Cross-border fuel

Hauconcourt: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 115 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€10.49 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€24.65.

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

−€24.65diesel, saving on 50 L
−€10.49petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
51 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.098/L — A 31 Sortie Maizières les Metz · 2.2 km, 5 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€24.65€2.259/L64 km · 53 min+122 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€24.77€2.279/L59 km · 58 min+115 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€25.15€2.259/L66 km · 51 min+125 km
BFT Mirold (Wadgassen)Lohtringer Str. 10, Wadgassen−€25.40€2.239/L70 km · 57 min+135 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Bous)Saarbruecker Str. 211, Bous−€25.48€2.229/L72 km · 56 min+139 km

All stations in Völklingen.

Nearest German station: Merzig, Trierer Str. 230 — €2.299/L, 62 km · 54 min, detour +121 km, saving on 50 L −€26.53.

By tank size: 30 L −€21.43 · 50 L −€24.65 · 70 L −€27.87.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.999/L — Zone commerciale du Triangle · 4.7 km, 6 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€10.49€1.909/L62 km · 54 min+115 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€10.77€1.929/L59 km · 58 min+110 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€12.08€1.929/L66 km · 51 min+120 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€12.10€1.939/L64 km · 53 min+116 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€12.38€1.919/L69 km · 55 min+126 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€12.29 · 50 L −€10.49 · 70 L −€8.69. The detour pays for itself from 167 L.

Population579
German border30 km
First station51 km · 51 min