Cross-border fuel

Honskirch: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 63 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.62 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Gersheim. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€4.08.

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

−€4.08diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.62petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
35 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.250/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 9.6 km, 13 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€4.08€2.209/L31 km · 40 min+42 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€6.05€2.139/L49 km · 55 min+79 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€6.15€2.139/L50 km · 56 min+80 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€6.19€2.189/L42 km · 53 min+63 km
OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach−€7.00€2.149/L51 km · 54 min+82 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 28 km · 35 min, detour +34 km, saving on 50 L −€8.96.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.90 · 50 L −€4.08 · 70 L −€3.26. The detour pays for itself from 150 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 9.6 km, 13 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€2.62€1.879/L42 km · 53 min+63 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€2.71€1.839/L49 km · 55 min+79 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€2.80€1.839/L50 km · 56 min+80 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€2.87€1.939/L31 km · 40 min+42 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€2.88€1.959/L28 km · 35 min+34 km

Nearest German station: Shell (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf — €1.969/L, 32 km · 37 min, detour +39 km, saving on 50 L −€4.00.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.84 · 50 L −€2.62 · 70 L −€0.40. The detour pays for itself from 74 L.

Population213
German border20 km
First station28 km · 35 min