Cross-border fuel

Metzeresche: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 57 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€0.49 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€9.83.

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

−€9.83diesel, saving on 50 L
−€0.49petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
43 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.207/L — Boulevard de la Tournaille · 9.6 km, 15 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€9.83€2.249/L37 km · 44 min+54 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€9.87€2.259/L35 km · 43 min+51 km
ARAL (Saarlouis)Metzer Straße 44, Saarlouis−€10.05€2.249/L37 km · 45 min+55 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis−€10.39€2.239/L40 km · 47 min+61 km
Shell (Saarlouis)Lisdorfer Str., Saarlouis−€10.43€2.249/L39 km · 47 min+58 km

All stations in Überherrn.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Überherrn), Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn — €2.259/L, 37 km · 45 min, detour +55 km, saving on 50 L −€10.49.

By tank size: 30 L −€8.99 · 50 L −€9.83 · 70 L −€10.67.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.052/L — Boulevard de la Tournaille · 9.6 km, 15 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€0.49€1.909/L38 km · 47 min+57 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€1.03€1.929/L37 km · 44 min+54 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€1.11€1.939/L35 km · 43 min+51 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€1.18€1.929/L37 km · 45 min+55 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€1.25€1.899/L43 km · 54 min+67 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€3.35 · 50 L −€0.49 · 70 L +€2.37. The detour pays for itself from 53 L.

Population1,020
German border19 km
First station35 km · 43 min