Thrift stores in Sankt Poelten
If you like the hunt, Sankt Poelten, Lower Austria is worth a wander: 4 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. 2 of them are charity shops and 2 are independent second-hand stores, so Sankt Poelten gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Sankt Poelten (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Stadtflohmarkt St. Pölten and Menschen in Not - Engel helfen, plus Soogut — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Sankt Poelten's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Sankt Poelten thrift lineup
4 in Sankt Poelten, plus 5 more around Sankt Poelten below:
Stadtflohmarkt St. Pölten
Second-hand store0.5 km from Sankt Poelten
Stadtflohmarkt St. Pölten — an independent second-hand store, found on 57 Wiener Straße in St. Pölten. Also worth knowing about Stadtflohmarkt St. Pölten: it has a website with more detail.
57 Wiener Straße, St. Pölten, 3100
Menschen in Not - Engel helfen
Charity shop0.8 km from Sankt PoeltenRun by Sabine Häupl
Run by Sabine Häupl, Menschen in Not - Engel helfen is a charity shop, found on Wiener Straße in St. Pölten. Also worth knowing about Menschen in Not - Engel helfen: the map lists its hours as Tu-Th 09:30-16:00; Sa[1,2] 09:30-13:00; Jul-Aug Tu-Th 09:30-15:00; Jul-Aug Sa[1] 09:30-13:00; Aug 18-Sep 01 off; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Wiener Straße, St. Pölten, 3100
Hours: Tu-Th 09:30-16:00; Sa[1,2] 09:30-13:00; Jul-Aug Tu-Th 09:30-15:00; Jul-Aug Sa[1] 09:30-13:00; Aug 18-Sep 01 off; PH off
Phone: +43 660 281 15 70
Soogut
Charity shop1.0 km from Sankt Poelten
Soogut is a charity shop on 13 Eybnerstraße, St. Pölten. Soogut also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-13:00; Sa 09:30-12:00; Su off; it has a website with more detail.
13 Eybnerstraße, St. Pölten, 3100
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-13:00; Sa 09:30-12:00; Su off
carla Sankt Pölten
Second-hand store1.2 km from Sankt Poelten
carla Sankt Pölten — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about carla Sankt Pölten: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu,Th 08:30-12:00,13:00-16:30; We 13:00-16:30; Fr 08:30-12:00; PH off.
Hours: Mo-Tu,Th 08:30-12:00,13:00-16:30; We 13:00-16:30; Fr 08:30-12:00; PH off
What the map tells us about thrifting in Sankt Poelten
3 of the 4 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Sankt Poelten — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Sankt Poelten; 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 Sankt Poelten thrift circuit
Making a day of it in Sankt Poelten? Work this order: Stadtflohmarkt St. Pölten on 57 Wiener Straße, Menschen in Not - Engel helfen on Wiener Straße, Soogut on 13 Eybnerstraße, and carla Sankt Pölten. That's 4 stops, and if you hit them in sequence you won't backtrack.
Thrifting tips for Sankt Poelten
A few things worth knowing before you work through Sankt Poelten's thrift stores:
- Keep a running want-list at Stadtflohmarkt St. Pölten. Write down what you're hunting for. Aimless browsing is fun, but a list turns luck into strategy.
- Weekday mornings beat Saturday crowds at Menschen in Not - Engel helfen. Serious pickers go early on weekdays. Weekends are for browsers; the stock is the same but the competition isn't.
- Bring cash for the small shops. Card minimums are common at volunteer-run tills. A few small bills keep a bargain from getting awkward.
- Ask when new stock hits the floor. Shops restock on rhythms — truck days, volunteer shifts. One question at the counter tells you when to come back.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Sankt Poelten — 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 Sankt Poelten can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 4, or a shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
Prices at Sankt Poelten'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 — Sankt Poelten included.
Worth the trip: more thrift stores around Sankt Poelten
5 more within about 25 km of Sankt Poelten, nearest first:
Henry Laden
Second-hand store22.6 km from Sankt Poelten
Henry Laden — an independent second-hand store.
Carla Krems
Second-hand store23.2 km from Sankt PoeltenRun by Caritas
Carla Krems is an independent second-hand store run by Caritas on 12 Sankt-Paul-Gasse, Krems an der Donau. Carla Krems also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu,We,Fr 09:00-12:00,13:00-17:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12 Sankt-Paul-Gasse, Krems an der Donau, 3500
Hours: Tu,We,Fr 09:00-12:00,13:00-17:00; PH off
Phone: +43 2732 764 98
Tauschoase
Second-hand store23.5 km from Sankt Poelten
Tauschoase — an independent second-hand store, found on 7 Dinstlstraße in Krems an der Donau. Also worth knowing about Tauschoase: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
7 Dinstlstraße, Krems an der Donau, 3500
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00
Phone: +43 664 141 360 5
Save Cats Shop
Second-hand store23.5 km from Sankt Poelten
Save Cats Shop — an independent second-hand store, found on 6 Dinstlstraße in Krems an der Donau. Also worth knowing about Save Cats Shop: it has a website with more detail.
6 Dinstlstraße, Krems an der Donau, 3500
Carla Shop
Second-hand store23.6 km from Sankt PoeltenRun by Caritas
Run by Caritas, Carla Shop is an independent second-hand store, found on 5 Täglicher Markt in Krems an der Donau. Also worth knowing about Carla Shop: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00, 13:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Täglicher Markt, Krems an der Donau, 3500
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00, 13:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:00; PH off
Phone: +43 2732 74584
Thrift store listings for Sankt Poelten: 4 in Sankt Poelten and 5 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.