Petrol stations in Luxembourg
Many cross-border workers cross the border every day to come and refuel in Luxembourg. The Berchem area has the largest gas station in the world.
The Berchem area in Luxembourg is the largest gas station in the world
The Berchem site hosts the largest gas station in the world. The Shell station on the A3 motorway is on average 30 times larger than an average gas station in Europe. Every day, 25,000 customers go to fill up in high season. The site is stocked with at least 20 tanker trucks daily, this can even go to 30. The truck drivers are among the big customers with more or less 1,500 trucks that come to refuel daily. The station has 51 gas pumps, including 24 for trucks.
Some big brands have settled on the site of the Berchem area. McDonald's and Starbucks for example.
Compare fuel prices
You have to go abroad soon and you want to compare fuel prices from one country to another? Check out the updated page on the ACL website listing prices in Europe . It is interesting to see the differences that can be from one country to another. This can be very high times and make a big difference on a full tank of gas.
Supermarket partner petrol stations
Many service stations have expanded their product range. They now sell in addition to tobacco and alcohol products that you will need daily. You will find all the products you can find in a small supermarket or grocery store. You can even play your lotto or Euromillions. Practical point of view is still very appreciable. Did you forget something and the shops are closed? Do you spontaneously decide to barbecue? Stations with a grocery store will have all the products you will need.
Tobacco remains one of the products that sells well in the resorts
The price being lower on tobacco than abroad, the number of cross-border commuters who cross the border every day remains very high. Take the stations at the border point like Rodange, Wasserbillig. You will see an incredible number of non-residents coming to fill up on cigarettes. A saving of almost 2 Euros per pack of cigarettes is possible. So do the math, especially if you are a heavy smoker.
The quantities you can buy in Luxembourg and allow by customs
It is allowed to fill a can of maximum 10 liters that you can take home by passing the customs. For tobacco products here are the numbers:
- Cigarettes (200)
- Cigarillos (100), cigars (50)
- 250 grams of tobacco
For alcoholic drinks here are the authorized doses:
- 1 liter of alcohol of + 22% vol.
- 2 liters for alcohols of - 22% vol.
- Added to this is up to 4 liters of wine and 16 liters of beer.
In case of non-compliance with these rules you can be verbalized and would be obliged to pay the required taxes.