Cross-border fuel

Aire Aubignosc Est (A51): is it worth leaving the motorway for fuel?

Leave the motorway to fill up

Petrol 95 costs €2.339/L here, 35 c/L more than at the Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban station (Le Belvedere - Rn 96), exit 20: leaving the motorway saves €14.75 on 50 litres for a 18 km, 25 min detour (prices of 1 November 2026).

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

22 c/Ldiesel, services mark-up
35 c/Lpetrol 95, services mark-up
+€14.75petrol 95, saving on 50 L
Exit20 (St Auban, Peyruis, Les Mées)
Back onto the motorwayA 51, Digne-les-Bains, Les Mées
Detour18 km · 25 min
Tollstoll motorway on this stretch: exit cost not counted

Diesel — Small gain

Price at the services: €2.439/L (1 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 13 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban30 Route Nationale 96+€9.03€2.219/L+12 km · 16 min
Château-Arnoux-Saint-AubanAvenue Du Jasrn 96+€8.96€2.209/L+16 km · 22 min
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban5 Avenue Calendal Quartier De L'Emprunt+€6.25€2.219/L+30 km · 24 min
Les MéesRue de l'Anonciade+€1.38€2.399/L+3.9 km · 6 min

Petrol 95 — Leave the motorway to fill up

Price at the services: €2.339/L (1 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 21 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Château-Arnoux-Saint-AubanLe Belvedere - Rn 96+€14.75€1.990/L+18 km · 25 min
Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban30 Route Nationale 96+€11.96€2.062/L+12 km · 16 min
Château-Arnoux-Saint-AubanAvenue Du Jasrn 96+€8.07€2.129/L+16 km · 22 min
Les MéesRue de l'Anonciade+€6.40€2.199/L+3.9 km · 6 min