Cross-border fuel

Réning: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 45 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.29 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€4.10.

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

−€4.10diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.29petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
42 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.250/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 16 km, 21 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€4.10€2.209/L38 km · 46 min+42 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€6.55€2.249/L39 km · 42 min+45 km
Winkler 24h (Sankt Ingbert)Obere Kaiserstraße 279, Sankt Ingbert−€7.49€2.149/L59 km · 60 min+86 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€7.68€2.249/L43 km · 49 min+53 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen−€8.00€2.219/L49 km · 59 min+65 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 35 km · 42 min, detour +34 km, saving on 50 L −€8.98.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.92 · 50 L −€4.10 · 70 L −€3.28. The detour pays for itself from 150 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €1.990/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 16 km, 21 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€2.29€1.919/L39 km · 42 min+45 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€2.89€1.939/L38 km · 46 min+42 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€2.90€1.959/L35 km · 42 min+34 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€3.29€1.919/L43 km · 49 min+53 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen−€3.89€1.899/L49 km · 59 min+65 km

By tank size: 30 L −€3.71 · 50 L −€2.29 · 70 L −€0.87. The detour pays for itself from 82 L.

Population127
German border22 km
First station35 km · 42 min