Cross-border fuel

Drachenbronn-Birlenbach: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Worth the drive

Yes: 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at HEM in Bad Bergzabern, 29 min away, save you €10.59 after paying for the 20 km detour (31 min there and back, under 45 min; prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€8.98.

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

−€8.98diesel, saving on 50 L
+€10.59petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
29 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.090/L — 5 place Charls de Gaulles · 8.1 km, 12 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
SBK - Tankstelle (Bad Bergzabern)Klingweg 1, Bad Bergzabern−€8.98€2.199/L21 km · 30 min+26 km
ESSO (Fischbach)Hauptstr. 1 A, Fischbach−€9.99€2.219/L21 km · 29 min+26 km
HEM (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 63, Bad Bergzabern−€10.00€2.229/L19 km · 29 min+22 km
Freie (Freckenfeld)Karlshöhlchen 1, Freckenfeld−€10.22€2.199/L26 km · 36 min+35 km
Shell (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 56, Bad Bergzabern−€10.44€2.239/L19 km · 29 min+22 km

All stations in Bad Bergzabern.

By tank size: 30 L −€6.80 · 50 L −€8.98 · 70 L −€11.16.

Petrol 95 E10 — Worth the drive

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.148/L — 1 rue du chene · 9.1 km, 13 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
HEM (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 63, Bad Bergzabern+€10.59€1.879/L19 km · 29 min+20 km
SBK - Tankstelle (Bad Bergzabern)Klingweg 1, Bad Bergzabern+€10.59€1.869/L21 km · 30 min+24 km
Shell (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 56, Bad Bergzabern+€10.15€1.889/L19 km · 29 min+20 km
ESSO (Fischbach)Hauptstr. 1 A, Fischbach+€9.58€1.889/L21 km · 29 min+24 km
Esso (Oberhausen)Untere Hauptstr. 39, Oberhausen+€8.26€1.899/L24 km · 32 min+30 km

All stations in Bad Bergzabern.

By tank size: 30 L +€5.21 · 50 L +€10.59 · 70 L +€15.97. The detour pays for itself from 11 L.

Population581
German border5.5 km
First station19 km · 29 min