Bookstores in Darmstadt
Bookstores reward the browsers. Darmstadt, Hessen has 22 mapped right now. That's 22 bookshops mapped around Darmstadt, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Darmstadt (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Thalia and Hugendubel, plus Schirner. If a bookshop's missing from Darmstadt's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Darmstadt bookstore lineup
22 in Darmstadt, plus 197 more around Darmstadt below:
Thalia
Bookstore0.2 km from Darmstadt
Thalia is Bookstore on 8 Schuchardstraße, Darmstadt. Thalia also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8 Schuchardstraße, Darmstadt, 64283
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su,PH off
Phone: +49 6151 918500
Hugendubel
Bookstore0.2 km from Darmstadt
Hugendubel is Bookstore on 12 Ernst-Ludwig-Straße, Darmstadt. Hugendubel also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 Ernst-Ludwig-Straße, Darmstadt, 64283
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su,PH off
Phone: +49 89 30757575
Schirner
Bookstore0.3 km from Darmstadt
Schirner is Bookstore on 8 Elisabethenstraße, Darmstadt. Schirner also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
8 Elisabethenstraße, Darmstadt, 64283
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su,PH off
Phone: +49 6151 29 39 39
comic cosmos
Bookstore0.3 km from Darmstadt
comic cosmos is Bookstore. comic cosmos also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-17:00
Buchhandlung am Markt
Bookstore0.3 km from Darmstadt
Buchhandlung am Markt is Bookstore on 10 Marktplatz, Darmstadt. Buchhandlung am Markt also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Marktplatz, Darmstadt, 64283
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +49 6151 295296
Oxfam Buchshop
Bookstore0.4 km from DarmstadtRun by Oxfam Deutschland Shops gGmbH
Run by Oxfam Deutschland Shops gGmbH, Oxfam Buchshop is Bookstore, found on 16 Schulstraße in Darmstadt. Also worth knowing about Oxfam Buchshop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
16 Schulstraße, Darmstadt, 64283
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +49 6151 273833
Antiquariat Bläschke
Bookstore0.7 km from DarmstadtRun by Brigitte Neugebauer
Run by Brigitte Neugebauer, Antiquariat Bläschke is Bookstore, found on 38 Sandstraße in Darmstadt. Also worth knowing about Antiquariat Bläschke: the map lists its hours as Mo,We,Fr,Su,PH off; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
38 Sandstraße, Darmstadt, 64283
Hours: Mo,We,Fr,Su,PH off; Tu,Th 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +49 6151 20948
Buchhandlung Stadtmission
Bookstore0.7 km from Darmstadt
Buchhandlung Stadtmission is Bookstore on 24 Merckstraße, Darmstadt. Buchhandlung Stadtmission also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30, Sa 10:00-15:00, Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
24 Merckstraße, Darmstadt, 64283
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:30, Sa 10:00-15:00, Su,PH off
Phone: +49 6151 23361
Georg Büchner-Buchladen
Bookstore0.8 km from Darmstadt
Georg Büchner-Buchladen — Bookstore, found on 18 Lauteschlägerstraße in Darmstadt. Also worth knowing about Georg Büchner-Buchladen: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
18 Lauteschlägerstraße, Darmstadt, 64289
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +49 6151 77424
Buchhandlung Lesezeichen
Bookstore1.2 km from Darmstadt
Buchhandlung Lesezeichen — Bookstore, found on 82 Heinheimer Straße in Darmstadt. Also worth knowing about Buchhandlung Lesezeichen: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-14:00, Mo-Fr 15:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
82 Heinheimer Straße, Darmstadt, 64289
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-14:00, Mo-Fr 15:00-18:00
Phone: +4915174128577
Museumsshop
Bookstore1.3 km from Darmstadt
Museumsshop is Bookstore. Museumsshop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo off; Tu-Su 11:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo off; Tu-Su 11:00-18:00
Der Bücherwurm
Bookstore1.5 km from Darmstadt
Der Bücherwurm — Bookstore, found on 1-5 Jahnstraße in Darmstadt. Also worth knowing about Der Bücherwurm: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-18:30, Sa 09:30-13:00, Mo 15:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1-5 Jahnstraße, Darmstadt, 64285
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-18:30, Sa 09:30-13:00, Mo 15:00-18:00
Phone: +49 6151 91806-24
Bessunger Buchladen
Bookstore1.6 km from Darmstadt
Bessunger Buchladen — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bessunger Buchladen: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-13:00
Phone: +496151315871
Antiquariat an der Linie 3 - Alte Bücher und Papier
Bookstore1.7 km from Darmstadt
Antiquariat an der Linie 3 - Alte Bücher und Papier — Bookstore, found on 1 Ludwigshöhstraße in Darmstadt. Also worth knowing about Antiquariat an der Linie 3 - Alte Bücher und Papier: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 14:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Ludwigshöhstraße, Darmstadt, 64285
Hours: Mo-Fr 14:00-20:00
Phone: +4961513088933
Buchmarie.de Outlet
Bookstore2.7 km from DarmstadtRun by Marcin Lindermann
