Cross-border fuel

Kerling-lès-Sierck: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 30 km detour eats the price gap; at best €2.56 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€6.14.

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

−€6.14diesel, saving on 50 L
+€2.56petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
33 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.229/L — Parc Unicom · 12 km, 15 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€6.14€2.259/L28 km · 35 min+32 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€6.18€2.239/L32 km · 40 min+39 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen−€7.58€2.249/L35 km · 44 min+45 km
ESSO (Dillingen)Merziger Str. 148, Dillingen−€7.75€2.269/L32 km · 40 min+40 km
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€7.81€2.299/L27 km · 33 min+30 km

Nearest German station: ARAL (Mettlach), von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach — €2.279/L, 31 km · 36 min, detour +39 km, saving on 50 L −€8.13.

By tank size: 30 L −€5.54 · 50 L −€6.14 · 70 L −€6.74.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.039/L — Parc Unicom · 12 km, 15 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230+€2.56€1.909/L27 km · 33 min+30 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig+€1.81€1.899/L32 km · 40 min+39 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg+€0.75€1.939/L28 km · 35 min+32 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach+€0.35€1.929/L31 km · 36 min+39 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen−€0.52€1.929/L35 km · 44 min+45 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€0.04 · 50 L +€2.56 · 70 L +€5.16. The detour pays for itself from 30 L.

Population599
German border7.8 km
First station27 km · 33 min