Cross-border fuel

Lambach: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €7.48 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Hornbach, 28 min away, once the 29 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€9.38.

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

−€9.38diesel, saving on 50 L
+€7.48petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
28 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.091/L — 2 Rue de la Paix · 8.3 km, 12 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach−€9.38€2.199/L23 km · 28 min+29 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€9.98€2.189/L27 km · 33 min+37 km
OIL! (Blieskastel)Saargemünderstraße 16, Blieskastel−€10.35€2.169/L32 km · 40 min+47 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Zweibrücken)Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 36-38, Zweibrücken−€10.48€2.169/L33 km · 39 min+48 km
ARAL (Blieskastel)Bliesaue 3, Blieskastel−€10.54€2.179/L31 km · 38 min+45 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal), Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal — €2.209/L, 28 km · 34 min, detour +39 km, saving on 50 L −€11.20.

By tank size: 30 L −€7.22 · 50 L −€9.38 · 70 L −€11.54.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.099/L — 31 Rue Jean-Jacques Kieffer · 8.3 km, 12 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach+€7.48€1.869/L23 km · 28 min+29 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim+€5.88€1.879/L27 km · 33 min+38 km
BFT (Kröppen)Bitscher Strasse 7, Kröppen+€5.57€1.879/L28 km · 37 min+40 km
OIL! (Blieskastel)Saargemünderstraße 16, Blieskastel+€5.50€1.859/L32 km · 40 min+48 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Zweibrücken)Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 36-38, Zweibrücken+€5.37€1.859/L33 km · 39 min+49 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal), Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal — €1.939/L, 28 km · 34 min, detour +39 km, saving on 50 L +€2.65.

By tank size: 30 L +€2.88 · 50 L +€7.48 · 70 L +€12.08. The detour pays for itself from 17 L.

Population463
German border10 km
First station23 km · 28 min