Cross-border fuel

A16 services at Amblainville: is it worth leaving the motorway for fuel?

Small gain

Diesel costs €2.250/L here, 10 c/L more than at the Chambly station (Rue Truffaut), exit 12: leaving the motorway saves €4.47 on 50 litres for a 3.6 km, 7 min detour (prices of 3 November 2026).

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

10 c/Ldiesel, services mark-up
-5 c/Lpetrol 95, services mark-up
+€4.47diesel, saving on 50 L
Exit12 (Persan, Chambly)
Back onto the motorwayA 16, L'Européenne
Detour3.6 km · 7 min
Tollstoll motorway on this stretch: exit cost not counted

Diesel — Small gain

Price at the services: €2.250/L (3 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 6 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
ChamblyRue Truffaut+€4.47€2.150/L+3.6 km · 7 min
PersanRue du 8 Mai 1945+€4.25€2.150/L+5.2 km · 13 min
L'Isle-AdamBoulevard Tilsit+€2.61€2.195/L+1.0 km · 3 min
MéruCc Les Marquises, Rue Marcel Coquet+€0.93€2.214/L+6.0 km · 10 min
Persan5 A 11 Avenue JEAN-JAURES−€3.17€2.299/L+4.9 km · 11 min

Petrol 95 — Stay on the motorway

Price at the services: €1.990/L (3 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): -20 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
L'Isle-AdamBoulevard Tilsit−€2.67€2.041/L+1.0 km · 3 min
Neuilly-en-ThelleZI route de Crouy−€5.66€2.060/L+17 km · 27 min
PersanRue du 8 Mai 1945−€7.62€2.129/L+5.2 km · 13 min
ChamblyRue Truffaut−€10.42€2.189/L+3.6 km · 7 min
MéruCc Les Marquises, Rue Marcel Coquet−€10.72€2.189/L+6.0 km · 10 min