Cross-border fuel

Frœningen: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 52 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€1.07 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Neuenburg. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€11.89.

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

−€11.89diesel, saving on 50 L
−€1.07petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
26 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.138/L — Route de Mulhouse · 8.0 km, 11 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€11.89€2.229/L34 km · 29 min+53 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€12.48€2.218/L38 km · 34 min+61 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€12.83€2.249/L34 km · 29 min+52 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€13.69€2.239/L39 km · 35 min+62 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€14.49€2.249/L40 km · 35 min+64 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.729/L, 33 km · 26 min, detour +66 km, saving on 50 L −€38.73.

By tank size: 30 L −€10.07 · 50 L −€11.89 · 70 L −€13.71.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.090/L — Route de Mulhouse · 8.0 km, 11 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€1.07€1.969/L34 km · 29 min+52 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€1.19€1.948/L38 km · 34 min+61 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€1.40€1.949/L39 km · 35 min+62 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€1.63€1.979/L34 km · 29 min+53 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€2.69€1.969/L40 km · 35 min+64 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.509/L, 33 km · 26 min, detour +66 km, saving on 50 L −€29.92.

By tank size: 30 L −€3.49 · 50 L −€1.07 · 70 L +€1.35. The detour pays for itself from 59 L.

Population881
German border18 km
First station33 km · 26 min