Cross-border fuel

Tiercelet: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 101 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€4.73 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€21.27.

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

−€21.27diesel, saving on 50 L
−€4.73petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
51 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.156/L — Rue de l'Ancienne Scierie · 13 km, 12 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€21.27€2.239/L73 km · 58 min+122 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€22.41€2.279/L73 km · 57 min+116 km
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€22.95€2.299/L68 km · 51 min+113 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€24.21€2.259/L79 km · 59 min+136 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€19.61 · 50 L −€21.27 · 70 L −€22.93.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.089/L — 2A avenue des marronniers · 18 km, 21 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€4.73€1.909/L68 km · 51 min+101 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€5.52€1.899/L73 km · 58 min+111 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€6.19€1.929/L73 km · 57 min+104 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€9.40€1.939/L79 km · 59 min+124 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€8.33 · 50 L −€4.73 · 70 L −€1.13. The detour pays for itself from 76 L.

Population633
German border35 km
First station68 km · 51 min