Cross-border fuel

Rombas: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 133 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€13.66 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€24.89.

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

−€24.89diesel, saving on 50 L
−€13.66petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
56 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.098/L — Avenue Francois Mitterrand · 8.4 km, 10 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€24.89€2.259/L70 km · 59 min+123 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€25.39€2.259/L72 km · 56 min+127 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€25.91€2.249/L76 km · 59 min+135 km
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€28.24€2.299/L75 km · 59 min+133 km

All stations in Völklingen.

By tank size: 30 L −€21.67 · 50 L −€24.89 · 70 L −€28.11.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.979/L — Avenue Francois Mitterrand · 8.4 km, 10 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€13.66€1.909/L75 km · 59 min+133 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€13.86€1.929/L72 km · 56 min+127 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€13.88€1.939/L70 km · 59 min+123 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€14.82€1.929/L76 km · 59 min+135 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€15.06 · 50 L −€13.66 · 70 L −€12.26. The detour pays for itself from 245 L.

Population9,371
German border31 km
First station70 km · 56 min