Cross-border fuel

Lohr: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 76 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€1.11 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Markenfreie TS in Kleinblittersdorf. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€10.85.

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

−€10.85diesel, saving on 50 L
−€1.11petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
40 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.235/L — Rue de Weyer · 5.5 km, 8 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€10.85€2.209/L48 km · 45 min+84 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€12.78€2.139/L66 km · 60 min+121 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€12.94€2.189/L59 km · 58 min+105 km
OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach−€13.73€2.149/L67 km · 59 min+124 km
Winkler 24h (Sankt Ingbert)Obere Kaiserstraße 279, Sankt Ingbert−€14.19€2.149/L69 km · 58 min+127 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 45 km · 40 min, detour +76 km, saving on 50 L −€15.73.

By tank size: 30 L −€11.37 · 50 L −€10.85 · 70 L −€10.33. The detour pays for itself from 467 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.149/L — Rue de Weyer · 5.5 km, 8 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€1.11€1.959/L45 km · 40 min+76 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€1.15€1.879/L59 km · 58 min+105 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€1.18€1.939/L48 km · 45 min+84 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€1.40€1.839/L66 km · 60 min+121 km
ARAL (Blieskastel-Aßweiler)Saar-Pfalz-Straße, Blieskastel-Aßweiler−€1.52€1.889/L58 km · 56 min+104 km

All stations in Kleinblittersdorf.

Nearest German station: Shell (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf — €1.969/L, 49 km · 42 min, detour +81 km, saving on 50 L −€2.28.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.91 · 50 L −€1.11 · 70 L +€2.69. The detour pays for itself from 56 L.

Population444
German border29 km
First station45 km · 40 min