Cross-border fuel

Loupershouse: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €4.14 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler, 19 min away, once the 36 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€3.93.

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

−€3.93diesel, saving on 50 L
+€4.14petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
19 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.249/L — Rue De Forbach · 2.5 km, 4 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€3.93€2.209/L24 km · 29 min+41 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€5.20€2.249/L20 km · 19 min+36 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€5.77€2.139/L40 km · 38 min+77 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€5.87€2.139/L41 km · 40 min+78 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€6.33€2.249/L24 km · 26 min+43 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 21 km · 25 min, detour +33 km, saving on 50 L −€8.81.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.73 · 50 L −€3.93 · 70 L −€3.13. The detour pays for itself from 148 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.099/L — Rue De Forbach · 2.5 km, 4 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler+€4.14€1.919/L20 km · 19 min+36 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln+€3.09€1.919/L24 km · 26 min+43 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf+€2.51€1.959/L21 km · 25 min+33 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler+€2.48€1.839/L40 km · 38 min+77 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal+€2.46€1.939/L24 km · 29 min+41 km

By tank size: 30 L +€0.54 · 50 L +€4.14 · 70 L +€7.74. The detour pays for itself from 27 L.

Population904
German border10 km
First station20 km · 19 min