Cross-border fuel

Réding: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 133 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€12.12 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ESSO in Kehl. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€22.63.

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

−€22.63diesel, saving on 50 L
−€12.12petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
48 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.099/L — route de Phalsbourg · 3.7 km, 7 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€22.63€2.209/L67 km · 53 min+126 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€27.58€2.329/L64 km · 48 min+118 km
ESSO (Kehl)Strassburgerstr. 26, Kehl−€27.73€2.269/L73 km · 59 min+141 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€27.79€2.249/L78 km · 56 min+149 km
Shell (Kehl)Eugen-Ensslin-Str. 2, Kehl−€27.85€2.269/L73 km · 59 min+142 km

Nearest German station: Shell (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 68 km · 49 min, detour +123 km, saving on 50 L −€28.23.

By tank size: 30 L −€20.43 · 50 L −€22.63 · 70 L −€24.83.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — Rn 4 · 9.0 km, 11 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ESSO (Kehl)Strassburgerstr. 26, Kehl−€12.12€1.889/L73 km · 59 min+133 km
Shell (Kehl)Eugen-Ensslin-Str. 2, Kehl−€12.24€1.889/L73 km · 59 min+134 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€12.63€1.939/L67 km · 53 min+117 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€12.64€1.959/L64 km · 48 min+110 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Saarbrücken)Wolfsau 4, Saarbrücken−€13.68€1.929/L72 km · 56 min+129 km

All stations in Kehl.

Nearest German station: Shell (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf — €1.969/L, 68 km · 49 min, detour +115 km, saving on 50 L −€13.76.

By tank size: 30 L −€14.14 · 50 L −€12.12 · 70 L −€10.10. The detour pays for itself from 170 L.

Population2,280
German border41 km
First station64 km · 48 min