Cross-border fuel

Mouterhouse: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €5.86 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at BFT in Kröppen, 40 min away, once the 38 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: −€3.78.

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

−€3.78diesel, saving on 50 L
+€5.86petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
33 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.249/L — 31 Rue Jean-Jacques Kieffer · 11 km, 11 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach−€3.78€2.199/L32 km · 33 min+43 km
BFT (Kröppen)Bitscher Strasse 7, Kröppen−€4.01€2.219/L30 km · 40 min+38 km
Schuster & Sohn KG (Eppenbrunn)Talstrasse 44, Eppenbrunn−€4.47€2.219/L31 km · 42 min+41 km
ED (Vinningen)Pirmasenser Straße 16, Vinningen−€4.59€2.219/L32 km · 43 min+42 km
ESSO (Fischbach)Hauptstr. 1 A, Fischbach−€4.71€2.219/L32 km · 47 min+42 km

By tank size: 30 L −€4.78 · 50 L −€3.78 · 70 L −€2.78. The detour pays for itself from 126 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Nearest station: €2.099/L — 31 Rue Jean-Jacques Kieffer · 11 km, 11 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Kröppen)Bitscher Strasse 7, Kröppen+€5.86€1.879/L30 km · 40 min+38 km
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach+€5.64€1.869/L32 km · 33 min+43 km
Schuster & Sohn KG (Eppenbrunn)Talstrasse 44, Eppenbrunn+€5.43€1.879/L31 km · 42 min+41 km
ED (Vinningen)Pirmasenser Straße 16, Vinningen+€4.81€1.889/L32 km · 43 min+42 km
ESSO (Fischbach)Hauptstr. 1 A, Fischbach+€4.71€1.889/L32 km · 47 min+42 km

By tank size: 30 L +€1.46 · 50 L +€5.86 · 70 L +€10.26. The detour pays for itself from 23 L.

Population270
German border14 km
First station30 km · 33 min