Cross-border fuel

Gerstheim: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €3.19 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ESSO in Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer), 27 min away, once the 27 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€7.50.

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

−€7.50diesel, saving on 50 L
+€3.19petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
21 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.199/L — 45 Rue du Printemps · 7.6 km, 11 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
AVIA XPress (Neuried-Ichenheim)Hauptstr. 5, Neuried-Ichenheim−€7.50€2.259/L24 km · 27 min+31 km
ESSO (Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer))Roemerstr. 2, Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer)−€7.55€2.269/L22 km · 27 min+28 km
AGIP ENI (Kehl)Römerstr. 80, Kehl−€7.99€2.269/L23 km · 31 min+31 km
ZG Raiffeisen Energie (Lahr-Mietersheim)Mietersheimer Hauptstr. 73, Lahr-Mietersheim−€8.13€2.279/L22 km · 27 min+29 km
Access (Neuried)Dundenheimer Str. 31, Neuried−€8.31€2.259/L26 km · 32 min+37 km

Nearest German station: BFT (Ottenheim), Pfarrgasse 3, Ottenheim — €2.429/L, 17 km · 21 min, detour +18 km, saving on 50 L −€14.07.

By tank size: 30 L −€6.30 · 50 L −€7.50 · 70 L −€8.70.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.025/L — Route De Lyon · 7.8 km, 11 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer))Roemerstr. 2, Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer)+€3.19€1.889/L22 km · 27 min+27 km
AGIP ENI (Kehl)Römerstr. 80, Kehl+€2.79€1.889/L23 km · 31 min+30 km
AVIA XPress (Neuried-Ichenheim)Hauptstr. 5, Neuried-Ichenheim+€2.78€1.889/L24 km · 27 min+31 km
Shell (Kappel-Grafenhausen)Hauptstr. 201, Kappel-Grafenhausen+€2.41€1.899/L23 km · 30 min+30 km
ZG Raiffeisen Energie (Kehl-Neumühl)Elsässerstraße 3, Kehl-Neumühl+€2.20€1.859/L31 km · 40 min+46 km

Nearest German station: BFT (Ottenheim), Pfarrgasse 3, Ottenheim — €2.179/L, 17 km · 21 min, detour +17 km, saving on 50 L −€9.95.

By tank size: 30 L +€0.47 · 50 L +€3.19 · 70 L +€5.91. The detour pays for itself from 27 L.

Population3,490
German border2.7 km
First station17 km · 21 min