Cross-border fuel

Bourg-sous-Châtelet: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 97 km detour eats the price gap; at best €0.68 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Neuenburg. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€12.95.

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

−€12.95diesel, saving on 50 L
+€0.68petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
43 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.257/L — Cd 419 · 10 km, 14 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€12.95€2.229/L59 km · 46 min+98 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€13.61€2.218/L63 km · 51 min+106 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€13.89€2.249/L59 km · 46 min+97 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€14.91€2.239/L65 km · 52 min+108 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€15.65€2.249/L65 km · 52 min+109 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.729/L, 57 km · 43 min, detour +111 km, saving on 50 L −€39.90.

By tank size: 30 L −€13.51 · 50 L −€12.95 · 70 L −€12.39. The detour pays for itself from 513 L.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Nearest station: €2.270/L — Cd 419 · 10 km, 14 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg+€0.68€1.969/L59 km · 46 min+97 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30+€0.45€1.948/L63 km · 51 min+106 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim+€0.15€1.949/L65 km · 52 min+108 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg+€0.11€1.979/L59 km · 46 min+98 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€1.09€1.969/L65 km · 52 min+109 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.509/L, 57 km · 43 min, detour +111 km, saving on 50 L −€28.34.

By tank size: 30 L −€5.34 · 50 L +€0.68 · 70 L +€6.70. The detour pays for itself from 48 L.

Population115
German border43 km
First station57 km · 43 min