Phalsbourg: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?
Not worth it
No: the 134 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€5.85 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 · 2.4 km, 4 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 · 45 min | +108 km |
| Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler | −€15.82 | €2.139/L | 75 km · 60 min | +146 km |
| Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim | −€15.96 | €2.189/L | 68 km · 57 min | +130 km |
| OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach | −€16.77 | €2.149/L | 77 km · 59 min | +149 km |
| Winkler 24h (Sankt Ingbert)Obere Kaiserstraße 279, Sankt Ingbert | −€17.23 | €2.149/L | 78 km · 58 min | +152 km |
Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 54 km · 40 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 — Rue des Glacis · 0.7 km, 1 min · 4 November 2026.
Best-value German stations
| Station | Saving on 50 L | Price | One way | Detour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZG Raiffeisen Energie (Kehl-Neumühl)Elsässerstraße 3, Kehl-Neumühl | −€5.85 | €1.859/L | 66 km · 54 min | +134 km |
| TotalEnergies (Rheinau-Freistett)Am Rheinuebergang 1, Rheinau-Freistett | −€6.04 | €1.879/L | 64 km · 46 min | +128 km |
| JET (Kehl)Strassburger Str. 7 A, Kehl | −€6.11 | €1.879/L | 63 km · 51 min | +128 km |
| ESSO (Kehl)Strassburgerstr. 26, Kehl | −€6.52 | €1.889/L | 63 km · 51 min | +128 km |
| ORLEN (Rheinau-Freistett)Hauptstraße 84, Rheinau-Freistett | −€6.58 | €1.869/L | 68 km · 51 min | +136 km |
Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €1.959/L, 54 km · 40 min, detour +105 km, saving on 50 L −€6.86.
By tank size: 30 L −€10.85 · 50 L −€5.85 · 70 L −€0.85. The detour pays for itself from 73 L.
| Population | 4,688 |
|---|---|
| German border | 39 km |
| First station | 54 km · 40 min |