Cross-border fuel

Semécourt: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 129 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€10.26 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€24.68.

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

−€24.68diesel, saving on 50 L
−€10.26petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
50 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.098/L — Voie Romaine · 3.6 km, 5 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€24.68€2.259/L64 km · 53 min+122 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€25.19€2.259/L67 km · 50 min+126 km
BFT Mirold (Wadgassen)Lohtringer Str. 10, Wadgassen−€25.43€2.239/L71 km · 56 min+135 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Bous)Saarbruecker Str. 211, Bous−€25.51€2.229/L73 km · 55 min+139 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€25.52€2.249/L69 km · 54 min+132 km

All stations in Völklingen.

Nearest German station: Merzig, Trierer Str. 230 — €2.299/L, 67 km · 59 min, detour +129 km, saving on 50 L −€27.64.

By tank size: 30 L −€21.46 · 50 L −€24.68 · 70 L −€27.90.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.047/L — Voie Romaine · 3.6 km, 5 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€10.26€1.909/L67 km · 59 min+129 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€10.82€1.929/L67 km · 50 min+126 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€10.82€1.939/L64 km · 53 min+122 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€11.14€1.919/L69 km · 54 min+132 km
BFT Mirold (Wadgassen)Lohtringer Str. 10, Wadgassen−€11.54€1.919/L71 km · 56 min+135 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€13.02 · 50 L −€10.26 · 70 L −€7.50. The detour pays for itself from 124 L.

Population1,024
German border35 km
First station64 km · 50 min