Cross-border fuel

Nordhouse: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 28 km detour eats the price gap; at best €1.45 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ESSO in Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€7.98.

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

−€7.98diesel, saving on 50 L
+€1.45petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
18 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.199/L — 45 Rue du Printemps · 2.5 km, 4 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer))Roemerstr. 2, Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer)−€7.98€2.269/L18 km · 18 min+31 km
AGIP ENI (Kehl)Römerstr. 80, Kehl−€8.42€2.269/L20 km · 22 min+34 km
Access (Neuried)Dundenheimer Str. 31, Neuried−€8.77€2.259/L23 km · 24 min+40 km
JET (Kehl)Strassburger Str. 7 A, Kehl−€9.15€2.259/L25 km · 28 min+43 km
ESSO (Kehl)Strassburgerstr. 26, Kehl−€9.56€2.269/L25 km · 28 min+42 km

Nearest German station: BFT (Ottenheim), Pfarrgasse 3, Ottenheim — €2.429/L, 22 km · 28 min, detour +37 km, saving on 50 L −€16.84.

By tank size: 30 L −€6.58 · 50 L −€7.98 · 70 L −€9.38.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — RD1083 - Rue de Lyon · 4.5 km, 5 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer))Roemerstr. 2, Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer)+€1.45€1.889/L18 km · 18 min+28 km
AGIP ENI (Kehl)Römerstr. 80, Kehl+€1.05€1.889/L20 km · 22 min+31 km
ZG Raiffeisen Energie (Kehl-Neumühl)Elsässerstraße 3, Kehl-Neumühl+€0.49€1.859/L28 km · 31 min+47 km
JET (Kehl)Strassburger Str. 7 A, Kehl+€0.44€1.879/L25 km · 28 min+40 km
Access (Neuried)Dundenheimer Str. 31, Neuried+€0.28€1.889/L23 km · 24 min+37 km

Nearest German station: BFT (Ottenheim), Pfarrgasse 3, Ottenheim — €2.179/L, 22 km · 28 min, detour +34 km, saving on 50 L −€13.83.

By tank size: 30 L −€0.57 · 50 L +€1.45 · 70 L +€3.47. The detour pays for itself from 36 L.

Population1,753
German border6.6 km
First station18 km · 18 min