Cross-border fuel

Maizières-lès-Metz: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 117 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€10.68 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€24.88.

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

−€24.88diesel, saving on 50 L
−€10.68petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
51 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.098/L — A 31 Sortie Maizières les Metz · 2.5 km, 6 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€24.88€2.259/L64 km · 54 min+123 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€25.39€2.259/L66 km · 51 min+127 km
BFT Mirold (Wadgassen)Lohtringer Str. 10, Wadgassen−€25.64€2.239/L71 km · 57 min+136 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Bous)Saarbruecker Str. 211, Bous−€25.72€2.229/L72 km · 57 min+141 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€25.73€2.249/L69 km · 55 min+133 km

All stations in Völklingen.

Nearest German station: Merzig, Trierer Str. 230 — €2.299/L, 63 km · 57 min, detour +122 km, saving on 50 L −€26.64.

By tank size: 30 L −€21.66 · 50 L −€24.88 · 70 L −€28.10.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.999/L — Zone commerciale du Triangle · 4.7 km, 8 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€10.68€1.909/L63 km · 57 min+117 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€12.40€1.929/L66 km · 51 min+122 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€12.42€1.939/L64 km · 54 min+119 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€12.70€1.919/L69 km · 55 min+129 km
BFT Mirold (Wadgassen)Lohtringer Str. 10, Wadgassen−€13.09€1.919/L71 km · 57 min+132 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€12.48 · 50 L −€10.68 · 70 L −€8.88. The detour pays for itself from 169 L.

Population11,580
German border32 km
First station61 km · 51 min