Cross-border fuel

Kurtzenhouse: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Worth the drive

Yes: 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at TotalEnergies in Rheinau-Freistett, 19 min away, save you €11.04 after paying for the 14 km detour (8 min there and back, under 45 min; prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€3.06.

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

−€3.06diesel, saving on 50 L
+€11.04petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
19 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.248/L — 37 Avenue Du Professeur Leriche · 8.6 km, 15 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
TotalEnergies (Rheinau-Freistett)Am Rheinuebergang 1, Rheinau-Freistett−€3.06€2.269/L15 km · 19 min+14 km
ORLEN (Rheinau-Freistett)Hauptstraße 84, Rheinau-Freistett−€3.67€2.259/L19 km · 24 min+21 km
ESSO (Rheinau)Sternenstr. 9, Rheinau−€4.31€2.269/L20 km · 24 min+22 km
Markenfreie TS (Kehl-Bodersweier)Rastatter Str. 5, Kehl-Bodersweier−€6.02€2.259/L27 km · 36 min+37 km
AVIA XPress (Renchen)Schwarzwaldstraße 2, Renchen−€7.05€2.259/L31 km · 34 min+45 km

All stations in Rheinau-Freistett.

By tank size: 30 L −€2.64 · 50 L −€3.06 · 70 L −€3.48.

Petrol 95 E10 — Worth the drive

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.138/L — 37 Avenue Du Professeur Leriche · 8.6 km, 15 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
TotalEnergies (Rheinau-Freistett)Am Rheinuebergang 1, Rheinau-Freistett+€11.04€1.879/L15 km · 19 min+14 km
ORLEN (Rheinau-Freistett)Hauptstraße 84, Rheinau-Freistett+€10.49€1.869/L19 km · 24 min+21 km
ESSO (Rheinau)Sternenstr. 9, Rheinau+€9.85€1.879/L20 km · 24 min+22 km
Markenfreie TS (Kehl-Bodersweier)Rastatter Str. 5, Kehl-Bodersweier+€8.25€1.869/L27 km · 36 min+37 km
ZG Raiffeisen Energie (Kehl-Neumühl)Elsässerstraße 3, Kehl-Neumühl+€6.88€1.859/L34 km · 40 min+51 km

All stations in Rheinau-Freistett.

By tank size: 30 L +€5.86 · 50 L +€11.04 · 70 L +€16.22. The detour pays for itself from 7 L.

Population1,093
German border10 km
First station15 km · 19 min