Cross-border fuel

Rohrbach-lès-Bitche: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Small gain

Only a small saving: at best €8.14 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Hornbach, 28 min away, once the 42 km detour is paid for (prices of 7 November 2026). Diesel: +€2.51.

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

+€2.51diesel, saving on 50 L
+€8.14petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
23 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.359/L — Route de Strasbourg · 1.9 km, 4 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim+€2.51€2.189/L21 km · 27 min+39 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal+€2.37€2.209/L18 km · 23 min+33 km
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach+€1.56€2.199/L23 km · 28 min+42 km
OIL! (Blieskastel)Saargemünderstraße 16, Blieskastel+€1.41€2.169/L28 km · 36 min+53 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Zweibrücken)Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 36-38, Zweibrücken+€1.41€2.169/L29 km · 37 min+53 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 19 km · 23 min, detour +35 km, saving on 50 L −€3.90.

By tank size: 30 L −€0.89 · 50 L +€2.51 · 70 L +€5.91. The detour pays for itself from 35 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Small gain

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.149/L — Route de Strasbourg · 1.9 km, 4 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Hornbach)Zweibrücker Straße 13, Hornbach+€8.14€1.869/L23 km · 28 min+42 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim+€8.04€1.879/L21 km · 27 min+39 km
OIL! (Blieskastel)Saargemünderstraße 16, Blieskastel+€7.13€1.859/L28 km · 36 min+53 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Zweibrücken)Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 36-38, Zweibrücken+€7.13€1.859/L29 km · 37 min+53 km
Esso (Blieskastel)Bliesgaustr. 27, Blieskastel+€6.59€1.869/L28 km · 36 min+53 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal), Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal — €1.939/L, 18 km · 23 min, detour +33 km, saving on 50 L +€5.83.

By tank size: 30 L +€2.54 · 50 L +€8.14 · 70 L +€13.74. The detour pays for itself from 21 L.

Population2,301
German border8.1 km
First station18 km · 23 min