Cross-border fuel

Halstroff: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Worth the drive

Yes: 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230), 23 min away, save you €10.47 after paying for the 6.0 km detour (9 min there and back, under 45 min; prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€0.00.

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

−€0.00diesel, saving on 50 L
+€10.47petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
23 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.278/L — 1 Rue De Metz · 15 km, 18 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg€0.00€2.259/L18 km · 24 min+6.4 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€0.33€2.239/L23 km · 30 min+15 km
Shell (Wallerfangen)Hauptstr. 1, Wallerfangen−€0.82€2.249/L23 km · 31 min+15 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€1.34€2.279/L19 km · 26 min+8.7 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen−€1.43€2.249/L25 km · 34 min+19 km

Nearest German station: Merzig, Trierer Str. 230 — €2.299/L, 18 km · 23 min, detour +6.0 km, saving on 50 L −€1.93.

By tank size: 30 L −€0.38 · 50 L −€0.00 · 70 L +€0.38. The detour pays for itself from 50 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Worth the drive

Nearest station: €2.135/L — 1 Rue De Metz · 15 km, 18 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230+€10.47€1.909/L18 km · 23 min+6.0 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig+€9.66€1.899/L23 km · 30 min+15 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach+€9.10€1.929/L19 km · 26 min+8.7 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg+€8.91€1.939/L18 km · 24 min+6.4 km
Shell (Wallerfangen)Hauptstr. 1, Wallerfangen+€8.17€1.929/L23 km · 31 min+15 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L +€5.95 · 50 L +€10.47 · 70 L +€14.99. The detour pays for itself from 4 L.

Population288
German border4.5 km
First station18 km · 23 min