Cross-border fuel

Keskastel: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 65 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.87 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Gersheim. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€4.36.

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

−€4.36diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.87petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
26 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.250/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 2.6 km, 3 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€4.36€2.209/L25 km · 31 min+44 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€6.47€2.189/L35 km · 44 min+65 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€6.53€2.139/L44 km · 47 min+83 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€6.64€2.139/L44 km · 48 min+83 km
OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach−€7.48€2.149/L45 km · 46 min+86 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 20 km · 26 min, detour +35 km, saving on 50 L −€9.03.

By tank size: 30 L −€5.18 · 50 L −€4.36 · 70 L −€3.54. The detour pays for itself from 156 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 2.6 km, 3 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€2.87€1.879/L35 km · 44 min+65 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€2.94€1.959/L20 km · 26 min+35 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€3.12€1.939/L25 km · 31 min+44 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€3.14€1.839/L44 km · 47 min+83 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€3.23€1.839/L44 km · 48 min+83 km

Nearest German station: Shell (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf — €1.969/L, 27 km · 29 min, detour +42 km, saving on 50 L −€4.43.

By tank size: 30 L −€5.09 · 50 L −€2.87 · 70 L −€0.65. The detour pays for itself from 76 L.

Population1,487
German border16 km
First station20 km · 26 min