Cross-border fuel

Vahl-lès-Bénestroff: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 63 km detour eats the price gap; at best €0.03 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€9.58.

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

−€9.58diesel, saving on 50 L
+€0.03petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
50 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.189/L — 5 rue René Peltre · 12 km, 17 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€9.58€2.209/L43 km · 54 min+60 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€12.02€2.249/L44 km · 50 min+63 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€12.71€2.259/L43 km · 58 min+65 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€13.11€2.249/L48 km · 56 min+71 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€13.24€2.259/L45 km · 55 min+68 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 40 km · 50 min, detour +53 km, saving on 50 L −€14.49.

By tank size: 30 L −€9.18 · 50 L −€9.58 · 70 L −€9.98.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.092/L — 5 rue René Peltre · 12 km, 17 min · 3 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler+€0.03€1.919/L44 km · 50 min+63 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€0.50€1.959/L40 km · 50 min+53 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€0.55€1.939/L43 km · 54 min+60 km
ED (Großrosseln)Ludweiler Straße 60, Großrosseln−€1.02€1.919/L48 km · 56 min+71 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€1.15€1.939/L43 km · 58 min+65 km

By tank size: 30 L −€3.43 · 50 L +€0.03 · 70 L +€3.49. The detour pays for itself from 50 L.

Population140
German border27 km
First station40 km · 50 min