Cross-border fuel

Sarralbe: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 60 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€2.24 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Gersheim. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€3.65.

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

−€3.65diesel, saving on 50 L
−€2.24petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
22 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.250/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 1.7 km, 3 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€3.65€2.209/L22 km · 27 min+39 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€5.62€2.139/L40 km · 42 min+76 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€5.72€2.139/L40 km · 43 min+77 km
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€5.76€2.189/L32 km · 40 min+60 km
OIL! (Sulzbach)St.-Ingberter-Straße 16, Sulzbach−€6.57€2.149/L41 km · 41 min+79 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 19 km · 22 min, detour +31 km, saving on 50 L −€8.53.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.47 · 50 L −€3.65 · 70 L −€2.83. The detour pays for itself from 139 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — 97 Route de Strasbourg · 1.7 km, 3 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Gersheim)Bliestalstr. 81, Gersheim−€2.24€1.879/L32 km · 40 min+60 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€2.33€1.839/L40 km · 42 min+76 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€2.42€1.839/L40 km · 43 min+77 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€2.49€1.939/L22 km · 27 min+39 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€2.50€1.959/L19 km · 22 min+31 km

Nearest German station: Shell (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf — €1.969/L, 22 km · 24 min, detour +36 km, saving on 50 L −€3.62.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.46 · 50 L −€2.24 · 70 L −€0.02. The detour pays for itself from 70 L.

Population4,364
German border13 km
First station19 km · 22 min