Run by Marcin Lindermann, Buchmarie.de Outlet is Bookstore, found on 15 Bunsenstraße in Darmstadt. Also worth knowing about Buchmarie.de Outlet: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15 Bunsenstraße, Darmstadt, 64293
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-15:00
Phone: +49 6151 62938821
Thalia
Bookstore3.9 km from Darmstadt
Thalia is Bookstore. Thalia also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-20:00
Phone: +49 6151 981240
Arheilger Bücherstube
Bookstore4.4 km from Darmstadt
Arheilger Bücherstube is Bookstore on 167 Frankfurter Landstraße, Darmstadt. Arheilger Bücherstube also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-13:00; Mo-Fr 14:30-18:00; PH Off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
167 Frankfurter Landstraße, Darmstadt, 64291
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-13:00; Mo-Fr 14:30-18:00; PH Off
Phone: +49 6151 375646
H. L. Schlapp
Bookstore5.9 km from Darmstadt
H. L. Schlapp — Bookstore, found on 190 Heidelberger Landstraße in Darmstadt. Also worth knowing about H. L. Schlapp: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
190 Heidelberger Landstraße, Darmstadt, 64297
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:30-14:00
Phone: +49 6151 593833
Griesheimer Bücherstube
Bookstore6.9 km from Darmstadt
Griesheimer Bücherstube — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Griesheimer Bücherstube: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:30-13:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:00; Fr 09:30-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Th 09:30-13:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:00; Fr 09:30-18:00
schmökerstube
Bookstore7.7 km from Darmstadt
schmökerstube — Bookstore, found on 11 Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße in Roßdorf. Also worth knowing about schmökerstube: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-13:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:00.
11 Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße, Roßdorf, 64380
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-13:00,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:30-13:00
Bücher-Blitz
Bookstore8.4 km from Darmstadt
Bücher-Blitz — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bücher-Blitz: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:30-18:30; Sa 08:30-13:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-18:30; Sa 08:30-13:00
Karten-Ideen
Bookstore8.6 km from DarmstadtRun by Sabine Leiser
Run by Sabine Leiser, Karten-Ideen is Bookstore, found on 34 Magdalenenstraße in Erzhausen. Also worth knowing about Karten-Ideen: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
34 Magdalenenstraße, Erzhausen, 64390
Phone: +49 6150 866084
What the map tells us about bookstores in Darmstadt
21 of the 22 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
16 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
Most of the bookstores in Darmstadt list a phone number. Useful for checking whether a specific title is in stock before you visit.
The Darmstadt bookstore crawl
The efficient Darmstadt bookstore crawl strings these together: Thalia on 8 Schuchardstraße, Hugendubel on 12 Ernst-Ludwig-Straße, Schirner on 8 Elisabethenstraße, comic cosmos, Buchhandlung am Markt on 10 Marktplatz, Oxfam Buchshop on 16 Schulstraße, Antiquariat Bläschke on 38 Sandstraße, and Buchhandlung Stadtmission on 24 Merckstraße — 22 stops, one logical order. 14 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Darmstadt
The regulars' playbook for Darmstadt's bookshops:
- Visit during author events at Thalia. Readings and signings are usually free and turn a bookshop into the best evening out in town.
- Look for local history at Hugendubel. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
- Check the bargain carts outside. Sidewalk carts are the shop's clearance rack. A dollar a book, and the turnover is fast.
- Ask for the out-of-print hunters. Some used shops will hunt down out-of-print titles for you. It takes patience, but the find is worth it.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Darmstadt — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Darmstadt can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 22 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 22 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more bookstores around Darmstadt
197 more within about 40 km of Darmstadt — here are the 15 nearest:
Melibokus-Buchhandlung
Bookstore11.5 km from Darmstadt
Melibokus-Buchhandlung — Bookstore, found on 14 Am Grundweg in Seeheim-Jugenheim. Also worth knowing about Melibokus-Buchhandlung: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:30-13:00; Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 14:30-18:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
14 Am Grundweg, Seeheim-Jugenheim, 64342
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-13:00; Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 14:30-18:00; Su off
Phone: +49 6257 83340
Faktotum
Bookstore11.8 km from Darmstadt
Faktotum — Bookstore, found on 4 Marie-Curie-Straße in Riedstadt. Also worth knowing about Faktotum: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-12:00,15:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; it has a website with more detail.
