Cross-border fuel

Bourgaltroff: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 82 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.63 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€12.67.

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

−€12.67diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.63petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
55 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.189/L — 5 rue René Peltre · 7.4 km, 11 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€12.67€2.209/L49 km · 60 min+82 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€15.11€2.249/L50 km · 55 min+85 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€17.58€2.329/L46 km · 55 min+74 km
Shell (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf−€18.26€2.329/L50 km · 57 min+79 km
ARAL (Saarbrücken)Großblittersdorfer Straße 285, Saarbrücken−€19.64€2.329/L52 km · 60 min+89 km

By tank size: 30 L −€12.27 · 50 L −€12.67 · 70 L −€13.07.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.089/L — 105 Impasse Jean Laurain · 9.0 km, 13 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€2.63€1.919/L50 km · 55 min+82 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€3.17€1.959/L46 km · 55 min+71 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€3.21€1.939/L49 km · 60 min+79 km
Shell (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf−€4.32€1.969/L50 km · 57 min+76 km
ARAL (Saarbrücken)Großblittersdorfer Straße 285, Saarbrücken−€5.64€1.969/L52 km · 60 min+86 km

By tank size: 30 L −€6.03 · 50 L −€2.63 · 70 L +€0.77. The detour pays for itself from 65 L.

Population221
German border32 km
First station46 km · 55 min