Cross-border fuel

Carspach: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 60 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.05 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ESSO in Weil am Rhein. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€15.84.

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

−€15.84diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.05petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
39 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.138/L — Route de Mulhouse · 5.0 km, 6 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Weil am Rhein)Alte Str. 32, Weil am Rhein−€15.84€2.289/L35 km · 39 min+60 km
AVIA (Weil am Rhein)Mühlheimer Str. 6, Weil am Rhein−€16.55€2.289/L37 km · 44 min+65 km
Shell (Binzen)An Der B 3 3, Binzen−€17.07€2.289/L39 km · 42 min+69 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€17.50€2.229/L51 km · 44 min+93 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€18.09€2.218/L55 km · 49 min+101 km

All stations in Weil am Rhein.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Weil am Rhein), A 5, Weil am Rhein — €2.729/L, 38 km · 46 min, detour +63 km, saving on 50 L −€38.27.

By tank size: 30 L −€12.82 · 50 L −€15.84 · 70 L −€18.86.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.090/L — Route de Mulhouse · 5.0 km, 6 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Weil am Rhein)Alte Str. 32, Weil am Rhein−€2.05€1.969/L35 km · 39 min+60 km
AVIA (Weil am Rhein)Mühlheimer Str. 6, Weil am Rhein−€2.74€1.969/L37 km · 44 min+65 km
Shell (Binzen)An Der B 3 3, Binzen−€3.26€1.969/L39 km · 42 min+69 km
ESSO (Grenzach-Wyhlen)Markgrafenstr. 28, Grenzach-Wyhlen−€4.01€1.969/L41 km · 50 min+74 km
JET (Loerrach)Brombacher Str. 74, Loerrach−€4.58€1.959/L46 km · 48 min+82 km

All stations in Weil am Rhein.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Weil am Rhein), A 5, Weil am Rhein — €2.509/L, 38 km · 46 min, detour +63 km, saving on 50 L −€29.48.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.47 · 50 L −€2.05 · 70 L +€0.37. The detour pays for itself from 67 L.

Population2,091
German border24 km
First station35 km · 39 min