Thrift stores in Luxembourg
Thrift stores reward the patient. In Luxembourg, Luxembourg that patience currently stretches across 8 mapped shops — 3 of them are charity shops and 5 are independent second-hand stores, so Luxembourg gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Luxembourg (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Royal Second Hand and Caritas Buttek, plus Lena — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Luxembourg's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Luxembourg thrift lineup
8 in Luxembourg, plus 21 more around Luxembourg below:
Royal Second Hand
Second-hand store0.5 km from Luxembourg
Royal Second Hand — an independent second-hand store.
Caritas Buttek
Charity shop0.8 km from Luxembourg
Caritas Buttek — a charity shop.
Lena
Second-hand store1.3 km from Luxembourg
Lena — an independent second-hand store, found on 17 Avenue de la Faïencerie in Luxembourg. Also worth knowing about Lena: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17 Avenue de la Faïencerie, Luxembourg, 1510
Phone: +352 22 96 11
Simple shopping
Second-hand store1.3 km from Luxembourg
Simple shopping — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Simple shopping: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 13:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-18:00; PH off.
Hours: Tu-Fr 13:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-18:00; PH off
Troc.com
Second-hand store1.5 km from Luxembourg
Troc.com — an independent second-hand store.
Unicef
Charity shop1.6 km from Luxembourg
Unicef — a charity shop, found on 99 Route d'Arlon in Luxembourg.
99 Route d'Arlon, Luxembourg, 1140
Vintage Mo(o)d
Charity shop8.5 km from LuxembourgRun by Luxembourg Red Cross
Run by Luxembourg Red Cross, Vintage Mo(o)d is a charity shop, found on 18 Rue Geespelt in Livange. Also worth knowing about Vintage Mo(o)d: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:30-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
18 Rue Geespelt, Livange, 3378
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:30-18:30
Phone: +352 27 55 5015
CNDS Nei Aarbecht
Second-hand store9.3 km from LuxembourgRun by CNDS
Run by CNDS, CNDS Nei Aarbecht is an independent second-hand store, found on 7 Rue de l'Alzette in Helmdange. Also worth knowing about CNDS Nei Aarbecht: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 14:00-18:00; PH off; it has a website with more detail.
7 Rue de l'Alzette, Helmdange, 7351
Hours: Mo-Fr 14:00-18:00; PH off
What the map tells us about thrifting in Luxembourg
3 of the 8 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Luxembourg — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Luxembourg; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
3 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The Luxembourg thrift circuit
The efficient Luxembourg thrifting route strings these together: Royal Second Hand, Caritas Buttek, Lena on 17 Avenue de la Faïencerie, Simple shopping, Troc.com, Unicef on 99 Route d'Arlon, Vintage Mo(o)d on 18 Rue Geespelt, and CNDS Nei Aarbecht on 7 Rue de l'Alzette — 8 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking.
Thrifting tips for Luxembourg
Regulars learn these fast; visitors to Luxembourg can skip the learning curve:
- Visit at opening time at Royal Second Hand. Serious pickers arrive at opening. You don't have to be one of them, but the first hour has the best pick of the day's restock.
- Go often, buy rarely at Caritas Buttek. The regulars' secret: short frequent visits beat rare long ones. Ten minutes twice a week outperforms a monthly expedition.
- Keep a running want-list. Write down what you're hunting for. Aimless browsing is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
- Bring cash for the small shops. Card minimums are common at volunteer-run tills. A few small bills keep a bargain from getting awkward.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Luxembourg — 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 Luxembourg can take a while to appear. The 8 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 Luxembourg'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 — Luxembourg included.
