Cross-border fuel

Hoffen: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €8.06 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at SBK - Tankstelle in Bad Bergzabern, 30 min away, once the 42 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€10.79.

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

−€10.79diesel, saving on 50 L
+€8.06petrol 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 · 5.8 km, 7 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
SBK - Tankstelle (Bad Bergzabern)Klingweg 1, Bad Bergzabern−€10.79€2.199/L26 km · 30 min+39 km
HEM (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 63, Bad Bergzabern−€11.80€2.229/L24 km · 29 min+36 km
Freie (Freckenfeld)Karlshöhlchen 1, Freckenfeld−€12.03€2.199/L30 km · 36 min+48 km
Shell (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 56, Bad Bergzabern−€12.25€2.239/L24 km · 29 min+35 km
Esso (Oberhausen)Untere Hauptstr. 39, Oberhausen−€13.78€2.239/L28 km · 32 min+47 km

All stations in Bad Bergzabern.

Nearest German station: T (Rastatt), Plittersdorfer Str. 46A, Rastatt — €2.309/L, 22 km · 39 min, detour +40 km, saving on 50 L −€16.32.

By tank size: 30 L −€8.61 · 50 L −€10.79 · 70 L −€12.97.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.148/L — 1 rue du chene · 4.5 km, 5 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
SBK - Tankstelle (Bad Bergzabern)Klingweg 1, Bad Bergzabern+€8.06€1.869/L26 km · 30 min+42 km
HEM (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 63, Bad Bergzabern+€8.06€1.879/L24 km · 29 min+39 km
Shell (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 56, Bad Bergzabern+€7.62€1.889/L24 km · 29 min+38 km
Q1 (Iffezheim)Am Forlenspitzen 1, Iffezheim+€6.35€1.899/L26 km · 32 min+44 km
RheinmünsterVictoria Boulevard B 126+€5.66€1.899/L29 km · 37 min+49 km

All stations in Bad Bergzabern.

Nearest German station: T (Rastatt), Plittersdorfer Str. 46A, Rastatt — €1.919/L, 22 km · 39 min, detour +42 km, saving on 50 L +€5.53.

By tank size: 30 L +€2.48 · 50 L +€8.06 · 70 L +€13.64. The detour pays for itself from 21 L.

Population1,160
German border12 km
First station22 km · 29 min