Cross-border fuel

Uckange: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 80 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€8.30 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ARAL in Rehlingen-Siersburg. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€18.97.

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

−€18.97diesel, saving on 50 L
−€8.30petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
51 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.098/L — Avenue Francois Mitterrand · 5.5 km, 7 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€18.97€2.259/L46 km · 58 min+80 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€21.40€2.279/L51 km · 53 min+91 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€25.32€2.239/L72 km · 58 min+134 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€26.08€2.259/L73 km · 59 min+132 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€26.59€2.259/L75 km · 56 min+136 km

Nearest German station: Merzig, Trierer Str. 230 — €2.299/L, 67 km · 51 min, detour +124 km, saving on 50 L −€27.03.

By tank size: 30 L −€15.75 · 50 L −€18.97 · 70 L −€22.19.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.979/L — Avenue Francois Mitterrand · 5.5 km, 7 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ARAL (Rehlingen-Siersburg)Wallerfanger Straße 69, Rehlingen-Siersburg−€8.30€1.939/L46 km · 58 min+80 km
ARAL (Mettlach)von-Boch-Liebig-Straße 21, Mettlach−€9.15€1.929/L51 km · 53 min+91 km
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€12.51€1.909/L67 km · 51 min+124 km
ED (Merzig)Losheimer Straße 11 a, Merzig−€13.23€1.899/L72 km · 58 min+134 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€14.98€1.929/L75 km · 56 min+136 km

By tank size: 30 L −€9.10 · 50 L −€8.30 · 70 L −€7.50. The detour pays for itself from 257 L.

Population7,021
German border24 km
First station46 km · 51 min