Cross-border fuel

Colroy-la-Roche: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 106 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€3.94 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ESSO in Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€18.63.

Official prices of 7 November 2026: France (Ministry of the Economy), Germany (MTS-K via Tankerkönig) · Methodology

−€18.63diesel, saving on 50 L
−€3.94petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
58 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.199/L — Rn 1420 · 11 km, 15 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer))Roemerstr. 2, Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer)−€18.63€2.269/L63 km · 58 min+106 km

By tank size: 30 L −€17.23 · 50 L −€18.63 · 70 L −€20.03.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.099/L — Rn 1420 · 11 km, 15 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer))Roemerstr. 2, Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer)−€3.94€1.889/L63 km · 58 min+106 km

By tank size: 30 L −€8.14 · 50 L −€3.94 · 70 L +€0.26. The detour pays for itself from 69 L.

Population473
German border39 km
First station54 km · 58 min