Cross-border fuel

Meisenthal: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €9.37 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at BFT in Kröppen, 48 min away, once the 50 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€4.39.

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

−€4.39diesel, saving on 50 L
+€9.37petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
40 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.269/L — Rue Principale · 7.3 km, 10 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach−€4.39€2.199/L35 km · 40 min+53 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€4.80€2.189/L38 km · 48 min+60 km
BFT (Kröppen)Bitscher Strasse 7, Kröppen−€4.82€2.219/L33 km · 48 min+50 km
OIL! (Blieskastel)Saargemünderstraße 16, Blieskastel−€5.25€2.169/L43 km · 54 min+70 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€5.35€2.209/L36 km · 47 min+57 km

Nearest German station: Schuster & Sohn KG (Eppenbrunn), Talstrasse 44, Eppenbrunn — €2.219/L, 35 km · 51 min, detour +54 km, saving on 50 L −€5.44.

By tank size: 30 L −€5.79 · 50 L −€4.39 · 70 L −€2.99. The detour pays for itself from 113 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.209/L — Rue Principale · 7.3 km, 10 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Kröppen)Bitscher Strasse 7, Kröppen+€9.37€1.879/L33 km · 48 min+50 km
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach+€9.32€1.869/L35 km · 40 min+53 km
Schuster & Sohn KG (Eppenbrunn)Talstrasse 44, Eppenbrunn+€8.77€1.879/L35 km · 51 min+54 km
ED (Vinningen)Pirmasenser Straße 16, Vinningen+€8.26€1.889/L35 km · 51 min+54 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim+€7.93€1.879/L38 km · 48 min+60 km

By tank size: 30 L +€2.77 · 50 L +€9.37 · 70 L +€15.97. The detour pays for itself from 22 L.

Population635
German border17 km
First station33 km · 40 min