Cross-border fuel

Geishouse: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 88 km detour eats the price gap; at best €1.95 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Neuenburg. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€5.26.

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

−€5.26diesel, saving on 50 L
+€1.95petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
50 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.399/L — 2 rue des Fabriques · 10 km, 15 min · 4 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€5.26€2.229/L55 km · 53 min+88 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€5.99€2.218/L59 km · 58 min+96 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€6.19€2.249/L55 km · 53 min+88 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€7.30€2.239/L60 km · 59 min+98 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€8.06€2.249/L60 km · 59 min+100 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.729/L, 53 km · 50 min, detour +101 km, saving on 50 L −€32.32.

By tank size: 30 L −€8.66 · 50 L −€5.26 · 70 L −€1.86. The detour pays for itself from 81 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.268/L — 53 Rue du Rhin · 10 km, 15 min · 4 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg+€1.95€1.969/L55 km · 53 min+88 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30+€1.72€1.948/L59 km · 58 min+97 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim+€1.42€1.949/L60 km · 59 min+99 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg+€1.39€1.979/L55 km · 53 min+89 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim+€0.18€1.969/L60 km · 59 min+100 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.509/L, 53 km · 50 min, detour +102 km, saving on 50 L −€27.07.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.03 · 50 L +€1.95 · 70 L +€7.93. The detour pays for itself from 43 L.

Population424
German border37 km
First station53 km · 50 min