Cross-border fuel

Bousse: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 81 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€7.47 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Ueberherrn. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€17.52.

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

−€17.52diesel, saving on 50 L
−€7.47petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
50 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.098/L — A 31 Sortie Maizières les Metz · 9.0 km, 11 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€17.52€2.249/L46 km · 57 min+73 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€17.58€2.259/L44 km · 55 min+70 km
ARAL (Saarlouis)Metzer Straße 44, Saarlouis−€17.73€2.249/L46 km · 57 min+75 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis−€18.03€2.239/L49 km · 59 min+81 km
Shell (Saarlouis)Lisdorfer Str., Saarlouis−€18.09€2.249/L48 km · 59 min+77 km

All stations in Überherrn.

By tank size: 30 L −€14.50 · 50 L −€17.52 · 70 L −€20.54.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — Rue de Metz · 5.0 km, 7 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€7.47€1.929/L46 km · 57 min+81 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€7.56€1.939/L44 km · 55 min+78 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis−€7.93€1.919/L49 km · 59 min+89 km
Shell (Saarlouis)Lisdorfer Str., Saarlouis−€8.01€1.929/L48 km · 59 min+86 km
Shell (Wallerfangen)Hauptstr. 1, Wallerfangen−€8.38€1.929/L49 km · 59 min+88 km

All stations in Überherrn.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Saarlouis), Metzer Straße 44, Saarlouis — €1.999/L, 46 km · 57 min, detour +83 km, saving on 50 L −€11.17.

By tank size: 30 L −€8.69 · 50 L −€7.47 · 70 L −€6.25. The detour pays for itself from 172 L.

Population3,236
German border25 km
First station44 km · 50 min