March 5, 2019
When you travel, it’s not always practical to take your luggage with you everywhere you go. If you check out of your hotel early or you are only visiting a city for a day, it’s much more convenient to be able to leave your luggage somewhere and pick it up later when you leave. This is why train stations across Switzerland provide a locker service, giving you somewhere safe to leave your bags so you can concentrate on making the most of your time there. Here we have all the details of the locker services in Switzerland’s main stations as well as in Zurich Airport.
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Locker sizes
Each train station has a range of locker sizes, including S, M, L, XL and XXL. The dimensions of the lockers are standard across all the main stations apart from Lucerne Station – for details about Lucerne, please see below. Zurich Airport also has locker and left luggage services that are operated by the airport rather than SBB. For specific details about Zurich Airport, please see the relevant entry below. For the other train stations, the standard sizes (in mm) are as follows:
- S – 351 x 457 x 555
- M – 351 x 620 x 555
- L – 351 x 945 x 555
- XL – 525 x 457 x 855
- XXL – 525 x 945 x 855
Locker fees
The locker fees are standard across all the main stations with the exception of Lucerne Station and Zurich Airport. For information about Lucerne Station and Zurich Airport, please see below. For the other stations, the fees (in Swiss Francs) are as follows:
- S – CHF5 advance payment for first six hours, CHF2 for a further six hours
- M – CHF7 advance payment for first six hours, CHF3 for a further six hours
- L – CHF9 advance payment for first six hours, CHF4 for a further six hours
- XL – CHF10 advance payment for first six hours, CHF5 for a further six hours
- XXL – CHF12 advance payment for first six hours, CHF6 for a further six hours
Payment methods
All major stations – with the exceptions of Lucerne Station and Zurich Airport – accept the following payment methods:
- Coins (CHF)
- Maestro
- PostFinance-Card
- V Pay
- Mastercard
- Visa
- American Express
- myOne
- Diners
- JCB
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- SBB gift card
The lockers in Lucerne Station are coin-operated only. For details about Zurich Airport, please the relevant entry below.
Lockers in Switzerland’s major stations
Here are the details for the most important stations in Switzerland:
Basel Station
Basel Station has lockers in sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL.
Opening times: The lockers are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Bern Station
Bern Station has lockers in sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL.
Opening times: Lockers are accessible from 0400 to 0215 every day
Geneva Station
Geneva Station has lockers in sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL.
Opening times: Lockers are accessible from 0430 to 0045 every day
Geneva Airport Station
Geneva Airport Station has lockers in sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL.
Opening times: Lockers are accessible from 0330 to 0030 every day
Lucerne Station
Lucerne Station has three sizes of a locker, small, medium and large. The dimensions (in mm) are as follows:
- Small – 273 x 420 x 800
- Medium – 342 x 615 x 800
- Large – 472 x 615 x 930
The prices (in Swiss Francs) are as follows:
- Small – CHF4-6
- Medium – CHF5-7
- Large – CHF7-9
Note that the machines in Lucerne Station accept coins only.
Opening times: The lockers are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Zurich Station
Zurich Station has lockers in sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL.
Opening times: Lockers are accessible from 0415 to 0130 Monday to Friday and 24 hours a day on Saturdays and Sundays
Zurich Airport
Zurich Airport operates SBB locker service and has lockers in small, medium and large sizes and that can be used for up to 72 hours.
Small lockers start at CHF6 for the first 12 hours and then cost another CHF3 for every 12-hour period up to 72 hours.
Medium lockers start at CHF8 for the first 12 hours and then cost another CHF3 for every 12-hour period up to 72 hours.
Large lockers start at CHF9 for the first 12 hours and then cost another CHF4 for every 12-hour period up to 72 hours.
Opening times: Lockers are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Zurich Airport also operates a left luggage service where luggage can be left for up to three months. There are four categories of luggage: hand luggage, regular luggage, clothing and shopping bags.
Hand luggage costs CHF5 for up to four hours, CHF6 for up to 12 hours and CHF8 for up to 24 hours. After that, each extra day is charged at CHF5 up to 15 days and then CHF2.50 for each subsequent day up to three months.
Regular luggage costs CHF7 for up to four hours, CHF9 for up to 12 hours and CHF12 for up to 24 hours. After that, each extra day is charged at CHF7 up to 15 days and then CHF3.50 for each subsequent day up to three months.
Clothing can be left for up to 24 hours for a fee of CHF5. After that, each subsequent day is charged at CHF1.
Shopping bags can be left for a maximum of 12 hours for a fee of CHF5.
Payment in euros is also accepted.
Oversized luggage
If you are carrying oversized luggage that won’t fit into even the largest lockers, it is possible to leave it at the SBB Travel Centre at train stations. The price is CHF10 per day, and access is limited to the opening hours of each Travel Centre.
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