Cross-border fuel

Schalbach: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 75 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€1.02 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Markenfreie TS in Kleinblittersdorf. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€10.75.

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

−€10.75diesel, saving on 50 L
−€1.02petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
44 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.235/L — Rue de Weyer · 8.3 km, 12 min · 2 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€10.75€2.209/L50 km · 48 min+83 km
ARAL (Blieskastel-Aßweiler)Saar-Pfalz-Straße, Blieskastel-Aßweiler−€14.21€2.219/L60 km · 60 min+103 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€15.64€2.329/L47 km · 44 min+75 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€16.12€2.249/L61 km · 51 min+106 km
Shell (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf−€16.33€2.329/L51 km · 45 min+80 km

By tank size: 30 L −€11.27 · 50 L −€10.75 · 70 L −€10.23. The detour pays for itself from 464 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.149/L — Rue de Weyer · 8.3 km, 12 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€1.02€1.959/L47 km · 44 min+75 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€1.09€1.939/L50 km · 48 min+83 km
ARAL (Blieskastel-Aßweiler)Saar-Pfalz-Straße, Blieskastel-Aßweiler−€1.43€1.889/L60 km · 60 min+103 km
Shell (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str, Kleinblittersdorf−€2.19€1.969/L51 km · 45 min+80 km
Globus SB Warenhaus (Saarbrücken)Wolfsau 4, Saarbrücken−€2.25€1.929/L55 km · 51 min+95 km

All stations in Kleinblittersdorf.

By tank size: 30 L −€4.82 · 50 L −€1.02 · 70 L +€2.78. The detour pays for itself from 55 L.

Population372
German border33 km
First station47 km · 44 min