Cross-border fuel

Aire du Port Lauragais Sud (A61): is it worth leaving the motorway for fuel?

Stay on the motorway

Stay on the motorway: leaving saves at most €0.27 on 50 litres of diesel (at the Castelnaudary station (1033 Avenue Martin Dauch), 12 km detour); the services charge €2.250/L (prices of 3 November 2026).

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

4 c/Ldiesel, services mark-up
-11 c/Lpetrol 95, services mark-up
+€0.27diesel, saving on 50 L
Exit21 (Castelnaudary)
Detour12 km · 18 min
Tollstoll motorway on this stretch: exit cost not counted

Diesel — Stay on the motorway

Price at the services: €2.250/L (3 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 4 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Castelnaudary1033 Avenue Martin Dauch+€0.27€2.209/L+12 km · 18 min

Petrol 95 — Stay on the motorway

Price at the services: €1.990/L (3 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): -11 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Castelnaudary1033 Avenue Martin Dauch−€7.02€2.099/L+12 km · 18 min