Cross-border fuel

Escherange: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 94 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.85 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€14.58.

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

−€14.58diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.85petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
43 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.249/L — Cd 59 A · 9.8 km, 13 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€14.58€2.239/L61 km · 50 min+103 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€15.69€2.279/L61 km · 48 min+97 km
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€16.20€2.299/L56 km · 42 min+94 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€17.61€2.259/L68 km · 50 min+117 km
OIL! (Saarlouis)Schanzenstr. 21, Saarlouis−€18.75€2.239/L75 km · 58 min+132 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€14.78 · 50 L −€14.58 · 70 L −€14.38. The detour pays for itself from 1,508 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.109/L — Cd 59 A · 9.8 km, 13 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€2.85€1.909/L56 km · 42 min+94 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€3.64€1.899/L61 km · 50 min+103 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€4.30€1.929/L61 km · 48 min+97 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€7.54€1.939/L68 km · 50 min+117 km
OIL! (Saarlouis)Schanzenstr. 21, Saarlouis−€8.55€1.919/L75 km · 58 min+132 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€6.85 · 50 L −€2.85 · 70 L +€1.15. The detour pays for itself from 64 L.

Population693
German border22 km
First station56 km · 43 min