Cross-border fuel

Grostenquin: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 60 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€4.17 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€13.04.

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

−€13.04diesel, saving on 50 L
−€4.17petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
42 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.149/L — Avenue Pompidou · 9.4 km, 12 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€13.04€2.259/L36 km · 48 min+54 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€13.21€2.249/L39 km · 42 min+59 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen−€13.42€2.219/L49 km · 59 min+71 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€13.56€2.259/L38 km · 46 min+58 km
BFT Mirold (Wadgassen)Lohtringer Str. 10, Wadgassen−€13.84€2.239/L43 km · 52 min+67 km

All stations in Völklingen.

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 35 km · 42 min, detour +48 km, saving on 50 L −€15.71.

By tank size: 30 L −€10.84 · 50 L −€13.04 · 70 L −€15.24.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — rue lavoisier · 8.9 km, 10 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€4.17€1.919/L39 km · 42 min+60 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€4.53€1.929/L38 km · 46 min+59 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€4.55€1.939/L36 km · 48 min+55 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen−€4.76€1.899/L49 km · 59 min+72 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€4.78€1.959/L35 km · 42 min+49 km

By tank size: 30 L −€5.59 · 50 L −€4.17 · 70 L −€2.75. The detour pays for itself from 109 L.

Population604
German border21 km
First station35 km · 42 min