Cross-border fuel

Holling: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €5.55 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Ueberherrn, 27 min away, once the 34 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€3.61.

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

−€3.61diesel, saving on 50 L
+€5.55petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
26 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.278/L — 1 Rue De Metz · 4.1 km, 6 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€3.61€2.259/L19 km · 26 min+31 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€3.62€2.249/L21 km · 27 min+34 km
ARAL (Saarlouis)Metzer Straße 44, Saarlouis−€3.81€2.249/L22 km · 28 min+36 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis−€4.17€2.239/L25 km · 30 min+41 km
Shell (Saarlouis)Lisdorfer Str., Saarlouis−€4.20€2.249/L23 km · 29 min+38 km

Nearest German station: ARAL (Überherrn), Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn — €2.259/L, 22 km · 27 min, detour +35 km, saving on 50 L −€4.27.

By tank size: 30 L −€3.99 · 50 L −€3.61 · 70 L −€3.23. The detour pays for itself from 240 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.135/L — 1 Rue De Metz · 4.1 km, 6 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn+€5.55€1.929/L21 km · 27 min+34 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg+€5.53€1.939/L19 km · 26 min+31 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn+€5.40€1.929/L22 km · 27 min+35 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis+€5.06€1.919/L25 km · 30 min+41 km
Shell (Saarlouis)Lisdorfer Str., Saarlouis+€5.01€1.929/L23 km · 29 min+38 km

All stations in Überherrn.

By tank size: 30 L +€1.43 · 50 L +€5.55 · 70 L +€9.67. The detour pays for itself from 23 L.

Population444
German border9.7 km
First station19 km · 26 min