Cross-border fuel

Metzing: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €4.71 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler, 23 min away, once the 13 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€2.12.

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

−€2.12diesel, saving on 50 L
+€4.71petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
15 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.189/L — Rue Poincarré · 9.6 km, 14 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€2.12€2.209/L15 km · 21 min+7.8 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€3.48€2.139/L32 km · 35 min+42 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€3.58€2.139/L32 km · 37 min+43 km
OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach−€4.42€2.149/L33 km · 34 min+45 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€4.45€2.249/L16 km · 23 min+10 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 10 km · 15 min, detour 0 km, saving on 50 L −€7.00.

By tank size: 30 L −€1.72 · 50 L −€2.12 · 70 L −€2.52.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.049/L — Rue Principale · 8.7 km, 11 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler+€4.71€1.919/L16 km · 23 min+13 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler+€4.46€1.839/L32 km · 35 min+45 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler+€4.37€1.839/L32 km · 37 min+46 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf+€4.20€1.959/L10 km · 15 min+2.3 km
OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach+€4.06€1.839/L33 km · 34 min+48 km

Nearest German station: Shell (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf — €1.969/L, 14 km · 17 min, detour +11 km, saving on 50 L +€2.58.

By tank size: 30 L +€2.11 · 50 L +€4.71 · 70 L +€7.31. The detour pays for itself from 14 L.

Population702
German border7.0 km
First station10 km · 15 min