Cross-border fuel

Le Hohwald: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 81 km detour eats the price gap; at best €0.60 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ZG Raiffeisen Energie in Kehl-Neumühl. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€6.95.

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

−€6.95diesel, saving on 50 L
+€0.60petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
47 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.350/L — 15 Quai de l'Abattoir · 14 km, 20 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
JET (Kehl)Strassburger Str. 7 A, Kehl−€6.95€2.259/L52 km · 52 min+75 km
ESSO (Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer))Roemerstr. 2, Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer)−€7.11€2.269/L50 km · 47 min+73 km
ESSO (Kehl)Strassburgerstr. 26, Kehl−€7.34€2.269/L51 km · 52 min+75 km
Shell (Kehl)Eugen-Ensslin-Str. 2, Kehl−€7.48€2.269/L52 km · 53 min+75 km
Autohaus König (Wyhl)Endingerstr. 60, Wyhl−€7.48€2.239/L57 km · 59 min+85 km

All stations in Kehl.

By tank size: 30 L −€8.77 · 50 L −€6.95 · 70 L −€5.13. The detour pays for itself from 126 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.090/L — 15 Quai de l'Abattoir · 14 km, 20 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ZG Raiffeisen Energie (Kehl-Neumühl)Elsässerstraße 3, Kehl-Neumühl+€0.60€1.859/L54 km · 55 min+81 km
JET (Kehl)Strassburger Str. 7 A, Kehl+€0.33€1.879/L52 km · 52 min+75 km
ESSO (Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer))Roemerstr. 2, Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer)+€0.13€1.889/L50 km · 47 min+73 km
ESSO (Kehl)Strassburgerstr. 26, Kehl−€0.08€1.889/L51 km · 52 min+75 km
Shell (Kehl)Eugen-Ensslin-Str. 2, Kehl−€0.20€1.889/L52 km · 53 min+75 km

By tank size: 30 L −€4.02 · 50 L +€0.60 · 70 L +€5.22. The detour pays for itself from 47 L.

Population521
German border29 km
First station50 km · 47 min