Worth the trip: more thrift stores around Luxembourg
21 more within about 40 km of Luxembourg — here are the 15 nearest:
Eco Cash
Second-hand store13.3 km from Luxembourg
Eco Cash — an independent second-hand store, found on 15A Rue du Brill in Foetz. Also worth knowing about Eco Cash: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00 open "Ventes" || Tu-Sa 10:00-12:00,14:00-16:00 open "Achats"; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15A Rue du Brill, Foetz, 3898
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00 open "Ventes" || Tu-Sa 10:00-12:00,14:00-16:00 open "Achats"
Phone: +352 50 38 38
Troc.com
Second-hand store14.8 km from Luxembourg
Troc.com — an independent second-hand store, found on 12 Rue Portland in Esch-sur-Alzette. Also worth knowing about Troc.com: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-18:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 Rue Portland, Esch-sur-Alzette, 4281
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-18:30
Phone: +35226552792
Luxpuces
Second-hand store16.1 km from Luxembourg
Luxpuces — an independent second-hand store, found on 10 Rue Sangels in Gostingen. Also worth knowing about Luxpuces: the map lists its hours as We-Sa 14:00-18:00.
10 Rue Sangels, Gostingen, 5425
Hours: We-Sa 14:00-18:00
Okkasiounsbutték
Second-hand store19.5 km from LuxembourgRun by CIGL Differdange
Okkasiounsbutték is an independent second-hand store run by CIGL Differdange. Okkasiounsbutték also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-16:00
Phone: +352 27 12 66 88
Croix-Rouge Buttek
Charity shop20.1 km from LuxembourgRun by Caritas;Croix-Rouge
Croix-Rouge Buttek is a charity shop run by Caritas;Croix-Rouge on 19 Grand-Rue, Differdange. Croix-Rouge Buttek also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-12:00,14:00-17:30; it has a website with more detail.
19 Grand-Rue, Differdange, 4575
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-12:00,14:00-17:30
Butzebuttik
Second-hand store20.2 km from Luxembourg
Butzebuttik is an independent second-hand store on 18 Avenue Charlotte, Differdange. Butzebuttik also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
18 Avenue Charlotte, Differdange, 4530
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; PH off
Phone: +352 24 55 89 11
Oxfam
Charity shop22.0 km from Luxembourg
Oxfam — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +32 63 38 34 67
Troc en Stock
Second-hand store23.3 km from Luxembourg
Troc en Stock — an independent second-hand store.
Oxfam
Charity shop24.3 km from Luxembourg
Oxfam is a charity shop. Oxfam also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 10:00-12:30,14:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-12:00,14:00-18:00.
Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-12:30,14:00-18:30; Sa 10:00-12:00,14:00-18:00
Oxfam
Charity shop24.3 km from Luxembourg
Oxfam — a charity shop, found on 3 Rue du Marché-au-Beurre in Arlon. Also worth knowing about Oxfam: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00.
3 Rue du Marché-au-Beurre, Arlon, 6700
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:30-18:30; Sa 09:30-13:00, 14:00-17:00
Cash Express
Second-hand store24.3 km from Luxembourg
Cash Express — an independent second-hand store.
Have it
Second-hand store24.4 km from Luxembourg
Have it is an independent second-hand store. Have it also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We 10:00-18:00; Fr, Sa 10:00-18:30.
Hours: We 10:00-18:00; Fr, Sa 10:00-18:30
Bouquinerie Le Dalhia noir
Second-hand store24.6 km from Luxembourg
Bouquinerie Le Dalhia noir — an independent second-hand store.
Happy Cash Services
Second-hand store28.2 km from Luxembourg
Happy Cash Services — an independent second-hand store, found on 6 Rue de Paris in Thionville. Also worth knowing about Happy Cash Services: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
6 Rue de Paris, Thionville, 57100
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00
Cash Express Terville
Second-hand store28.3 km from Luxembourg
Cash Express Terville is an independent second-hand store on Boucle du Ferronnier, Terville. Cash Express Terville also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Boucle du Ferronnier, Terville, 57180
Phone: +33 3 82 59 48 75
Thrift store listings for Luxembourg: 8 in Luxembourg and 21 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.