Cross-border fuel

Aire de Athée-sur-Cher Autoroute (A85): is it worth leaving the motorway for fuel?

Leave the motorway to fill up

Diesel costs €2.529/L here, 38 c/L more than at the Véretz station (62 Chemin De La Bussardiere), exit 10: leaving the motorway saves €15.39 on 50 litres for a 21 km, 28 min detour (prices of 3 November 2026).

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

38 c/Ldiesel, services mark-up
37 c/Lpetrol 95, services mark-up
+€15.39diesel, saving on 50 L
Exit10 (Esvres)
Detour21 km · 28 min
Tollstoll motorway on this stretch: exit cost not counted

Diesel — Leave the motorway to fill up

Price at the services: €2.529/L (3 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 30 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Véretz62 Chemin De La Bussardiere+€15.39€2.153/L+21 km · 28 min
EsvresZAE Le Grand Berchenay+€13.62€2.232/L+7.5 km · 8 min
CormeryZA Du Bois Joly RD 82-9000+€4.67€2.379/L+17 km · 20 min

Petrol 95 — Leave the motorway to fill up

Price at the services: €2.369/L (3 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 30 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Véretz62 Chemin De La Bussardiere+€15.36€1.998/L+21 km · 28 min
EsvresZAE Le Grand Berchenay+€13.60€2.074/L+7.5 km · 8 min