Cross-border fuel

Schleithal: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 24 km detour eats the price gap; at best €2.78 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at SBK - Tankstelle in Bad Bergzabern. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€7.81.

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

−€7.81diesel, saving on 50 L
+€2.78petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
22 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.108/L — Rd 468 · 10.0 km, 13 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
SBK - Tankstelle (Bad Bergzabern)Klingweg 1, Bad Bergzabern−€7.81€2.199/L23 km · 29 min+24 km
Freie (Freckenfeld)Karlshöhlchen 1, Freckenfeld−€7.99€2.199/L22 km · 24 min+25 km
HEM (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 63, Bad Bergzabern−€8.82€2.229/L21 km · 29 min+20 km
Shell (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 56, Bad Bergzabern−€9.26€2.239/L21 km · 28 min+20 km
Frühmesser GmbH (Kandel)Lauterburger Str. 9, Kandel−€9.58€2.229/L23 km · 25 min+26 km

All stations in Bad Bergzabern.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Hagenbach), Friedenstraße 2a, Hagenbach — €2.249/L, 20 km · 22 min, detour +20 km, saving on 50 L −€9.75.

By tank size: 30 L −€5.99 · 50 L −€7.81 · 70 L −€9.63.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.986/L — Rd 468 · 10.0 km, 13 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
SBK - Tankstelle (Bad Bergzabern)Klingweg 1, Bad Bergzabern+€2.78€1.869/L23 km · 29 min+24 km
HEM (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 63, Bad Bergzabern+€2.74€1.879/L21 km · 29 min+20 km
ARAL (Hagenbach)Friedenstraße 2a, Hagenbach+€2.31€1.889/L20 km · 22 min+20 km
Shell (Bad Bergzabern)Weinstr. 56, Bad Bergzabern+€2.30€1.889/L21 km · 28 min+20 km
JET (Woerth)Kuehgrunddamm 1, Woerth+€1.69€1.879/L24 km · 27 min+28 km

All stations in Bad Bergzabern.

By tank size: 30 L +€0.44 · 50 L +€2.78 · 70 L +€5.12. The detour pays for itself from 26 L.

Population1,382
German border2.1 km
First station20 km · 22 min