Cross-border fuel

Bassing: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 83 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.61 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€14.78.

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

−€14.78diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.61petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
56 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.189/L — 5 rue René Peltre · 9.5 km, 13 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€14.78€2.249/L50 km · 56 min+83 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€17.25€2.329/L47 km · 56 min+72 km
Shell (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf−€17.93€2.329/L51 km · 58 min+77 km
Shell (Saarbruecken)A6 Goldene Bremm Sued, Saarbruecken−€38.27€2.669/L58 km · 58 min+100 km

By tank size: 30 L −€13.58 · 50 L −€14.78 · 70 L −€15.98.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.092/L — 5 rue René Peltre · 9.5 km, 13 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€2.61€1.919/L50 km · 56 min+83 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€3.14€1.959/L47 km · 56 min+72 km
Shell (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf−€4.30€1.969/L51 km · 58 min+77 km
Shell (Saarbruecken)A6 Goldene Bremm Sued, Saarbruecken−€26.99€2.359/L58 km · 58 min+100 km

By tank size: 30 L −€6.07 · 50 L −€2.61 · 70 L +€0.85. The detour pays for itself from 65 L.

Population106
German border32 km
First station47 km · 56 min