Cross-border fuel

Petit-Croix: is it worth driving to Germany for fuel?

Not worth it

No: the 118 km detour eats the price gap; at best −€9.63 on 50 litres of petrol 95 E10 at Shell in Neuenburg. Prices of 7 November 2026. Diesel: −€18.46.

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

−€18.46diesel, saving on 50 L
−€9.63petrol 95 E10, saving on 50 L
47 minto the first German station

Diesel — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.199/L — 1 Rue Du General De Gaulle · 2.8 km, 5 min · 6 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€18.46€2.229/L62 km · 50 min+119 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€19.08€2.218/L66 km · 55 min+127 km
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€19.39€2.249/L62 km · 50 min+118 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€20.37€2.239/L68 km · 56 min+129 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€21.11€2.249/L68 km · 56 min+130 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.729/L, 60 km · 47 min, detour +132 km, saving on 50 L −€45.35.

By tank size: 30 L −€17.86 · 50 L −€18.46 · 70 L −€19.06.

Petrol 95 E10 — Not worth it

Cheapest station near you (≤ 10 km): €2.099/L — 1 Rue Du General De Gaulle · 2.8 km, 5 min · 5 November 2026.

Best-value German stations

StationSaving on 50 LPriceOne wayDetour
Shell (Neuenburg)Bahnhofstr. 1 A, Neuenburg−€9.63€1.969/L62 km · 50 min+118 km
MüllheimLörracher Strasse 30−€9.76€1.948/L66 km · 55 min+127 km
HEM (Müllheim)Bundesstr. 4, Müllheim−€10.04€1.949/L68 km · 56 min+129 km
BFT (Neuenburg)Müllheimer Str. 25, Neuenburg−€10.19€1.979/L62 km · 50 min+119 km
ARAL (Müllheim)Werderstraße 105, Müllheim−€11.26€1.969/L68 km · 56 min+130 km

All stations in Neuenburg.

Nearest German station: Shell (Bad Bellingen), A5 Bad Bellingen West, Bad Bellingen — €2.509/L, 60 km · 47 min, detour +132 km, saving on 50 L −€38.49.

By tank size: 30 L −€12.23 · 50 L −€9.63 · 70 L −€7.03. The detour pays for itself from 124 L.

Population308
German border42 km
First station60 km · 47 min