Cross-border fuel

Bambiderstroff: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 41 km detour eats the price gap; at best €2.03 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Globus SB Warenhaus in Völklingen. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€11.16.

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

−€11.16diesel, saving on 50 L
+€2.03petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
31 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.099/L — Zone Commerciale Du Heckenwald · 9.7 km, 13 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen−€11.16€2.219/L29 km · 41 min+38 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€11.94€2.259/L24 km · 33 min+29 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€12.11€2.249/L27 km · 31 min+34 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€12.28€2.139/L48 km · 50 min+75 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€12.37€2.139/L48 km · 52 min+76 km

All stations in Völklingen.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Überherrn), Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn — €2.259/L, 26 km · 31 min, detour +33 km, saving on 50 L −€12.45.

By tank size: 30 L −€8.76 · 50 L −€11.16 · 70 L −€13.56.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.049/L — 42, rue de Créhange · 7.8 km, 12 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen+€2.03€1.899/L29 km · 41 min+41 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler+€1.56€1.919/L27 km · 31 min+37 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn+€1.22€1.929/L26 km · 31 min+36 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen+€1.22€1.939/L24 km · 33 min+32 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln+€1.00€1.919/L28 km · 38 min+41 km

All stations in Völklingen.

By tank size: 30 L −€0.97 · 50 L +€2.03 · 70 L +€5.03. The detour pays for itself from 36 L.

Population1,016
German border13 km
First station24 km · 31 min