left luggage/storage -Delhi Airport

rythmus · Nov 28th, 2007, 08:01

Greetings and thank you to everyone that contributes to this great site. It has been a wonderful way to learn about travelling in India.

I will be arriving at Delhi airport in late December and I'm wondering how I can store a suitcase packed with trekking gear to be used in Nepal in March. i.e. is there a reliable long-term left-luggage at Delhi Airport.

many thanks,

David

shashank.aggarwal · Nov 28th, 2007, 10:23

Scroll down this page and you will a list of similar threads..

This has been discussed several times !!

rythmus · Nov 29th, 2007, 00:59

I'm sorry but I can't find any specific info on the left luggage at DEL

I should have been more specific:

1]Is the Delhi (Int terminal) left luggage open between 1am and 6 am?
2]Can I store a bag there for two months?
3]Is it safe and reliable?
4 How much do they charge?

machadinha · Nov 29th, 2007, 01:20

Maybe you didn't get Shashank right. All the way at the bottom of each page, this one too, there is a listing of "similar threads." You should find some answers there, or if not, try to search the site using the search engines, the site has its own, and can also be searched by Google.

It's a common question, although I've never seen a clear answer to how long you can use it for, for instance. Anyway maybe someone else will know, but check out those threads by all means. They will offer that same box with more similar threads again, etc., so have fun with it.

All I can tell you is if they have one it will be safe and cheap, and I'd be surprised (but can't be sure) if they wouldn't open as long as there are flights going on. The rest, I don't know. If the period is limited, a clueless tourist with the right attitude may open doors that were otherwise shut, if you know what I mean (or they may very well not). Alternatively, many guesthouses in town, certainly of the backpacker variety, offer luggage storage, and it's common for trekkers and others to stash their gear there while they're off doing other things. Paharganj would be a good area for this. Likewise cheap (or possibly cheaper), you pay per piece of luggage and per day. All packs need to be lockable (and locked), presumably to stop you from claiming anything was taken from them later. (The same rule applies at train station left luggage rooms btw, known as "cloak rooms.") Just check that the storage facility in question has a steady clientele (i.e., not some shady place with hardly a customer), and it should be fine.

rythmus · Nov 29th, 2007, 12:10

Thank you machadinha for your advice,

much appreciated !

jyotirmoy · Nov 29th, 2007, 15:24

It will cost you about Rs.50 for each piece of your luggage per day at the airport.

machadinha · Nov 29th, 2007, 15:26

Hmm... those guesthouse storages would probably be a lot cheaper then, don't you think? (Note that you don't usually have to be a guest to use those facilities, btw.) Do you know if the airport accepts long(er)-term storage, Jyoti?

jyotirmoy · Nov 29th, 2007, 15:36

Sorry can't say as I have never used this facility at any Indian airport, one of my friends did for one day only.

matuda13 · Feb 20th, 2008, 19:34

Hi Ken,
Did you receive an answer to your question??
I am going to India for 3 months and then to Beijing for 1-2 years, and will take with me things for both Beijing and India. Obviously i don't want to take with me all the things for Beijing around in India, and will need to leave them at the left luggage office in Delhi airport for almost 3 months...
Did you find put at all whether you can leave it for a such a long period?
Thanks a lot.
lera

machadinha · Feb 21st, 2008, 21:52

Matuda, you may have noticed there's mention above of easy-to-use guesthouse storage facilities for all?

edwardseco · Feb 22nd, 2008, 01:20

Left luggage at Delhi Airport

Nov 28th, 2007, 08:01	#1
rythmus Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3	left luggage/storage -Delhi Airport Greetings and thank you to everyone that contributes to this great site. It has been a wonderful way to learn about travelling in India. I will be arriving at Delhi airport in late December and I'm wondering how I can store a suitcase packed with trekking gear to be used in Nepal in March. i.e. is there a reliable long-term left-luggage at Delhi Airport. many thanks, David

Nov 28th, 2007, 10:23	#2
shashank.aggarwal Mr. Badboy :D Join Date: May 2007 Location: ~ Dilli ~ Posts: 5,724	Scroll down this page and you will a list of similar threads.. This has been discussed several times !! __________________ Travelogue - Around India Random Reviews

Nov 29th, 2007, 01:20	#4
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,912	Maybe you didn't get Shashank right. All the way at the bottom of each page, this one too, there is a listing of "similar threads." You should find some answers there, or if not, try to search the site using the search engines, the site has its own, and can also be searched by Google. It's a common question, although I've never seen a clear answer to how long you can use it for, for instance. Anyway maybe someone else will know, but check out those threads by all means. They will offer that same box with more similar threads again, etc., so have fun with it. All I can tell you is if they have one it will be safe and cheap, and I'd be surprised (but can't be sure) if they wouldn't open as long as there are flights going on. The rest, I don't know. If the period is limited, a clueless tourist with the right attitude may open doors that were otherwise shut, if you know what I mean (or they may very well not). Alternatively, many guesthouses in town, certainly of the backpacker variety, offer luggage storage, and it's common for trekkers and others to stash their gear there while they're off doing other things. Paharganj would be a good area for this. Likewise cheap (or possibly cheaper), you pay per piece of luggage and per day. All packs need to be lockable (and locked), presumably to stop you from claiming anything was taken from them later. (The same rule applies at train station left luggage rooms btw, known as "cloak rooms.") Just check that the storage facility in question has a steady clientele (i.e., not some shady place with hardly a customer), and it should be fine. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links Last edited by machadinha : Nov 29th, 2007 at 03:55.

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Nov 29th, 2007, 00:59	#3
rythmus Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3	I'm sorry but I can't find any specific info on the left luggage at DEL I should have been more specific: 1]Is the Delhi (Int terminal) left luggage open between 1am and 6 am? 2]Can I store a bag there for two months? 3]Is it safe and reliable? 4 How much do they charge?

Nov 29th, 2007, 12:10	#5
rythmus Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3	Thank you machadinha for your advice, much appreciated !

Nov 29th, 2007, 15:24	#6
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,659	It will cost you about Rs.50 for each piece of your luggage per day at the airport.

Nov 29th, 2007, 15:26	#7
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,912	Hmm... those guesthouse storages would probably be a lot cheaper then, don't you think? (Note that you don't usually have to be a guest to use those facilities, btw.) Do you know if the airport accepts long(er)-term storage, Jyoti?

Nov 29th, 2007, 15:36	#8
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,659	Sorry can't say as I have never used this facility at any Indian airport, one of my friends did for one day only.

Feb 20th, 2008, 19:34	#9
matuda13 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 1	Hi Ken, Did you receive an answer to your question?? I am going to India for 3 months and then to Beijing for 1-2 years, and will take with me things for both Beijing and India. Obviously i don't want to take with me all the things for Beijing around in India, and will need to leave them at the left luggage office in Delhi airport for almost 3 months... Did you find put at all whether you can leave it for a such a long period? Thanks a lot. lera

Feb 21st, 2008, 21:52	#10
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,912	Matuda, you may have noticed there's mention above of easy-to-use guesthouse storage facilities for all?

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