Cross-border fuel

Sentheim: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 80 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€4.81 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Neuenburg. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€16.26.

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

−€16.26diesel, saving on 50 L
−€4.81petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
35 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.126/L — 8, rue du general de gaulle · 5.9 km, 9 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€16.26€2.229/L46 km · 38 min+80 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€16.84€2.218/L50 km · 42 min+89 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€17.19€2.249/L46 km · 37 min+80 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€18.13€2.239/L51 km · 44 min+90 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€18.85€2.249/L51 km · 44 min+92 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.729/L, 44 km · 35 min, detour +94 km, saving on 50 L −€43.09.

By tank size: 30 L −€14.20 · 50 L −€16.26 · 70 L −€18.32.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.090/L — 8, rue du general de gaulle · 5.9 km, 9 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€4.81€1.969/L46 km · 37 min+80 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€4.94€1.948/L50 km · 42 min+89 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€5.21€1.949/L51 km · 44 min+90 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€5.37€1.979/L46 km · 38 min+80 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€6.44€1.969/L51 km · 44 min+92 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.509/L, 44 km · 35 min, detour +94 km, saving on 50 L −€33.67.

By tank size: 30 L −€7.23 · 50 L −€4.81 · 70 L −€2.39. The detour pays for itself from 90 L.

Population1,528
German border35 km
First station44 km · 35 min