed as long as they do not obstruct other passengers or carry dangerous objects. The 150 EUR fixed penalty travellers were fined in spring 2025 belonged to the rule that has been dropped.
That is worth knowing in detail because almost every guide still tells you the Paris Metro bans bags over 75 cm. The story is a good one: an obsolete internal rule, a 150 EUR fixed penalty, travellers actually fined on their way to a station or airport in spring 2025, a media row, and then the rule dropped, confirmed in a ministerial answer published in the Journal Officiel in June 2025. You cannot be fined 150 EUR for a big suitcase on the Metro today, but you can still be fined for abandoning one.
Abandonment is the other side of the law. The transport-security law of 28 April 2025 set three penalty tiers for abandoned baggage across SNCF and RATP: 72 EUR, rising to 450 EUR, for involuntary abandonment; 150 EUR, rising to 750 EUR, where the bag carries no label; and 180 EUR, rising to 1,500 EUR, for manifest voluntary abandonment. Labelling is compulsory in SNCF stations and on TGV services, and a free anonymous QR-code label is available in stations. That label is the cheapest travel accessory in Paris and it takes a minute.
For the practical side of moving a heavy case, one honest number-free fact: line 14, the line that serves Orly, is the only Paris Metro line that is fully accessible end to end, with lifts at every station and level platforms. Every other line has structural constraints. If you are dragging a heavy suitcase from Orly into the city and then across it, staying on line 14 as far as it goes, which includes Gare de Lyon and Chatelet, is the least painful path, and storing the bag at the first station you reach beats hauling it up a spiral staircase at one of the network's older stations. The guide on luggage on the Paris Metro and RER covers the rest.
A Worked Plan For The Three Common Orly Situations
For a short stopover under a day, use the airport desk: indicative EUR 10 to 20 per day, 2-hour minimum, one location. For a multi-day gap, take line 14 or the Orlybus to a station and book a Radical Storage point at EUR 3.90 per day plus EUR 1.99, because the arithmetic wins by day two. For a same-day return, store in the city, not at the airport, and ride back on line 14.
The short stopover is the one case where the airport desk genuinely wins. If you land at Orly at 09:00 and fly out at 19:00, the EUR 10 indicative carry-on day rate buys you a bag-free day without a Metro ride, and the 07:00 to 21:00 hours cover you with margin. Bring your passport for the ID check, expect the X-ray, and be back before 21:00. That is the whole plan.
The multi-day case is different arithmetic. Two days of a large bag at the airport desk is an indicative EUR 40 against EUR 3.90 times two plus EUR 1.99, so EUR 9.79, at a city point. Even adding the Metro fare, the city option wins by a wide margin, and it wins again on the guarantee question: a booked point carries the Radical Storage guarantee capped at EUR 3,000 per claim, while a day of sightseeing with no bag at all carries no risk at all. The guide on overnight and multi-day bag storage in Paris works through the long-stay options.
The same-day return is the situation people under-plan. You store in the city in the morning, sightsee, and collect the bag on the way back to Orly, which means the storage point's closing hours matter more than its opening hours. Radical Storage's Montparnasse points run to 23:59 at the latest, but individual points vary and the hours on each point's own card are the only ones that count; never assume around-the-clock access, because "24/7" on a storage page is a template string, not a fact about any real Paris shop. Check the point's hours against your return flight, and leave a margin for a Metro delay.
| Situation | Best option | Ballpark cost for one bag | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stopover of a few hours to one day | Orly Terminal 3 desk | Indicative EUR 10 to 20 per day | One location, ID or passport required, closes 21:00 |
| Multi-day gap between flights | City point near Gare de Lyon or Montparnasse | EUR 3.90 per day plus EUR 1.99 fee | You ride into Paris with the bag first |
| Same-day return to Orly in the evening | City point with late hours | EUR 5.89 for one day | Check the point's own closing hours against your flight |
Whatever the situation, the answer starts with the Radical Storage network, and it is worth being plain about how it works: Luggage Storage in Paris recommends a network it has checked, names it openly, and does not pretend the airport's own desk does not exist. The airport desk is the right answer for a short stop; a booked city point is the right answer for everything longer.
Common Questions About Luggage Storage At Orly Airport
Is there luggage storage at Orly Airport?
Yes, one left-luggage desk, run by Bagages du Monde, in Terminal 3 at the Arrivals level near the Metro line 14 arrival at Gate 33a. It is open from 07:00 to 21:00 every day, with a minimum storage duration of 2 hours and a maximum of 30 days. There is no other desk and no bookable network point inside the airport.
How much does luggage storage at Orly Airport cost?
The operator's indicative price list runs from EUR 3 per hour or EUR 10 per day for carry-on bags up to 21.5 inches, EUR 4 per hour or EUR 15 per day for medium bags of 56 to 75 cm, and EUR 5 per hour or EUR 20 per day for large bags over 75 cm. These are the operator's own published indicative rates; the final price is confirmed at the counter.
Can I store my bag at Orly Airport Terminal 1 or Terminal 2?
Not at a desk in those terminals. There is a single left-luggage desk for the whole airport, in Orly 3 at the Arrivals level, and passengers from Orly 1, Orly 2 and Orly 4 walk to it. The walk is indoors and signposted, but allow real time with a checked suitcase.
Does Radical Storage have a point at Orly Airport?
No. Radical Storage's Orly page carries zero location cards, exactly as its Charles de Gaulle page does. The nearest Radical Storage points are in Paris itself, around stations such as Gare de Lyon and Gare Montparnasse, both of which are reachable from Orly by Metro line 14 or the Orlybus in well under an hour.
What identification do I need to store a bag at Orly?
A national ID card or a passport, and nothing else. The operator states that luggage is checked in after an identity check accepting a CNI or passport only, then X-rayed, then scanned and stored. A driving licence will not be accepted, so plan to carry your passport with you after you drop the bag.
Is it cheaper to store the bag in Paris instead of at Orly?
Usually, yes, for anything beyond a few hours. One bag for one day at a Paris Radical Storage point is EUR 3.90 plus the EUR 1.99 per-bag checkout fee, EUR 5.89 in arithmetic on published figures, against the airport desk's indicative EUR 10 per day for a carry-on and EUR 20 for a large bag. For a single short stopover the airport desk is still the simpler answer.