Cross-border fuel

Valdieu-Lutran: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 84 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€5.40 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ESSO in Weil am Rhein. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€19.72.

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

−€19.72diesel, saving on 50 L
−€5.40petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
45 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.105/L — 42, Rue de Belfort · 5.0 km, 6 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€19.72€2.229/L54 km · 48 min+99 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€20.29€2.218/L58 km · 53 min+107 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€20.66€2.249/L54 km · 48 min+98 km
ESSO (Weil am Rhein)Alte Str. 32, Weil am Rhein−€20.74€2.289/L47 km · 53 min+84 km
AVIA (Weil am Rhein)Mühlheimer Str. 6, Weil am Rhein−€21.54€2.289/L50 km · 57 min+90 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Weil am Rhein), A 5, Weil am Rhein — €2.729/L, 50 km · 59 min, detour +87 km, saving on 50 L −€43.17.

By tank size: 30 L −€17.24 · 50 L −€19.72 · 70 L −€22.20.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.090/L — 42, Rue de Belfort · 5.0 km, 6 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Weil am Rhein)Alte Str. 32, Weil am Rhein−€5.40€1.969/L47 km · 53 min+84 km
AVIA (Weil am Rhein)Mühlheimer Str. 6, Weil am Rhein−€6.20€1.969/L50 km · 57 min+90 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€7.31€1.969/L54 km · 48 min+98 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€7.44€1.948/L58 km · 53 min+107 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€7.72€1.949/L60 km · 54 min+109 km

All stations in Weil am Rhein.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Weil am Rhein), A 5, Weil am Rhein — €2.509/L, 50 km · 59 min, detour +87 km, saving on 50 L −€32.83.

By tank size: 30 L −€7.82 · 50 L −€5.40 · 70 L −€2.98. The detour pays for itself from 95 L.

Population421
German border35 km
First station47 km · 45 min