Cross-border fuel

Bitche: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €6.22 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at BFT in Kröppen, 28 min away, once the 35 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€10.79.

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

−€10.79diesel, saving on 50 L
+€6.22petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
24 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.091/L — 2 Rue de la Paix · 0.5 km, 1 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach−€10.79€2.199/L21 km · 24 min+40 km
BFT (Kröppen)Bitscher Strasse 7, Kröppen−€11.17€2.219/L18 km · 28 min+35 km
ED (Vinningen)Pirmasenser Straße 16, Vinningen−€11.74€2.219/L21 km · 31 min+39 km
Schuster & Sohn KG (Eppenbrunn)Talstrasse 44, Eppenbrunn−€11.84€2.219/L21 km · 31 min+40 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Zweibrücken)Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 36-38, Zweibrücken−€12.09€2.169/L32 km · 35 min+60 km

By tank size: 30 L −€8.63 · 50 L −€10.79 · 70 L −€12.95.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.099/L — 2 Rue de la Paix · 0.5 km, 1 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Kröppen)Bitscher Strasse 7, Kröppen+€6.22€1.879/L18 km · 28 min+35 km
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach+€6.09€1.869/L21 km · 24 min+40 km
Schuster & Sohn KG (Eppenbrunn)Talstrasse 44, Eppenbrunn+€5.54€1.879/L21 km · 31 min+40 km
ED (Vinningen)Pirmasenser Straße 16, Vinningen+€5.14€1.889/L21 km · 31 min+39 km
ESSO (Fischbach)Hauptstr. 1 A, Fischbach+€3.80€1.889/L25 km · 37 min+49 km

By tank size: 30 L +€1.82 · 50 L +€6.22 · 70 L +€10.62. The detour pays for itself from 22 L.

Population4,966
German border9.2 km
First station18 km · 24 min