Cross-border fuel

Durstel: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €3.46 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Hornbach, 54 min away, once the 75 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€8.21.

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

−€8.21diesel, saving on 50 L
+€3.46petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
37 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.235/L — Rue de Weyer · 5.5 km, 7 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€8.21€2.189/L41 km · 52 min+72 km
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach−€9.16€2.199/L43 km · 54 min+75 km
ARAL (Blieskastel)Bliesaue 3, Blieskastel−€9.32€2.179/L47 km · 60 min+83 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€9.84€2.209/L44 km · 41 min+77 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€11.77€2.139/L61 km · 56 min+114 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 40 km · 37 min, detour +69 km, saving on 50 L −€14.72.

By tank size: 30 L −€9.13 · 50 L −€8.21 · 70 L −€7.29. The detour pays for itself from 229 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.149/L — Rue de Weyer · 5.5 km, 7 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach+€3.46€1.869/L43 km · 54 min+75 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim+€3.39€1.879/L41 km · 52 min+72 km
ARAL (Blieskastel)Bliesaue 3, Blieskastel+€1.34€1.889/L47 km · 60 min+83 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€0.14€1.959/L40 km · 37 min+69 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€0.21€1.939/L44 km · 41 min+77 km

By tank size: 30 L −€2.14 · 50 L +€3.46 · 70 L +€9.06. The detour pays for itself from 38 L.

Population418
German border25 km
First station40 km · 37 min