Cross-border fuel

Kœnigsmacker: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 59 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€1.36 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€9.60.

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

−€9.60diesel, saving on 50 L
−€1.36petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
34 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.229/L — Parc Unicom · 6.2 km, 9 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€9.60€2.259/L34 km · 44 min+56 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€10.29€2.279/L33 km · 37 min+54 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€10.47€2.239/L41 km · 41 min+69 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen−€11.03€2.249/L41 km · 53 min+69 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€12.05€2.259/L42 km · 57 min+73 km

Nearest German station: Merzig, Trierer Str. 230 — €2.299/L, 36 km · 34 min, detour +59 km, saving on 50 L −€12.10.

By tank size: 30 L −€9.00 · 50 L −€9.60 · 70 L −€10.20.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.039/L — Parc Unicom · 6.2 km, 9 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€1.36€1.909/L36 km · 34 min+59 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€1.63€1.929/L33 km · 37 min+54 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€2.12€1.899/L41 km · 41 min+69 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€2.41€1.939/L34 km · 44 min+56 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen−€3.68€1.929/L41 km · 53 min+69 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€3.96 · 50 L −€1.36 · 70 L +€1.24. The detour pays for itself from 60 L.

Population2,224
German border10 km
First station33 km · 34 min