4 Marie-Curie-Straße, Riedstadt, 64560
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-12:00,15:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Der Buchladen
Bookstore13.1 km from Darmstadt
Der Buchladen is Bookstore on 2, Langen (Hessen). Der Buchladen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-14:00.
2, Langen (Hessen), 63225
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-14:00
Litera
Bookstore13.1 km from Darmstadt
Litera is Bookstore. Litera also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Sa 09:00-14:00; Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Sa 09:00-14:00; Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00
Buchhandlung Zabel
Bookstore13.2 km from DarmstadtRun by Sigrid Zabel
Buchhandlung Zabel is Bookstore run by Sigrid Zabel on 4a Ludwigstraße, Seeheim-Jugenheim. Buchhandlung Zabel also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4a Ludwigstraße, Seeheim-Jugenheim, 64342
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Phone: +49 6257 3624
Buchhandlung Frank
Bookstore13.2 km from Darmstadt
Buchhandlung Frank — Bookstore, found on 7 Darmstädter Straße in Groß-Gerau. Also worth knowing about Buchhandlung Frank: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00, Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
7 Darmstädter Straße, Groß-Gerau, 64521
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-19:00, Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +49 6152 2739
Calliebe
Bookstore13.3 km from Darmstadt
Calliebe is Bookstore on 33 Frankfurter Straße, Groß-Gerau. Calliebe also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:00-12:30, Mo-Fr 14:30-18:00.
33 Frankfurter Straße, Groß-Gerau, 64521
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-12:30, Mo-Fr 14:30-18:00
Bücherinsel
Bookstore13.7 km from DarmstadtRun by Claudia Kleene
Run by Claudia Kleene, Bücherinsel is Bookstore, found on 7 Markt in Dieburg. Also worth knowing about Bücherinsel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-14:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Markt, Dieburg, 64807
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-14:00; Su off
Phone: +49 6071 51 07
buchMeyer Lutz & Sillack
Bookstore13.9 km from Darmstadt
buchMeyer Lutz & Sillack — Bookstore, found on 14 Darmstädter Straße in Reinheim. Also worth knowing about buchMeyer Lutz & Sillack: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
14 Darmstädter Straße, Reinheim, 64354
Phone: +49 6162 85736
buch kontor
Bookstore14.9 km from Darmstadt
buch kontor is Bookstore on 24 Fahrgasse, Dreieich. buch kontor also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,15:00-18:30, Sa 09:00-13:00; it has a website with more detail.
24 Fahrgasse, Dreieich, 63303
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-13:00,15:00-18:30, Sa 09:00-13:00
Bücher am Gänseeck
Bookstore15.2 km from Darmstadt
Bücher am Gänseeck is Bookstore on 5-9 Gänseeck, Rödermark. Bücher am Gänseeck also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
5-9 Gänseeck, Rödermark, 63322
Phone: +49 6074 68823
Giebel
Bookstore15.4 km from Darmstadt
Giebel — Bookstore, found on 47 Ludwigstraße in Mörfelden-Walldorf. Also worth knowing about Giebel: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
47 Ludwigstraße, Mörfelden-Walldorf, 64546
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-13:00
Phone: +4961055208
Gut gegen Nordwind
Bookstore16.5 km from Darmstadt
Gut gegen Nordwind is Bookstore on 84 Hauptstraße, Dreieich. Gut gegen Nordwind also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
84 Hauptstraße, Dreieich, 63303
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-14:00
Phone: +49 6103 8072849
Büchergarten
Bookstore16.8 km from Darmstadt
Büchergarten is Bookstore on 13 Elisabethenstraße, Dreieich. Büchergarten also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 12:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-14:00.
13 Elisabethenstraße, Dreieich, 63303
Hours: Mo-Fr 12:30-18:30; Sa 10:00-14:00
Buchhandlung B-44
Bookstore17.0 km from DarmstadtRun by Inh. Thomas Bröning
Buchhandlung B-44 is Bookstore run by Inh. Thomas Bröning on 29 Gernsheimer Straße, Biebesheim am Rhein. Buchhandlung B-44 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-12:30, Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 14:30-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
29 Gernsheimer Straße, Biebesheim am Rhein, 64584
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-12:30, Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 14:30-18:30
Phone: +49 6258 972324
Bookstore listings for Darmstadt: 22 in Darmstadt and 197 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.