Cross-border fuel

Kuntzig: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 69 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€4.85 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€11.88.

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

−€11.88diesel, saving on 50 L
−€4.85petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
44 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.207/L — Boulevard de la Tournaille · 7.7 km, 13 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€11.88€2.259/L40 km · 50 min+65 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€12.31€2.249/L43 km · 52 min+71 km
ARAL (Saarlouis)Metzer Straße 44, Saarlouis−€12.53€2.249/L44 km · 52 min+73 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis−€12.87€2.239/L47 km · 55 min+79 km
Shell (Saarlouis)Lisdorfer Str., Saarlouis−€12.91€2.249/L45 km · 54 min+75 km

Nearest German station: ARAL (Mettlach), von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach — €2.279/L, 43 km · 48 min, detour +70 km, saving on 50 L −€13.68.

By tank size: 30 L −€10.84 · 50 L −€11.88 · 70 L −€12.92.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — Rue de Metz · 9.7 km, 14 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€4.85€1.909/L46 km · 44 min+69 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€4.92€1.939/L40 km · 50 min+58 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€5.14€1.929/L43 km · 48 min+63 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€5.26€1.929/L43 km · 52 min+64 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€5.40€1.929/L44 km · 53 min+65 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€6.47 · 50 L −€4.85 · 70 L −€3.23. The detour pays for itself from 110 L.

Population1,359
German border16 km
First station40 km · 44 min