Cross-border fuel

Rott: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Worth the drive

Yes: 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at HEM in Bad Bergzabern, 20 min away, save you €17.91 after paying for the 19 km detour (29 min there and back, under 45 min; prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€8.35.

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

−€8.35diesel, saving on 50 L
+€17.91petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
20 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.091/L — 6a Allée des Peupliers · 4.3 km, 8 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
SBK - Tankstelle (Bad Bergzabern)Klingweg 1, Bad Bergzabern−€8.35€2.199/L15 km · 21 min+22 km
Freie (Freckenfeld)Karlshöhlchen 1, Freckenfeld−€9.04€2.199/L18 km · 25 min+27 km
HEM (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 63, Bad Bergzabern−€9.37€2.229/L13 km · 20 min+18 km
Shell (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 56, Bad Bergzabern−€9.81€2.239/L13 km · 20 min+18 km
JET (Annweiler)Zweibruecker Str. 58, Annweiler−€10.74€2.159/L31 km · 38 min+54 km

All stations in Bad Bergzabern.

By tank size: 30 L −€6.19 · 50 L −€8.35 · 70 L −€10.51.

Petrol 95 E10 — Worth the drive

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.295/L — 33 rue de la Pépiniére · 3.7 km, 6 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
HEM (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 63, Bad Bergzabern+€17.91€1.879/L13 km · 20 min+19 km
SBK - Tankstelle (Bad Bergzabern)Klingweg 1, Bad Bergzabern+€17.88€1.869/L15 km · 21 min+23 km
Shell (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 56, Bad Bergzabern+€17.47€1.889/L13 km · 20 min+19 km
Esso (Oberhausen)Untere Hauptstr. 39, Oberhausen+€15.68€1.899/L18 km · 22 min+28 km
Esso (Klingenmünster)Weinstr. 82, Klingenmünster+€15.01€1.899/L20 km · 26 min+32 km

All stations in Bad Bergzabern.

By tank size: 30 L +€9.59 · 50 L +€17.91 · 70 L +€26.23. The detour pays for itself from 7 L.

Population462
German border2.5 km
First station13 km · 20 min