Cross-border fuel

Ranguevaux: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 128 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€12.91 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€26.91.

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

−€26.91diesel, saving on 50 L
−€12.91petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
54 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.098/L — Avenue Francois Mitterrand · 6.4 km, 10 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€26.91€2.279/L75 km · 60 min+131 km
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€27.45€2.299/L70 km · 54 min+128 km

By tank size: 30 L −€23.29 · 50 L −€26.91 · 70 L −€30.53.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.979/L — Avenue Francois Mitterrand · 6.4 km, 10 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€12.91€1.909/L70 km · 54 min+128 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€14.34€1.929/L75 km · 60 min+131 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€14.31 · 50 L −€12.91 · 70 L −€11.51. The detour pays for itself from 234 L.

Population907
German border30 km
First station70 km · 54 min