Cross-border fuel

Jouy-aux-Arches: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 133 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€11.33 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€24.53.

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

−€24.53diesel, saving on 50 L
−€11.33petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
58 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.149/L — 132 Rue Georges Clemenceau · 3.4 km, 5 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€24.53€2.249/L74 km · 58 min+140 km

By tank size: 30 L −€22.53 · 50 L −€24.53 · 70 L −€26.53.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.045/L — 1, la Belle Fontaine · 7.0 km, 12 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€11.33€1.919/L74 km · 58 min+133 km

By tank size: 30 L −€13.85 · 50 L −€11.33 · 70 L −€8.81. The detour pays for itself from 140 L.

Population1,430
German border47 km
First station72 km · 58 min