Cross-border fuel

Bidestroff: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 88 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€3.43 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€15.94.

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

−€15.94diesel, saving on 50 L
−€3.43petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
59 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.189/L — 5 rue René Peltre · 6.9 km, 11 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€15.94€2.249/L52 km · 59 min+91 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€18.42€2.329/L49 km · 59 min+80 km

By tank size: 30 L −€14.74 · 50 L −€15.94 · 70 L −€17.14.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.089/L — 105 Impasse Jean Laurain · 8.5 km, 13 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€3.43€1.919/L52 km · 59 min+88 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€3.97€1.959/L49 km · 59 min+77 km

By tank size: 30 L −€6.83 · 50 L −€3.43 · 70 L −€0.03. The detour pays for itself from 70 L.

Population115
German border34 km
First station49 km · 59 min