Cross-border fuel

Maxstadt: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Worth the drive

Yes: 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler, 32 min away, save you €10.80 after paying for the 22 km detour (30 min there and back, under 45 min; prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€2.30.

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

−€2.30diesel, saving on 50 L
+€10.80petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
32 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.269/L — Rd 910 A · 12 km, 16 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€2.30€2.249/L22 km · 32 min+22 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€3.04€2.249/L26 km · 38 min+27 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€3.23€2.139/L45 km · 51 min+66 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€3.33€2.139/L45 km · 53 min+67 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen−€3.77€2.219/L32 km · 49 min+42 km

Nearest German station: Shell (Voelklingen), Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen — €2.259/L, 30 km · 43 min, detour +38 km, saving on 50 L −€5.10.

By tank size: 30 L −€2.70 · 50 L −€2.30 · 70 L −€1.90. The detour pays for itself from 165 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Worth the drive

Nearest station: €2.199/L — Rd 910 A · 12 km, 16 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler+€10.80€1.919/L22 km · 32 min+22 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln+€10.09€1.919/L26 km · 38 min+27 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen+€8.93€1.899/L32 km · 49 min+42 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler+€8.57€1.839/L45 km · 51 min+66 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler+€8.47€1.839/L45 km · 53 min+67 km

Nearest German station: Shell (Voelklingen), Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen — €1.939/L, 30 km · 43 min, detour +38 km, saving on 50 L +€7.57.

By tank size: 30 L +€5.20 · 50 L +€10.80 · 70 L +€16.40. The detour pays for itself from 11 L.

Population297
German border13 km
First station22 km · 32 min