Cross-border fuel

Buchy: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 131 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€13.46 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€19.18.

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

−€19.18diesel, saving on 50 L
−€13.46petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
51 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.250/L — 1 Rue d'Alsace et de Lorraine · 2.5 km, 3 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€19.18€2.249/L69 km · 51 min+131 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€19.37€2.259/L67 km · 57 min+129 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€19.91€2.259/L70 km · 54 min+133 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€20.31€2.249/L72 km · 58 min+139 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Bous)Saarbruecker Str. 211, Bous−€20.37€2.229/L76 km · 59 min+146 km

By tank size: 30 L −€19.20 · 50 L −€19.18 · 70 L −€19.16. The detour pays for itself from 19,230 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — 1 Rue d'Alsace et de Lorraine · 2.5 km, 3 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€13.46€1.919/L69 km · 51 min+131 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€14.16€1.929/L70 km · 54 min+133 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€14.18€1.939/L67 km · 57 min+129 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€14.46€1.919/L72 km · 58 min+139 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Bous)Saarbruecker Str. 211, Bous−€14.89€1.909/L76 km · 59 min+146 km

By tank size: 30 L −€14.88 · 50 L −€13.46 · 70 L −€12.04. The detour pays for itself from 240 L.

Population101
German border39 km
First station67 km · 51 min