Cross-border fuel

Tritteling-Redlach: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 51 km detour eats the price gap; at best €0.68 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Globus SB Warenhaus in Völklingen. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€11.71.

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

−€11.71diesel, saving on 50 L
+€0.68petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
28 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.099/L — Zone Commerciale Du Heckenwald · 9.5 km, 9 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen−€11.71€2.219/L30 km · 41 min+42 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€12.38€2.249/L28 km · 28 min+36 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€12.49€2.259/L26 km · 32 min+33 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Fischbachstr. 121, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€12.54€2.139/L48 km · 47 min+77 km
Supermarkt-Tankstelle (Saarbruecken-Dudweiler)Camphauser Str. 4, Saarbruecken-Dudweiler−€12.64€2.139/L49 km · 49 min+78 km

All stations in Völklingen.

Nearest German station: ARAL (Überherrn), Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn — €2.259/L, 28 km · 30 min, detour +36 km, saving on 50 L −€12.97.

By tank size: 30 L −€9.31 · 50 L −€11.71 · 70 L −€14.11.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.049/L — 42, rue de Créhange · 5.1 km, 7 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Globus SB Warenhaus (Völklingen)Schlachthofstr. 3, Völklingen+€0.68€1.899/L30 km · 41 min+51 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler+€0.49€1.919/L28 km · 28 min+45 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€0.10€1.929/L28 km · 30 min+46 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€0.13€1.939/L26 km · 32 min+42 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€0.54€1.919/L32 km · 34 min+53 km

All stations in Völklingen.

By tank size: 30 L −€2.32 · 50 L +€0.68 · 70 L +€3.68. The detour pays for itself from 45 L.

Population509
German border14 km
First station26 km · 28 min