Cross-border fuel

Mulhouse: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 38 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.52 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Neuenburg. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€12.02.

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

−€12.02diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.52petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
18 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.092/L — 170, Rue des Romains · 5.0 km, 7 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€12.02€2.229/L24 km · 21 min+38 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€12.59€2.218/L28 km · 27 min+46 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€12.96€2.249/L24 km · 21 min+38 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€13.87€2.239/L30 km · 28 min+48 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€14.59€2.249/L30 km · 27 min+50 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.729/L, 22 km · 18 min, detour +51 km, saving on 50 L −€38.82.

By tank size: 30 L −€9.28 · 50 L −€12.02 · 70 L −€14.76.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.017/L — 170, Rue des Romains · 5.0 km, 7 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€2.52€1.969/L24 km · 21 min+38 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€2.62€1.948/L28 km · 27 min+46 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€2.89€1.949/L30 km · 28 min+48 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€3.08€1.979/L24 km · 21 min+38 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€4.10€1.969/L30 km · 27 min+50 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.509/L, 22 km · 18 min, detour +51 km, saving on 50 L −€31.32.

By tank size: 30 L −€3.48 · 50 L −€2.52 · 70 L −€1.56. The detour pays for itself from 103 L.

Population104,978
German border15 km
First station22 km · 18 min