Cross-border fuel

A31 services at La Maxe: is it worth leaving the motorway for fuel?

Leave the motorway to fill up

Diesel costs €2.459/L here, 24 c/L more than at the Maizières-lès-Metz station (Voie Romaine): leaving the motorway saves €10.45 on 50 litres for a 9.7 km, 10 min detour (prices of 2 November 2026).

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

24 c/Ldiesel, services mark-up
18 c/Lpetrol 95, services mark-up
+€10.45diesel, saving on 50 L
Exit(Verdun, Reims, Paris)
Back onto the motorwayThionville, Luxembourg, Metz-centre
Detour9.7 km · 10 min
Tollsno toll on this stretch

Diesel — Leave the motorway to fill up

Price at the services: €2.459/L (2 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 18 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Maizières-lès-MetzVoie Romaine+€10.45€2.219/L+9.7 km · 10 min
HauconcourtA 31 Sortie Maizières les Metz+€9.63€2.257/L+2.9 km · 8 min
Metz66 Route de Woippy+€8.27€2.230/L+20 km · 18 min
EnneryRue Auguste Renoir+€5.84€2.309/L+10 km · 10 min
Scy-Chazelles66/68 voie de la Liberté+€5.23€2.269/L+27 km · 29 min

Petrol 95 — Small gain

Price at the services: €2.169/L (2 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 8 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Talange153 Route De Metz+€8.60€1.990/L+2.5 km · 4 min
TalangeZone commerciale du Triangle+€3.78€2.089/L+1.6 km · 3 min
HauconcourtA 31 Sortie Maizières les Metz+€3.59€2.089/L+2.9 km · 8 min
Metz66 Route de Woippy+€2.84€2.056/L+20 km · 18 min
Maizières-lès-MetzVoie Romaine+€2.64€2.089/L+9.7 km · 10 min