Delhi Airport Luggage Storage: Cloakroom Locations, Rates & Hours

Yes, you can store luggage at Delhi Airport — the cloakroom (signed "Left Baggage", often searched as "clock room") sits landside at T3 and T1 arrivals, open round the clock. If you have a layover and want to see the city without dragging a 20 kg bag through the metro, check bags at arrivals level, get a token, and ride light.

This saves the layovers in our 6–10 hour and 12–24 hour guides. Pair with terminal transfer if you swap terminals and how early to reach for return timing.

Official Cloakrooms at IGI#

Rules per DIAL: photo ID required, bags screened, no valuables/medicines left — keep those. International transit passengers with single PNR can keep bags checked to final destination — don't store, ask airline to through-check.

How It Works — Step by Step#

1. Exit airside (if you were transit) — you will re-enter later, so budget security time back
2. Find Left Baggage counter landside at arrivals — follow boards, not touts ("cloak room this way ₹50 extra" is a tout, walk to counter)
3. Show ID + boarding pass, bags X-rayed, get token — photograph token and tag
4. Go to city light — metro or cab per transport comparison — T3 to New Delhi is 20 min by Airport Express
5. Return, collect, then check-in/security for next flight per how early to reach windows (2h domestic / 3h international before entry gate)

If Counters Are Queued or Full — Alternatives#

• Lugsto / stasher-style cloakrooms near Aerocity/Mahipalpur — bookable online (Lugsto Delhi list) — useful if you exit to Aerocity hotel and want hotel-area storage
• Hotel concierge — if you book a late-night arrival hotel at Aerocity by shuttle, they store bags even before check-in time
• New Delhi Railway Station cloakroom — if you are city-bound anyway and want central storage (₹15–30 per bag per day, government-run, near platform 1) — only if your layover plan already goes to Connaught Place

For unclear layover plans, the r/AirTravelIndia threads on 12-hour layovers at DEL consistently recommend the official T3 counter over third-party for short layovers because you avoid an extra Aerocity detour.

What Not to Do#

• Don't hand bags to anyone outside the signed counter — "official-looking" desk just outside the hall with handwritten rates is not official
• Don't leave passports/medicine/power banks in stored bag — keep on body
• Don't store and then take metro during peak (5–8 PM) with return time tight — road traffic can turn 30 min into 90 min and you miss bag collection + security; metro avoids that but needs interchange

FAQ#

Is luggage storage at Delhi Airport 24 hours? Yes at T3/T1 arrivals counters — but airside has no storage, so you must be landside.

How much does cloakroom cost at Delhi Airport? Per bag per duration — DIAL adjusts rates; see counter board day-of. Budget ₹300–600 for 6–10 hours per large bag. Third-party near Aerocity sometimes cheaper for 24h.

Can I store luggage if I am in transit without exiting immigration? No — you must be landside to reach the counter. Ask airline to through-check bags to final destination instead if single PNR; if two tickets, you must enter India (need visa) to collect and store.

Is it safe? Yes at official counter — ID, screening, token, CCTV. Don't use unsolicited "left luggage" offers.

Can I store at New Delhi Railway Station instead? Yes — the government cloakroom near platform 1 runs 24 hours and charges per bag per day (around ₹15–30), working on the same model: PNR plus ID, bags locked and screened, paper token kept safe. Full process in the NDLS cloakroom guide. Good if your layover plan already goes to Central Delhi and you want central pickup before an evening train or flight — which station exit to use decides how fast you reach it.