Thrift stores in Leipzig
Leipzig, Saxony has 15 thrift and charity shops on the map right now. 4 of them are charity shops and 11 are independent second-hand stores, so Leipzig gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip. Stock turns over fast in all of them, so the shop that had nothing last month might have your thing this week.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Leipzig (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Oxfam and ReSales, plus Wiederschön — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Leipzig's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Leipzig thrift lineup
15 mapped within about 25 km:
Oxfam
Charity shop0.2 km from Leipzig
Oxfam — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
ReSales
Second-hand store0.3 km from Leipzig
ReSales — an independent second-hand store, found on 12-14 Hainstraße in Leipzig. Also worth knowing about ReSales: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00.
12-14 Hainstraße, Leipzig, 04109
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00
Wiederschön
Second-hand store0.5 km from LeipzigRun by Stadtreinigung Leipzig
Wiederschön is an independent second-hand store run by Stadtreinigung Leipzig on 1 Brühl, Leipzig. Wiederschön also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1 Brühl, Leipzig, 04109
Aerial Sportstudio
Second-hand store1.2 km from Leipzig
Aerial Sportstudio is an independent second-hand store.
Trödel-Eck
Second-hand store1.9 km from Leipzig
Trödel-Eck is an independent second-hand store on 9 Oststraße, Leipzig. Trödel-Eck also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,We,Th 11:30-19:30; Tu,Fr 09:30-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
9 Oststraße, Leipzig, 04317
Hours: Mo,We,Th 11:30-19:30; Tu,Fr 09:30-16:00
Phone: +49 341 60432200
BärenStark
Second-hand store2.2 km from Leipzig
BärenStark is an independent second-hand store. BärenStark also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-12:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 10:00-12:00
Phone: +49 341 6886660
Gisiversum
Second-hand store2.5 km from Leipzig
Gisiversum — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Gisiversum: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00
Küss mich wach
Second-hand store2.9 km from Leipzig
Küss mich wach is an independent second-hand store on 22 Lauchstädter Straße, Leipzig. Küss mich wach also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:00-17:00; Tu-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
22 Lauchstädter Straße, Leipzig, 04229
Hours: Mo 10:00-17:00; Tu-Fr 12:00-18:30; Sa 12:00-17:00
Phone: +4917660145047
Tauschladen
Charity shop3.6 km from Leipzig
Tauschladen is a charity shop on 71 Weißenfelser Straße. Tauschladen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-11:30,12:30-16:00.
71 Weißenfelser Straße
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-11:30,12:30-16:00
Gebraucht Waschmaschinen
Second-hand store4.4 km from LeipzigRun by Karsten Wunderlich
Gebraucht Waschmaschinen is an independent second-hand store run by Karsten Wunderlich on 127 Georg-Schwarz-Straße, Leipzig. Gebraucht Waschmaschinen also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Th 14:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
127 Georg-Schwarz-Straße, Leipzig, 04179
Hours: Mo,Th 14:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-13:00
Phone: +49 177 2671406
Caritas Laden
Charity shop5.3 km from LeipzigRun by Caritasverband Leipzig e. V.
Caritas Laden is a charity shop run by Caritasverband Leipzig e. V. on 54 Alte Salzstraße, Leipzig. Caritas Laden also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
54 Alte Salzstraße, Leipzig, 04209
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-15:00
Phone: +49 341 9740018
An- und Verkauf
Second-hand store6.2 km from Leipzig
An- und Verkauf is an independent second-hand store on 21 Stuttgarter Allee, Leipzig. An- und Verkauf also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00.
21 Stuttgarter Allee, Leipzig, 04209
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00
DRK Sozialmarkt Zwenkau
Charity shop14.7 km from LeipzigRun by DRK Kreisverband Leipzig-Land
Run by DRK Kreisverband Leipzig-Land, DRK Sozialmarkt Zwenkau is a charity shop, found on 19 Schulstraße in Zwenkau. Also worth knowing about DRK Sozialmarkt Zwenkau: the map lists its hours as Mo, We 10:00-16:00; Th 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
19 Schulstraße, Zwenkau, 04442
Hours: Mo, We 10:00-16:00; Th 10:00-18:00
Phone: +49 34203 32439
Stöberkiste A & V
Second-hand store21.6 km from LeipzigRun by Sabine Bergner
Run by Sabine Bergner, Stöberkiste A & V is an independent second-hand store, found on 8 Richard-Wagner-Straße in Groitzsch. Also worth knowing about Stöberkiste A & V: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-11:00; Su,PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
8 Richard-Wagner-Straße, Groitzsch, 04539
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-11:00; Su,PH off
Phone: +49 34296 48144
Kids's + Co
Second-hand store22.6 km from Leipzig
Kids's + Co — an independent second-hand store, found on 7 Breite Straße in Eilenburg.
7 Breite Straße, Eilenburg, 04838
What the map tells us about thrifting in Leipzig
12 of the 15 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Leipzig — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Leipzig; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
5 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Most shops in Leipzig list a phone number. Use it — a thirty-second call beats a wasted drive, especially for furniture or anything you can't carry home on the bus.
The Leipzig thrift circuit
Plot these 15 on a map and the day plans itself: Oxfam, ReSales on 12-14 Hainstraße, Wiederschön on 1 Brühl, Aerial Sportstudio, Trödel-Eck on 9 Oststraße, BärenStark, Gisiversum, and Küss mich wach on 22 Lauchstädter Straße. That's the full Leipzig circuit in one sensible order. 7 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Leipzig
A few things worth knowing before you work through Leipzig's thrift stores:
- Check for matching sets at Oxfam. Single plates and glasses are easy; full sets are the prize. Scan the whole shelf — mates hide behind other stock.
- Learn your fabrics at ReSales. A quick touch tells wool from acrylic, leather from pleather. Natural fibres at thrift prices are the whole game.
- Measure the car, not just the room. That bookshelf fits the wall but not the hatchback. Know your cargo space before you fall in love.
- Go early in the week. Donations land on weekends, so Monday and Tuesday shelves are the freshly stocked ones. By Saturday the good stuff is gone.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Leipzig — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Leipzig can take a while to appear. The 15 above are only as current as the community map. A shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
Prices at Leipzig's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Leipzig included.
Thrift store listings for Leipzig: 15 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.