Cross-border fuel

Aire de Wancourt (A1): is it worth leaving the motorway for fuel?

Small gain

Petrol 95 costs €2.164/L here, 17 c/L more than at the Fresnes-lès-Montauban station (1bis route nationale 50), exit 16: leaving the motorway saves €8.42 on 50 litres for a 2.0 km, 4 min detour (prices of 30 October 2026).

Official prices (French Ministry of the Economy) as of 3 November 2026 · Methodology

11 c/Ldiesel, services mark-up
17 c/Lpetrol 95, services mark-up
+€8.42petrol 95, saving on 50 L
Exit16 (Douai-centre, Biache-Saint-Vaast, Vitry-en-Artois)
Detour2.0 km · 4 min
Tollstoll motorway on this stretch: exit cost not counted

Diesel — Small gain

Price at the services: €2.259/L (1 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): -2 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Fresnes-lès-Montauban1bis route nationale 50+€5.15€2.150/L+2.0 km · 4 min
Arras89 Avenue Fernand Lobbedez+€1.91€2.139/L+28 km · 27 min
ArrasRoute De Cambrai+€1.41€2.150/L+27 km · 28 min
Sainte-CatherineRoute de Béthune+€1.40€2.153/L+27 km · 24 min
Saint-NicolasRoute de Lille+€0.86€2.172/L+24 km · 21 min

Petrol 95 — Small gain

Price at the services: €2.164/L (30 October 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 17 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Fresnes-lès-Montauban1bis route nationale 50+€8.42€1.990/L+2.0 km · 4 min
Arras2 Rue Des Rosati+€5.12€1.990/L+25 km · 23 min
ArrasRoute De Cambrai+€4.83€1.990/L+27 km · 28 min
Sainte-CatherineRoute de Béthune+€4.46€2.000/L+27 km · 24 min
Arras89 Avenue Fernand Lobbedez+€2.83€2.029/L+28 km · 27 min