Cross-border fuel

Traubach-le-Haut: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 81 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€5.02 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Neuenburg. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€17.41.

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

−€17.41diesel, saving on 50 L
−€5.02petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
39 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.105/L — 42, Rue de Belfort · 5.6 km, 9 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€17.41€2.229/L46 km · 42 min+82 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€17.98€2.218/L50 km · 47 min+90 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€18.34€2.249/L46 km · 41 min+81 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€19.26€2.239/L52 km · 48 min+92 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€19.99€2.249/L52 km · 48 min+93 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.729/L, 44 km · 39 min, detour +95 km, saving on 50 L −€44.22.

By tank size: 30 L −€14.93 · 50 L −€17.41 · 70 L −€19.89.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.090/L — 42, Rue de Belfort · 5.6 km, 9 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€5.02€1.969/L46 km · 41 min+81 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€5.14€1.948/L50 km · 47 min+90 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€5.42€1.949/L52 km · 48 min+92 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€5.58€1.979/L46 km · 42 min+82 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€6.64€1.969/L52 km · 48 min+93 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.509/L, 44 km · 39 min, detour +95 km, saving on 50 L −€33.87.

By tank size: 30 L −€7.44 · 50 L −€5.02 · 70 L −€2.60. The detour pays for itself from 91 L.

Population647
German border32 km
First station45 km · 39 min