Luggage storage Cimetière du Père-Lachaise

Luggage storage and bag rules at Père Lachaise Cemetery

Plenty of travellers arrive at Père Lachaise Cemetery straight from a train or with time to fill afterwards, and there's no obvious spot at the gates to leave a bag.

The cemetery has no storage of its own, but there is an official left-luggage desk at nearby Gare d'Austerlitz, and step-free access matters more here than at most Paris attractions. Père Lachaise itself is free and opens every day, though the main metro entrance involves stairs. There is no security screening or bag check at the cemetery entrance. It is recommended to allow at least two hours for a visit. Père Lachaise is a public, non-denominational cemetery in the 20th arrondissement. Opened in 1804, it is the largest cemetery in Paris and remains an active burial site. The cemetery attracts millions of visitors annually as a historic site with numerous famous graves. With Stasher, you can store bags from €1.49 per bag per day at 20+ locations near Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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Getting to Père Lachaise with your bags

The cemetery is served by Père Lachaise metro station on lines 2 and 3, located directly across from the Porte des Amandiers entrance. That entrance has stairways and is not accessible to people with reduced mobility, so travellers with larger bags or wheeled luggage should use the Porte du Repos entrance at 16 Rue du Repos instead, which provides step-free access.

Nearby storage at Gare d'Austerlitz and visiting practicalities

Gare d'Austerlitz is one of Paris's 13 major stations that provides an official left-luggage service, so if you are arriving there or heading onward after the cemetery, it is an option for handing a bag over.

Père Lachaise itself is free to enter and open seven days a week throughout the year; from March 16 to November 5 it opens at 8:00 on weekdays, 8:30 on Saturdays, and 9:00 on Sundays and public holidays, closing at 18:00 throughout, with public admission ending 15 minutes before closing time.

If your plans also include the Centre Pompidou, note that the historic building is closed for major renovations from September 2025 until 2030, and its bag rules prohibit suitcases or containers exceeding 55 cm in length, 20 cm in width, and 40 cm in depth.