Cross-border fuel

Many: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 72 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.06 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Globus SB Warenhaus in Völklingen. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€11.26.

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

−€11.26diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.06petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
39 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.199/L — 42, rue de Créhange · 8.6 km, 12 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen−€11.26€2.219/L44 km · 52 min+72 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€11.91€2.249/L42 km · 39 min+66 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€11.98€2.259/L40 km · 44 min+63 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€12.35€2.139/L62 km · 59 min+107 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€12.51€2.259/L42 km · 41 min+67 km

All stations in Völklingen.

By tank size: 30 L −€10.86 · 50 L −€11.26 · 70 L −€11.66.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.049/L — 42, rue de Créhange · 8.6 km, 12 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen−€2.06€1.899/L44 km · 52 min+72 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€2.27€1.919/L42 km · 39 min+66 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€2.86€1.929/L42 km · 41 min+67 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€2.87€1.939/L40 km · 44 min+63 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€3.30€1.919/L46 km · 46 min+74 km

All stations in Völklingen.

By tank size: 30 L −€5.06 · 50 L −€2.06 · 70 L +€0.94. The detour pays for itself from 64 L.

Population257
German border24 km
First station40 km · 39 min