Cross-border fuel

Holving: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 52 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€1.16 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Gersheim. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€2.64.

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

−€2.64diesel, saving on 50 L
−€1.16petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
28 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.249/L — Rue De Forbach · 7.6 km, 11 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€2.64€2.209/L24 km · 32 min+32 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€4.60€2.139/L42 km · 47 min+69 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€4.71€2.139/L43 km · 48 min+70 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€4.75€2.189/L35 km · 45 min+53 km
OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach−€5.55€2.149/L44 km · 46 min+72 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 21 km · 28 min, detour +24 km, saving on 50 L −€7.52.

By tank size: 30 L −€3.44 · 50 L −€2.64 · 70 L −€1.84. The detour pays for itself from 116 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 8.2 km, 11 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€1.16€1.879/L35 km · 45 min+52 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€1.25€1.839/L42 km · 47 min+68 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€1.34€1.839/L43 km · 48 min+69 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€1.41€1.939/L24 km · 32 min+31 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€1.42€1.959/L21 km · 28 min+23 km

Nearest German station: Shell (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf — €1.969/L, 25 km · 29 min, detour +28 km, saving on 50 L −€2.54.

By tank size: 30 L −€3.38 · 50 L −€1.16 · 70 L +€1.06. The detour pays for itself from 60 L.

Population1,268
German border13 km
First station21 km · 28 min