Cross-border fuel

Bibiche: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €6.28 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230), 32 min away, once the 36 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€3.17.

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

−€3.17diesel, saving on 50 L
+€6.28petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
28 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.278/L — 1 Rue De Metz · 7.2 km, 9 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€3.17€2.259/L21 km · 28 min+28 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€3.18€2.249/L23 km · 29 min+31 km
ARAL (Saarlouis)Metzer Straße 44, Saarlouis−€3.37€2.249/L24 km · 30 min+33 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis−€3.73€2.239/L27 km · 32 min+38 km
Shell (Saarlouis)Lisdorfer Str., Saarlouis−€3.76€2.249/L25 km · 32 min+35 km

Nearest German station: ARAL (Überherrn), Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn — €2.259/L, 24 km · 30 min, detour +32 km, saving on 50 L −€3.80.

By tank size: 30 L −€3.55 · 50 L −€3.17 · 70 L −€2.79. The detour pays for itself from 217 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.135/L — 1 Rue De Metz · 7.2 km, 9 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230+€6.28€1.909/L25 km · 32 min+36 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn+€5.96€1.929/L23 km · 29 min+31 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg+€5.94€1.939/L21 km · 28 min+28 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn+€5.84€1.929/L24 km · 30 min+32 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis+€5.47€1.919/L27 km · 32 min+38 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L +€1.76 · 50 L +€6.28 · 70 L +€10.80. The detour pays for itself from 22 L.

Population425
German border7.0 km
First station21 km · 28 min