Cross-border fuel

Aire de Blois Ménars (A10): is it worth leaving the motorway for fuel?

Leave the motorway to fill up

Petrol 95 costs €2.321/L here, 23 c/L more than at the Mer station (Rte De Blois), exit 16: leaving the motorway saves €10.00 on 50 litres for a 11 km, 13 min detour (prices of 2 November 2026).

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

15 c/Ldiesel, services mark-up
23 c/Lpetrol 95, services mark-up
+€10.00petrol 95, saving on 50 L
Exit16 (Beaugency, Chambord, Mer)
Detour11 km · 13 min
Tollstoll motorway on this stretch: exit cost not counted

Diesel — Small gain

Price at the services: €2.380/L (2 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 15 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
MerRte De Blois+€5.91€2.229/L+11 km · 13 min

Petrol 95 — Leave the motorway to fill up

Price at the services: €2.321/L (2 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 23 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
MerRte De Blois+€10.00€2.089/L+11 km · 13 min