Cross-border fuel

Chicourt: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 89 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€8.00 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€17.47.

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

−€17.47diesel, saving on 50 L
−€8.00petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
57 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.149/L — Rue Raymond Poincare · 11 km, 15 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€17.47€2.249/L56 km · 57 min+89 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€18.07€2.259/L56 km · 59 min+90 km
Shell (Saarbruecken)A6 Goldene Bremm Sued, Saarbruecken−€40.92€2.669/L63 km · 59 min+107 km

By tank size: 30 L −€15.47 · 50 L −€17.47 · 70 L −€19.47.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €1.990/L — Rue Raymond Poincare · 11 km, 15 min · 4 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€8.00€1.919/L56 km · 57 min+89 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€8.59€1.929/L56 km · 59 min+90 km
Shell (Saarbruecken)A6 Goldene Bremm Sued, Saarbruecken−€32.27€2.359/L63 km · 59 min+107 km

By tank size: 30 L −€9.42 · 50 L −€8.00 · 70 L −€6.58. The detour pays for itself from 163 L.

Population88
German border32 km
First station54 km · 57 min