Thrift stores in Salzburg
Thrift stores reward the patient. In Salzburg, Salzburg that patience currently stretches across 18 mapped shops — 2 of them are charity shops and 16 are independent second-hand stores, so Salzburg gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Salzburg (within about 30 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include carla and Verein MUT - Mensch Umwelt Tier, plus Altwaren Fuchs — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Salzburg's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Salzburg thrift lineup
18 mapped within about 30 km:
carla
Second-hand storeRun by Caritas Salzburg
carla is an independent second-hand store run by Caritas Salzburg on 11 Gaswerkgasse, Salzburg. carla also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11 Gaswerkgasse, Salzburg, 5020
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +43 5 17605067
Verein MUT - Mensch Umwelt Tier
Charity shop
Verein MUT - Mensch Umwelt Tier is a charity shop on 32 Paris-Lodron-Straße, Salzburg. Verein MUT - Mensch Umwelt Tier also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,We,Th 09:00-13:00; Tu 14:00-18:00; Fr 12:00-16:00.
32 Paris-Lodron-Straße, Salzburg, 5020
Hours: Mo,We,Th 09:00-13:00; Tu 14:00-18:00; Fr 12:00-16:00
Altwaren Fuchs
Second-hand storeRun by Rudolf Fuchs
Altwaren Fuchs is an independent second-hand store run by Rudolf Fuchs on 132 Kendlerstraße, Salzburg. Altwaren Fuchs also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu 14:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
132 Kendlerstraße, Salzburg, 5020
Hours: Mo,Tu 14:30-18:00
Phone: +43 662 824998
Ruhpoldinger Kleiderstube
Charity shop
Ruhpoldinger Kleiderstube — a charity shop.
Gwand & mehr
Second-hand store
Gwand & mehr — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Gwand & mehr: the map lists its hours as Fr 14:00-18:00.
Hours: Fr 14:00-18:00
Lebensladen
Second-hand storeRun by Lebenshilfe Salzburg
Run by Lebenshilfe Salzburg, Lebensladen is an independent second-hand store, found on 7 Moosstraße in Salzburg. Also worth knowing about Lebensladen: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Moosstraße, Salzburg, 5020
Phone: +43 662 234188
Te Ta Re Fundgrube
Second-hand store
Te Ta Re Fundgrube — an independent second-hand store, found on 74 Brunnbachweg in Thalgau. Also worth knowing about Te Ta Re Fundgrube: the map lists its hours as Mo,Fr 15:00-18:00.
74 Brunnbachweg, Thalgau, 5303
Hours: Mo,Fr 15:00-18:00
Carla
Second-hand store
Carla — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Carla: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:30-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:30
Phone: +43 676 8776 2756
Flohmarkt - Missionskreis
Second-hand store
Flohmarkt - Missionskreis is an independent second-hand store.
PC-OK
Second-hand storeRun by rwsanderskompetent
Run by rwsanderskompetent, PC-OK is an independent second-hand store, found on 70 Bachstraße in Salzburg. Also worth knowing about PC-OK: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
70 Bachstraße, Salzburg, 5023
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00
Phone: +43 664 804216620
TAO
Second-hand store
TAO — an independent second-hand store, found on 78 Aigner Straße in Salzburg. Also worth knowing about TAO: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; We 11:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:15; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
78 Aigner Straße, Salzburg, 5026
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; We 11:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-13:15
Phone: +43 662 626706
carla
Second-hand storeRun by Caritas Salzburg
carla is an independent second-hand store run by Caritas Salzburg on 56 Aigner Straße, Salzburg. carla also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; We off; it has a website with more detail.
56 Aigner Straße, Salzburg, 5026
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; We off
carla
Second-hand storeRun by Caritas Salzburg
Run by Caritas Salzburg, carla is an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about carla: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00
Phone: +43 517 60-5074
Secondo
Second-hand storeRun by Elke König
Run by Elke König, Secondo is an independent second-hand store, found on 2A Morzger Straße in Salzburg. Also worth knowing about Secondo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2A Morzger Straße, Salzburg, 5020
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-13:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-14:00
Phone: +43 662 821031
TAO
Second-hand store
TAO is an independent second-hand store on 25 Teisenberggasse, Salzburg. TAO also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-13:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25 Teisenberggasse, Salzburg, 5020
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; Sa 09:00-13:00
Phone: +43 662 429929
TAO
Second-hand store
TAO is an independent second-hand store on 19 Roseggerstraße, Salzburg. TAO also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We 11:00-18:00; Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-18:00.
19 Roseggerstraße, Salzburg, 5020
Hours: We 11:00-18:00; Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 10:00-18:00
SOSA Flohmarktshop
Second-hand store
SOSA Flohmarktshop — an independent second-hand store, found on 10 Scherzhauserfeldstraße in Salzburg. Also worth knowing about SOSA Flohmarktshop: the map lists its hours as Th,Fr 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
10 Scherzhauserfeldstraße, Salzburg, 5020
Hours: Th,Fr 10:00-18:00
WABE
Second-hand store
WABE — an independent second-hand store, found on 43A Kirchenstraße in Salzburg. Also worth knowing about WABE: the map lists its hours as Fr 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
43A Kirchenstraße, Salzburg, 5020
Hours: Fr 09:00-18:00
Phone: +43 662 453449
What the map tells us about thrifting in Salzburg
15 of the 18 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Salzburg — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Salzburg; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
8 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
Most shops in Salzburg 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 Salzburg thrift circuit
Plot these 18 on a map and the day plans itself: carla on 11 Gaswerkgasse, Verein MUT - Mensch Umwelt Tier on 32 Paris-Lodron-Straße, Altwaren Fuchs on 132 Kendlerstraße, Ruhpoldinger Kleiderstube, Gwand & mehr, Lebensladen on 7 Moosstraße, Te Ta Re Fundgrube on 74 Brunnbachweg, and Carla. That's the full Salzburg circuit in one sensible order. 10 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Salzburg
A few things worth knowing before you work through Salzburg's thrift stores:
- Ask about hold policies at carla. Eyeing furniture you can't take today? Many shops will hold an item for 24 hours. Ask before someone else buys it.
- Learn the colour-tag system at Verein MUT - Mensch Umwelt Tier. Many charity shops tag items with coloured stickers and discount one colour each week. Ask at the till; it's rarely advertised.
- Keep a running want-list. Write down what you're hunting for. Aimless browsing is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
- Learn the colour-tag system. Many charity shops discount by tag colour on rotation. Ask which colour is half price this week — it changes regularly.
Good to know
We searched about 30 km around Salzburg — 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 Salzburg can take a while to appear. The 18 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 Salzburg'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 — Salzburg included.
Thrift store listings for Salzburg: 18 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.