Cross-border fuel

Ostwald: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Worth the drive

Yes: 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ZG Raiffeisen Energie in Kehl-Neumühl, 22 min away, save you €13.51 after paying for the 17 km detour (24 min there and back, under 45 min; prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€7.35.

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

−€7.35diesel, saving on 50 L
+€13.51petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
18 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.141/L — 142 Route D' Oberhausbergen · 6.3 km, 12 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
JET (Kehl)Strassburger Str. 7 A, Kehl−€7.35€2.259/L12 km · 19 min+10 km
Shell (Kehl)Eugen-Ensslin-Str. 2, Kehl−€7.88€2.269/L12 km · 20 min+11 km
ARAL (Kehl)Strassburger Straße 11a, Kehl−€7.92€2.269/L12 km · 20 min+11 km
ARAL (Kehl)Straßburger Straße 34a, Kehl−€7.94€2.269/L12 km · 19 min+11 km
ZG Raiffeisen Energie (Kehl-Neumühl)Elsässerstraße 3, Kehl-Neumühl−€8.10€2.259/L14 km · 22 min+16 km

All stations in Kehl.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.99 · 50 L −€7.35 · 70 L −€9.71.

Petrol 95 E10 — Worth the drive

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.177/L — 20 Rue Joseph Graff · 5.8 km, 10 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ZG Raiffeisen Energie (Kehl-Neumühl)Elsässerstraße 3, Kehl-Neumühl+€13.51€1.859/L14 km · 22 min+17 km
JET (Kehl)Strassburger Str. 7 A, Kehl+€13.27€1.879/L12 km · 19 min+11 km
Shell (Kehl)Eugen-Ensslin-Str. 2, Kehl+€12.74€1.889/L12 km · 20 min+12 km
ARAL (Kehl)Strassburger Straße 11a, Kehl+€12.70€1.889/L12 km · 20 min+12 km
ARAL (Kehl)Straßburger Straße 34a, Kehl+€12.68€1.889/L12 km · 19 min+12 km

By tank size: 30 L +€7.15 · 50 L +€13.51 · 70 L +€19.87. The detour pays for itself from 8 L.

Population13,946
German border6.7 km
First station12 km · 18 min