Cross-border fuel

Arzviller: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 135 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€6.51 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at TotalEnergies in Rheinau-Freistett. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€12.00.

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

−€12.00diesel, saving on 50 L
−€6.51petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
50 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.330/L — 14 Rue du Général Leclerc · 8.4 km, 12 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€12.00€2.209/L69 km · 54 min+119 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€16.84€2.329/L65 km · 50 min+112 km
TotalEnergies (Rheinau-Freistett)Am Rheinuebergang 1, Rheinau-Freistett−€17.35€2.269/L75 km · 56 min+135 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€17.51€2.249/L79 km · 57 min+142 km
Shell (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf−€17.57€2.329/L69 km · 51 min+116 km

By tank size: 30 L −€14.42 · 50 L −€12.00 · 70 L −€9.58. The detour pays for itself from 149 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.120/L — 14 Rue du Général Leclerc · 8.4 km, 12 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
TotalEnergies (Rheinau-Freistett)Am Rheinuebergang 1, Rheinau-Freistett−€6.51€1.879/L75 km · 56 min+135 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€7.32€1.959/L65 km · 50 min+112 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€7.37€1.939/L69 km · 54 min+119 km
Shell (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf−€8.48€1.969/L69 km · 51 min+116 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Saarbrücken)Wolfsau 4, Saarbrücken−€8.52€1.929/L73 km · 57 min+131 km

All stations in Rheinau-Freistett.

By tank size: 30 L −€11.33 · 50 L −€6.51 · 70 L −€1.69. The detour pays for itself from 77 L.

Population516
German border44 km
First station65 km · 50 min