Cross-border fuel

A51 services at Bouc-Bel-Air: is it worth leaving the motorway for fuel?

Small gain

Petrol 95 costs €2.184/L here, 19 c/L more than at the Aix-en-Provence station (Rn8 Pont De L Arc), exit 5: leaving the motorway saves €9.36 on 50 litres for a 2.4 km, 6 min detour (prices of 2 November 2026).

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

19 c/Ldiesel, services mark-up
19 c/Lpetrol 95, services mark-up
+€9.36petrol 95, saving on 50 L
Exit5 (Aix-TGV, Les Milles, Aix-Pont de l’Arc)
Back onto the motorwayA 8, E 80, La Provençale
Detour2.4 km · 6 min
Tollsno toll on this stretch

Diesel — Small gain

Price at the services: €2.336/L (2 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 9 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Aix-en-ProvenceRn8 Pont De L Arc+€8.94€2.150/L+2.4 km · 6 min
Aix-en-ProvenceZi Les Milles R. Cl. Ledoux+€8.64€2.150/L+4.3 km · 7 min
Aix-en-Provence1175 Rue Guillaume du Vair+€8.38€2.155/L+4.4 km · 7 min
Les Pennes-MirabeauPlan De Campagne+€6.30€2.157/L+17 km · 20 min
GardanneChemin de la Plaine+€5.77€2.171/L+16 km · 22 min

Petrol 95 — Small gain

Price at the services: €2.184/L (2 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 14 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Aix-en-ProvenceRn8 Pont De L Arc+€9.36€1.990/L+2.4 km · 6 min
GardanneCd 6+€8.10€1.990/L+11 km · 17 min
Les Pennes-MirabeauRoute De Martigues+€6.02€1.990/L+26 km · 24 min
Marseille21 Bd Henri Barnier+€5.86€1.990/L+27 km · 26 min
Bouc-Bel-Air687Avenue de Violèsi+€5.61€2.049/L+8.0 km · 13 min