Cross-border fuel

Retonfey: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 58 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€1.85 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ARAL in Überherrn. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€16.50.

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

−€16.50diesel, saving on 50 L
−€1.85petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
46 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.086/L — Bd SOLIDARITE · 8.9 km, 12 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€16.50€2.259/L38 km · 46 min+58 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€17.15€2.249/L42 km · 49 min+66 km
ARAL (Saarlouis)Metzer Straße 44, Saarlouis−€17.40€2.249/L43 km · 50 min+68 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis−€17.69€2.239/L46 km · 53 min+74 km
Shell (Saarlouis)Lisdorfer Str., Saarlouis−€17.75€2.249/L44 km · 52 min+71 km

All stations in Überherrn.

By tank size: 30 L −€13.04 · 50 L −€16.50 · 70 L −€19.96.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.046/L — Bd SOLIDARITE · 8.9 km, 12 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€1.85€1.929/L38 km · 46 min+58 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€2.98€1.929/L42 km · 49 min+66 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis−€3.50€1.919/L46 km · 53 min+74 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Saarlouis)Schanzenstrasse 18, Saarlouis−€3.57€1.919/L46 km · 55 min+75 km
Shell (Saarlouis)Lisdorfer Str., Saarlouis−€3.57€1.929/L44 km · 52 min+71 km

All stations in Überherrn.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Saarlouis), Metzer Straße 44, Saarlouis — €1.999/L, 43 km · 50 min, detour +68 km, saving on 50 L −€6.72.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.19 · 50 L −€1.85 · 70 L +€0.49. The detour pays for itself from 66 L.

Population1,327
German border29 km
First station38 km · 46 min