Cross-border fuel

Virming: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 69 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€5.33 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at ED in Emmersweiler. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€12.04.

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

−€12.04diesel, saving on 50 L
−€5.33petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
45 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.149/L — Avenue Pompidou · 8.7 km, 13 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€12.04€2.209/L42 km · 50 min+65 km
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€14.47€2.249/L42 km · 45 min+68 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€14.65€2.259/L41 km · 53 min+65 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€15.17€2.259/L43 km · 51 min+69 km
BFT Mirold (Wadgassen)Lohtringer Str. 10, Wadgassen−€15.45€2.239/L48 km · 57 min+78 km

Nearest German station: Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf — €2.329/L, 39 km · 45 min, detour +57 km, saving on 50 L −€16.97.

By tank size: 30 L −€10.84 · 50 L −€12.04 · 70 L −€13.24.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.990/L — rue lavoisier · 8.2 km, 12 min · 7 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
ED (Emmersweiler)Lothringer Str. 42, Emmersweiler−€5.33€1.919/L42 km · 45 min+69 km
Markenfreie TS (Mandelbachtal)Grenzlandstr. 25, Mandelbachtal−€5.94€1.939/L42 km · 50 min+66 km
Markenfreie TS (Kleinblittersdorf)Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 29, Kleinblittersdorf−€5.94€1.959/L39 km · 45 min+58 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€6.02€1.929/L43 km · 51 min+70 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€6.04€1.939/L41 km · 53 min+66 km

By tank size: 30 L −€6.75 · 50 L −€5.33 · 70 L −€3.91. The detour pays for itself from 125 L.

Population297
German border24 km
First station39 km · 45 min