Cross-border fuel

Flastroff: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €9.06 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230), 27 min away, once the 16 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: +€0.13.

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

+€0.13diesel, saving on 50 L
+€9.06petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
19 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.278/L — 1 Rue De Metz · 11 km, 16 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg+€0.13€2.259/L14 km · 19 min+5.5 km
Shell (Wallerfangen)Hauptstr. 1, Wallerfangen−€0.69€2.249/L19 km · 26 min+14 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen−€1.30€2.249/L21 km · 29 min+19 km
ESSO (Dillingen)Merziger Str. 148, Dillingen−€1.51€2.269/L18 km · 24 min+13 km
ARAL (Dillingen)Merziger Straße 106, Dillingen−€1.59€2.269/L18 km · 25 min+14 km

By tank size: 30 L −€0.25 · 50 L +€0.13 · 70 L +€0.51. The detour pays for itself from 43 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Nearest station: €2.135/L — 1 Rue De Metz · 11 km, 16 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230+€9.06€1.909/L20 km · 27 min+16 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg+€9.03€1.939/L14 km · 19 min+5.5 km
Shell (Wallerfangen)Hauptstr. 1, Wallerfangen+€8.29€1.929/L19 km · 26 min+14 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig+€8.25€1.899/L25 km · 34 min+26 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen+€7.73€1.929/L21 km · 29 min+19 km

All stations in Merzig.

Nearest German station: ESSO (Dillingen), Merziger Str. 148, Dillingen — €1.949/L, 18 km · 24 min, detour +13 km, saving on 50 L +€7.47.

By tank size: 30 L +€4.54 · 50 L +€9.06 · 70 L +€13.58. The detour pays for itself from 10 L.

Population373
German border3.1 km
First station14 km · 19 min