Cross-border fuel

Vitry-sur-Orne: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 133 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€13.66 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at the Merzig station (Trierer Str. 230). Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€25.76.

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

−€25.76diesel, saving on 50 L
−€13.66petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
57 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.098/L — Avenue Francois Mitterrand · 7.1 km, 9 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€25.76€2.259/L72 km · 60 min+130 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€26.27€2.259/L74 km · 57 min+134 km
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€28.24€2.299/L74 km · 58 min+133 km

All stations in Völklingen.

By tank size: 30 L −€22.54 · 50 L −€25.76 · 70 L −€28.98.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €1.979/L — Avenue Francois Mitterrand · 7.1 km, 9 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
MerzigTrierer Str. 230−€13.66€1.909/L74 km · 58 min+133 km
ARAL (Überherrn)Hauptstraße 2 C, Überherrn−€14.68€1.929/L74 km · 57 min+134 km
Shell (Voelklingen)Voelklinger Str. 10, Voelklingen−€14.70€1.939/L72 km · 60 min+130 km

All stations in Merzig.

By tank size: 30 L −€15.06 · 50 L −€13.66 · 70 L −€12.26. The detour pays for itself from 245 L.

Population2,884
German border29 km
First station72 km · 57 min