Cross-border fuel

Bénestroff: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 72 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€5.72 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€11.21.

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

−€11.21diesel, saving on 50 L
−€5.72petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
51 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.179/L — rue lavoisier · 11 km, 14 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€11.21€2.209/L46 km · 55 min+69 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€13.65€2.249/L46 km · 51 min+72 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€14.34€2.259/L45 km · 59 min+73 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€14.74€2.249/L50 km · 57 min+79 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€14.87€2.259/L47 km · 56 min+77 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 43 km · 51 min, detour +61 km, saving on 50 L −€16.13.

By tank size: 30 L −€10.61 · 50 L −€11.21 · 70 L −€11.81.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €1.990/L — rue lavoisier · 11 km, 14 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€5.72€1.919/L46 km · 51 min+72 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€6.32€1.939/L46 km · 55 min+69 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€6.33€1.959/L43 km · 51 min+61 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€6.72€1.919/L50 km · 57 min+79 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€6.88€1.929/L47 km · 56 min+77 km

Nearest German station: Shell (Voelklingen), Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen — €1.939/L, 45 km · 59 min, detour +73 km, saving on 50 L −€6.90.

By tank size: 30 L −€7.14 · 50 L −€5.72 · 70 L −€4.30. The detour pays for itself from 131 L.

Population516
German border28 km
First station43 km · 51 min