Cross-border fuel

Sierentz: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 30 km detour eats the price gap; at best €1.37 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ESSO in Weil am Rhein. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€7.47.

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

−€7.47diesel, saving on 50 L
+€1.37petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
19 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.189/L — Rue du 19 Novembre · 7.8 km, 9 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Weil am Rhein)Alte Str. 32, Weil am Rhein−€7.47€2.289/L17 km · 19 min+17 km
AVIA (Weil am Rhein)Mühlheimer Str. 6, Weil am Rhein−€8.30€2.289/L19 km · 24 min+23 km
Shell (Binzen)An Der B 3 3, Binzen−€8.74€2.289/L21 km · 22 min+26 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€9.19€2.229/L33 km · 26 min+51 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€9.81€2.218/L37 km · 31 min+59 km

All stations in Weil am Rhein.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Weil am Rhein), A 5, Weil am Rhein — €2.729/L, 19 km · 25 min, detour +20 km, saving on 50 L −€29.89.

By tank size: 30 L −€5.47 · 50 L −€7.47 · 70 L −€9.47.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.078/L — Zac Hoel · 1.4 km, 2 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Weil am Rhein)Alte Str. 32, Weil am Rhein+€1.37€1.969/L17 km · 19 min+30 km
AVIA (Weil am Rhein)Mühlheimer Str. 6, Weil am Rhein+€0.59€1.969/L19 km · 24 min+36 km
Shell (Binzen)An Der B 3 3, Binzen+€0.17€1.969/L21 km · 22 min+39 km
ESSO (Grenzach-Wyhlen)Markgrafenstr. 28, Grenzach-Wyhlen−€0.54€1.969/L23 km · 29 min+44 km
JET (Loerrach)Brombacher Str. 74, Loerrach−€1.14€1.959/L28 km · 28 min+52 km

All stations in Weil am Rhein.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Weil am Rhein), A 5, Weil am Rhein — €2.509/L, 19 km · 25 min, detour +33 km, saving on 50 L −€26.03.

By tank size: 30 L −€0.81 · 50 L +€1.37 · 70 L +€3.55. The detour pays for itself from 37 L.

Population4,409
German border5.4 km
First station17 km · 19 min