Cross-border fuel

Monneren: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €8.41 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230), 30 min away, once the 26 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€3.11.

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

−€3.11diesel, saving on 50 L
+€8.41petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
30 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.259/L — de l'Arc Mosellan · 12 km, 14 min · 4 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€3.11€2.259/L23 km · 30 min+21 km
Shell (Wallerfangen)Hauptstr. 1, Wallerfangen−€3.92€2.249/L27 km · 37 min+30 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€4.16€2.239/L30 km · 38 min+35 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen−€4.52€2.249/L29 km · 41 min+34 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€4.68€2.249/L30 km · 37 min+35 km

Nearest German station: Merzig, Trierer Str. 230 — €2.299/L, 25 km · 30 min, detour +26 km, saving on 50 L −€5.78.

By tank size: 30 L −€3.11 · 50 L −€3.11 · 70 L −€3.11.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Nearest station: €2.149/L — de l'Arc Mosellan · 12 km, 14 min · 4 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230+€8.41€1.909/L25 km · 30 min+26 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig+€7.59€1.899/L30 km · 38 min+35 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg+€7.54€1.939/L23 km · 30 min+21 km
Shell (Wallerfangen)Hauptstr. 1, Wallerfangen+€6.79€1.929/L27 km · 37 min+30 km
ARAL (Beckingen)Haustadter-Tal-Straße 110, Beckingen+€6.23€1.929/L29 km · 41 min+34 km

All stations in Merzig.

Nearest German station: ESSO (Dillingen), Merziger Str. 148, Dillingen — €1.949/L, 27 km · 36 min, detour +29 km, saving on 50 L +€5.97.

By tank size: 30 L +€3.61 · 50 L +€8.41 · 70 L +€13.21. The detour pays for itself from 15 L.

Population398
German border11 km
First station23 km · 30 min