Cross-border fuel

Rurange-lès-Thionville: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 74 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€5.52 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€14.03.

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

−€14.03diesel, saving on 50 L
−€5.52petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
50 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.159/L — Zone commerciale du Triangle · 8.9 km, 11 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€14.03€2.249/L43 km · 52 min+68 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€14.08€2.259/L41 km · 50 min+65 km
ARAL (Saarlouis)Metzer Straße 44, Saarlouis−€14.25€2.249/L43 km · 52 min+69 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis−€14.57€2.239/L46 km · 55 min+75 km
Shell (Saarlouis)Lisdorfer Str., Saarlouis−€14.61€2.249/L45 km · 54 min+72 km

All stations in Überherrn.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Überherrn), Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn — €2.259/L, 43 km · 53 min, detour +69 km, saving on 50 L −€14.68.

By tank size: 30 L −€12.23 · 50 L −€14.03 · 70 L −€15.83.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — Rue de Metz · 7.4 km, 10 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€5.52€1.909/L44 km · 55 min+74 km
Shell (Ueberherrn)Landstr. 7, Ueberherrn−€6.07€1.929/L43 km · 52 min+71 km
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€6.16€1.939/L41 km · 50 min+67 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€6.22€1.929/L43 km · 53 min+72 km
JET (Saarlouis)Provinzialstr. 169 A, Saarlouis−€6.53€1.919/L46 km · 55 min+78 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€7.14 · 50 L −€5.52 · 70 L −€3.90. The detour pays for itself from 118 L.

Population2,327
German border23 km
First station41 km · 50 min