Mittelbronn: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?
Not worth it
No: the 130 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€5.36 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ZG Raiffeisen Energie in Kehl-Neumühl. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€13.85.
Diesel — Not worth it
Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.249/L — rue de Strasbourg Zac Louvois · 1.8 km, 3 min · 7 November 2026.
Best-value German stations
| Station | Saving on 50 L | Price | One way | Detour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal | −€13.85 | €2.209/L | 57 km · 44 min | +108 km |
| Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler | −€15.82 | €2.139/L | 75 km · 59 min | +146 km |
| Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim | −€15.96 | €2.189/L | 67 km · 57 min | +130 km |
| OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach | −€16.77 | €2.149/L | 76 km · 58 min | +149 km |
| Winkler 24h (Sankt Ingbert)Obere Kaiserstraße 279, Sankt Ingbert | −€17.23 | €2.149/L | 78 km · 57 min | +152 km |
Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 54 km · 39 min, detour +101 km, saving on 50 L −€18.73.
By tank size: 30 L −€14.65 · 50 L −€13.85 · 70 L −€13.05. The detour pays for itself from 396 L.
Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it
Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.109/L — 1 Rue De Sarrebourg · 1.5 km, 2 min · 7 November 2026.
Best-value German stations
| Station | Saving on 50 L | Price | One way | Detour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZG Raiffeisen Energie (Kehl-Neumühl)Elsässerstraße 3, Kehl-Neumühl | −€5.36 | €1.859/L | 65 km · 53 min | +130 km |
| TotalEnergies (Rheinau-Freistett)Am Rheinuebergang 1, Rheinau-Freistett | −€5.55 | €1.879/L | 64 km · 45 min | +124 km |
| JET (Kehl)Strassburger Str. 7 A, Kehl | −€5.62 | €1.879/L | 63 km · 50 min | +125 km |
| ESSO (Kehl)Strassburgerstr. 26, Kehl | −€6.03 | €1.889/L | 62 km · 50 min | +124 km |
| Shell (Kehl)Eugen-Ensslin-Str. 2, Kehl | −€6.15 | €1.889/L | 63 km · 51 min | +125 km |
Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €1.959/L, 54 km · 39 min, detour +101 km, saving on 50 L −€6.37.
By tank size: 30 L −€10.36 · 50 L −€5.36 · 70 L −€0.36. The detour pays for itself from 71 L.
| Population | 636 |
|---|---|
| German border | 39 km |
| First station | 54 km · 39 min |