Cross-border fuel

Kemplich: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €7.07 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230), 35 min away, once the 35 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€4.52.

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

−€4.52diesel, saving on 50 L
+€7.07petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
35 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.259/L — de l'Arc Mosellan · 11 km, 15 min · 4 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€4.52€2.259/L26 km · 35 min+31 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€5.36€2.249/L31 km · 40 min+40 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€5.57€2.239/L33 km · 43 min+45 km
ARAL (Saarlouis)Metzer Straße 44, Saarlouis−€5.59€2.249/L31 km · 40 min+41 km
Shell (Wallerfangen)Hauptstr. 1, Wallerfangen−€5.84€2.249/L30 km · 42 min+43 km

Nearest German station: Merzig, Trierer Str. 230 — €2.299/L, 28 km · 35 min, detour +35 km, saving on 50 L −€7.19.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.52 · 50 L −€4.52 · 70 L −€4.52.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Nearest station: €2.149/L — de l'Arc Mosellan · 11 km, 15 min · 4 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230+€7.07€1.909/L28 km · 35 min+35 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig+€6.25€1.899/L33 km · 43 min+45 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg+€6.20€1.939/L26 km · 35 min+31 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn+€5.42€1.929/L31 km · 40 min+40 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn+€5.26€1.929/L31 km · 40 min+41 km

All stations in Merzig.

Nearest German station: ESSO (Dillingen), Merziger Str. 148, Dillingen — €1.949/L, 30 km · 40 min, detour +38 km, saving on 50 L +€4.63.

By tank size: 30 L +€2.27 · 50 L +€7.07 · 70 L +€11.87. The detour pays for itself from 21 L.

Population181
German border13 km
First station26 km · 35 min