Cross-border fuel

Frais: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 105 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€7.76 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Neuenburg. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€16.50.

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

−€16.50diesel, saving on 50 L
−€7.76petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
40 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.199/L — 1 Rue Du General De Gaulle · 4.8 km, 7 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€16.50€2.229/L57 km · 43 min+105 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€17.13€2.218/L61 km · 48 min+113 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€17.44€2.249/L57 km · 43 min+105 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€18.42€2.239/L63 km · 49 min+115 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€19.15€2.249/L63 km · 49 min+117 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.729/L, 56 km · 40 min, detour +118 km, saving on 50 L −€43.40.

By tank size: 30 L −€15.90 · 50 L −€16.50 · 70 L −€17.10.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.099/L — 1 Rue Du General De Gaulle · 4.8 km, 7 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€7.76€1.969/L57 km · 43 min+105 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€7.89€1.948/L61 km · 48 min+113 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€8.17€1.949/L63 km · 49 min+115 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€8.32€1.979/L57 km · 43 min+105 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€9.40€1.969/L63 km · 49 min+117 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.509/L, 56 km · 40 min, detour +118 km, saving on 50 L −€36.63.

By tank size: 30 L −€10.36 · 50 L −€7.76 · 70 L −€5.16. The detour pays for itself from 110 L.

Population249
German border40 km
First station56 km · 40 min