Luggage storageQueen Victoria Market

Luggage storage at Queen Victoria Market

Plenty of travellers visiting Queen Victoria Market arrive by tram or train with a bag and no obvious place to leave it while they explore the sheds.

The market itself has no storage, though Marvel Stadium's cloaking desks are the nearest venue-run option if you're heading there. Getting around with bags is easiest by tram or from Melbourne Central and Flagstaff, both seven minutes away. Queen Victoria Market is an iconic, public marketplace and historic landmark in Melbourne. The market is bounded by Peel, Franklin, Victoria, and Elizabeth Streets in the central business district. It functions as the largest open-air market in the Southern Hemisphere. The market is open Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 6am to 3pm, Saturday from 6am to 4pm, and Sunday from 9am to 4pm. With Stasher, you can store bags from A$2.99 per bag per day at 20+ locations near Queen Victoria Market.

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Getting to the market with your bags

Queen Victoria Market sits within Melbourne's free tram zone, so getting there from the city centre won't cost you a fare. Tram routes 19, 57, and 59 all stop at Stop 7 on Elizabeth Street, right at the market's edge. If you're arriving by train, both Melbourne Central and Flagstaff stations are a seven-minute walk away, which is short enough that you could drop a bag nearby and walk over. Melbourne Central is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and serves metropolitan lines including the Craigieburn, Frankston, and Upfield lines.

Nearby venues with cloaking

If you're heading to Marvel Stadium before or after the market, the stadium does have free cloaking services at Guest Services, located at Gate 1 and Gate 5. Southern Cross Station is the nearest train station to Marvel Stadium, just a short walk across the Bourke Street pedestrian bridge.

For museum visitors, Melbourne Museum is in Carlton Gardens and covers exhibitions on dinosaurs, fossils, insects, forests, and First Peoples. The museum is served by tram routes 86 and 96 to Stop 11, about a five-minute walk away, while Parliament Station is the closest train stop at roughly fifteen minutes on foot. Melbourne's CBD rail network is the backbone for getting around with luggage: Flinders Street handles the suburban network, Southern Cross covers regional and interstate services, and underground stations like Melbourne Central, Parliament, and Flagstaff connect the city loop. Southern Cross also hosts SkyBus express services to both Tullamarine and Avalon airports, so it's a common transfer point for travellers with bags.