Cross-border fuel

Insming: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 46 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.35 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€4.17.

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

−€4.17diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.35petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
40 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.250/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 15 km, 19 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€4.17€2.209/L37 km · 45 min+43 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€6.14€2.139/L55 km · 60 min+80 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€6.62€2.249/L37 km · 40 min+46 km
OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach−€7.09€2.149/L56 km · 59 min+83 km
Winkler 24h (Sankt Ingbert)Obere Kaiserstraße 279, Sankt Ingbert−€7.55€2.149/L58 km · 58 min+86 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 34 km · 40 min, detour +35 km, saving on 50 L −€9.05.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.99 · 50 L −€4.17 · 70 L −€3.35. The detour pays for itself from 152 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €1.990/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 15 km, 19 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€2.35€1.919/L37 km · 40 min+46 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€2.79€1.839/L55 km · 60 min+80 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€2.95€1.939/L37 km · 45 min+43 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€2.96€1.959/L34 km · 40 min+35 km
OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach−€3.19€1.839/L56 km · 59 min+83 km

By tank size: 30 L −€3.77 · 50 L −€2.35 · 70 L −€0.93. The detour pays for itself from 83 L.

Population605
German border22 km
First station34 km · 40 min