Cross-border fuel

Hochstatt: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 46 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€0.17 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Neuenburg. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€10.98.

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

−€10.98diesel, saving on 50 L
−€0.17petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
25 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.138/L — Route de Mulhouse · 9.9 km, 13 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€10.98€2.229/L33 km · 28 min+46 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€11.57€2.218/L37 km · 32 min+54 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€11.92€2.249/L33 km · 27 min+46 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€12.78€2.239/L38 km · 33 min+56 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€13.58€2.249/L39 km · 34 min+58 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.729/L, 32 km · 25 min, detour +59 km, saving on 50 L −€37.82.

By tank size: 30 L −€9.16 · 50 L −€10.98 · 70 L −€12.80.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.090/L — Route de Mulhouse · 9.9 km, 13 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€0.17€1.969/L33 km · 27 min+46 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€0.30€1.948/L37 km · 32 min+54 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€0.51€1.949/L38 km · 33 min+56 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€0.73€1.979/L33 km · 28 min+46 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€1.80€1.969/L39 km · 34 min+58 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.509/L, 32 km · 25 min, detour +59 km, saving on 50 L −€29.03.

By tank size: 30 L −€2.59 · 50 L −€0.17 · 70 L +€2.25. The detour pays for itself from 51 L.

Population2,173
German border18 km
First station32 km · 25 min