Cross-border fuel

Grindorff-Bizing: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €9.60 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230), 25 min away, once the 12 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
+€9.60petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
21 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.278/L — 1 Rue De Metz · 13 km, 18 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/L16 km · 21 min+5.5 km
Shell (Wallerfangen)Hauptstr. 1, Wallerfangen−€0.81€2.249/L21 km · 28 min+15 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€1.26€2.239/L24 km · 32 min+22 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen−€1.30€2.249/L23 km · 31 min+19 km
ESSO (Dillingen)Merziger Str. 148, Dillingen−€1.51€2.269/L20 km · 26 min+13 km

Nearest German station: Merzig, Trierer Str. 230 — €2.299/L, 19 km · 25 min, detour +12 km, saving on 50 L −€2.86.

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 · 13 km, 18 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230+€9.60€1.909/L19 km · 25 min+12 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg+€9.03€1.939/L16 km · 21 min+5.5 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig+€8.79€1.899/L24 km · 32 min+22 km
Shell (Wallerfangen)Hauptstr. 1, Wallerfangen+€8.18€1.929/L21 km · 28 min+15 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen+€7.73€1.929/L23 km · 31 min+19 km

All stations in Merzig.

Nearest German station: ESSO (Dillingen), Merziger Str. 148, Dillingen — €1.949/L, 20 km · 26 min, detour +13 km, saving on 50 L +€7.46.

By tank size: 30 L +€5.08 · 50 L +€9.60 · 70 L +€14.12. The detour pays for itself from 8 L.

Population314
German border3.6 km
First station16 km · 21 min