Cross-border fuel

Petersbach: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 84 km detour eats the price gap; at best €2.29 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Hornbach. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€9.44.

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

−€9.44diesel, saving on 50 L
+€2.29petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
42 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.235/L — Rue de Weyer · 7.6 km, 9 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€9.44€2.189/L48 km · 58 min+81 km
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach−€10.38€2.199/L50 km · 59 min+84 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€10.92€2.209/L50 km · 46 min+84 km
Winkler 24h (Sankt Ingbert)Obere Kaiserstraße 279, Sankt Ingbert−€14.25€2.149/L71 km · 60 min+128 km
ARAL (Blieskastel-Aßweiler)Saar-Pfalz-Straße, Blieskastel-Aßweiler−€14.37€2.219/L60 km · 58 min+104 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 47 km · 42 min, detour +76 km, saving on 50 L −€15.80.

By tank size: 30 L −€10.36 · 50 L −€9.44 · 70 L −€8.52. The detour pays for itself from 255 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.149/L — Rue de Weyer · 7.6 km, 9 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach+€2.29€1.869/L50 km · 59 min+84 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim+€2.22€1.879/L48 km · 58 min+81 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€1.17€1.959/L47 km · 42 min+76 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€1.25€1.939/L50 km · 46 min+84 km
ARAL (Blieskastel-Aßweiler)Saar-Pfalz-Straße, Blieskastel-Aßweiler−€1.59€1.889/L60 km · 58 min+104 km

By tank size: 30 L −€3.31 · 50 L +€2.29 · 70 L +€7.89. The detour pays for itself from 42 L.

Population664
German border27 km
First station47 km · 42 min