Cross-border fuel

aire des Jardins de Villandry (A85): is it worth leaving the motorway for fuel?

Leave the motorway to fill up

Petrol 95 costs €2.390/L here, 26 c/L more than at the Langeais station (Rue Carnot), exit 8.1: leaving the motorway saves €11.25 on 50 litres for a 12 km, 18 min detour (prices of 1 November 2026).

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

29 c/Ldiesel, services mark-up
26 c/Lpetrol 95, services mark-up
+€11.25petrol 95, saving on 50 L
Exit8.1
Back onto the motorwaySaumur, A 85, Ballan-Miré
Detour12 km · 18 min
Tollstoll motorway on this stretch: exit cost not counted

Diesel — Small gain

Price at the services: €2.440/L (1 November 2026).

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
Joué-lès-Tours119-123 Bd Jean Jaures+€9.90€2.150/L+29 km · 24 min
Ballan-Miré9 Av. Jean Mermoz+€7.98€2.209/L+22 km · 21 min
Azay-le-RideauLieu-dit La Loge+€6.42€2.250/L+19 km · 22 min
Azay-le-RideauLa Loge Cite Bellevue+€6.25€2.262/L+17 km · 20 min
Artannes-sur-IndreRue Des Grands Clos+€5.57€2.269/L+19 km · 22 min

Petrol 95 — Leave the motorway to fill up

Price at the services: €2.390/L (1 November 2026) · Services mark-up (median): 26 c/L.

Stations near the exit

StationSaving on 50 LPriceDetour
LangeaisRue Carnot+€11.25€2.127/L+12 km · 18 min
LuynesZone Industrielle Du Chapelet+€10.85€2.084/L+29 km · 37 min
Azay-le-RideauLa Loge Cite Bellevue+€10.55€2.127/L+17 km · 20 min
Joué-lès-ToursBoulevard des Bretonnières+€10.31€2.099/L+27 km · 21 min
Artannes-sur-IndreRue Des Grands Clos+€9.13€2.149/L+19 km · 22 min