Cross-border fuel

Russ: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 96 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€10.23 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ZG Raiffeisen Energie in Kehl-Neumühl. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€20.70.

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

−€20.70diesel, saving on 50 L
−€10.23petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
40 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.090/L — Rue de l'Ancien Sanatorium · 4.0 km, 6 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
JET (Kehl)Strassburger Str. 7 A, Kehl−€20.70€2.259/L49 km · 45 min+90 km
ESSO (Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer))Roemerstr. 2, Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer)−€20.90€2.269/L48 km · 40 min+88 km
ESSO (Kehl)Strassburgerstr. 26, Kehl−€21.11€2.269/L49 km · 45 min+90 km
Shell (Kehl)Eugen-Ensslin-Str. 2, Kehl−€21.23€2.269/L49 km · 46 min+90 km
ARAL (Kehl)Strassburger Straße 11a, Kehl−€21.28€2.269/L49 km · 46 min+91 km

All stations in Kehl.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Kehl), Straßburger Straße 34a, Kehl — €2.269/L, 49 km · 46 min, detour +91 km, saving on 50 L −€21.29.

By tank size: 30 L −€17.32 · 50 L −€20.70 · 70 L −€24.08.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.889/L — Rue de l'Ancien Sanatorium · 4.0 km, 6 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ZG Raiffeisen Energie (Kehl-Neumühl)Elsässerstraße 3, Kehl-Neumühl−€10.23€1.859/L52 km · 49 min+96 km
JET (Kehl)Strassburger Str. 7 A, Kehl−€10.57€1.879/L49 km · 45 min+90 km
ESSO (Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer))Roemerstr. 2, Kehl (Kehl-Goldscheuer)−€10.80€1.889/L48 km · 40 min+88 km
ESSO (Kehl)Strassburgerstr. 26, Kehl−€10.99€1.889/L49 km · 45 min+90 km
Shell (Kehl)Eugen-Ensslin-Str. 2, Kehl−€11.10€1.889/L49 km · 46 min+90 km

Nearest German station: ARAL (Kehl), Straßburger Straße 34a, Kehl — €1.889/L, 49 km · 46 min, detour +91 km, saving on 50 L −€11.16.

By tank size: 30 L −€10.83 · 50 L −€10.23 · 70 L −€9.63. The detour pays for itself from 391 L.

Population1,228
German border37 km
First station48 km · 40 min