Cheapest gas near me: when and where to fill up

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Find the cheapest station nearby in a minute

1. Open the “Prices” tab

   Tap “Use my location” or type a town or postcode. Fuel Studio asks the official price data of the country you are in.

2. Pick your fuel and radius

   Choose regular (E5), E10, diesel or another fuel and a radius from 2 to 25 km. The list starts with the cheapest station.

3. Read the three boxes on top

   “Cheapest nearby”, “Average” and “Saved on a 50 l tank” tell you at a glance whether the cheap station is worth it.

4. Open the route

   “Route” opens your map app with the station as destination. Switch to “Map” to see where the cheap pins are.

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When is gas cheapest during the day?

It depends on the country. In Germany, stations change prices several times a day; analyses by the motoring club ADAC and the Federal Cartel Office have shown the same pattern for years: mornings tend to be the most expensive and evenings the cheapest. Since every change is reported within minutes, you can see this in the live list.

Austria has a rule of its own: stations may raise prices only once a day, at noon, but may lower them at any time. Filling up before midday is therefore often a good idea there. In France and Spain prices also move, but less often within a single day – comparing stations matters more than the hour.

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Where gas is usually cheaper – and where it is not

• Motorway service areas are usually among the most expensive stations. Leaving at the next exit to a station in town often pays off – Fuel Studio marks motorway stations in France.
• Supermarket and discount stations are frequently cheaper than branded ones, especially in France and Spain.
• Big price gaps can appear within a few kilometres in cities. A radius of 5 km is a good start; widen it in the countryside.
• Closed stations still appear with their last price in some countries – check the “Open” or “Closed” label before you go.

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Is a detour to a cheaper station worth it?

A cheaper pump only saves money if the saving is bigger than the fuel you burn to get there and back. The rule of thumb: saving = price difference × litres you fill; cost of the detour = extra kilometres × consumption ÷ 100 × price.

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Learn your local price rhythm with “My stations”

Tap the star next to the stations you pass every day. They appear under “My stations” with the last price you saw, a small chart of the prices this browser has seen and an arrow when the price has gone down (▼) or up (▲) since.

After a week or two you know the rhythm of your area: which station is usually cheapest and at what time it drops. Nothing is uploaded – the history stays on your device.

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Regular, E10 or premium: does the grade change the bill?

The cheapest station only helps if you compare the right fuel. In Germany and France, E10 is usually a few cents cheaper than regular E5 and most petrol cars made in the last fifteen years can use it – your owner’s manual or the manufacturer’s approval list says for sure. Premium 98 costs noticeably more and only pays off if your engine is designed for it.

In Spain and Austria E10 is rare. If you pick E10 there, Fuel Studio switches to regular 95 automatically and tells you, so you do not end up with an empty list on holiday. For diesel cars, “Premium diesel” is listed separately in Spain; compare plain diesel first.

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Filling up near a border

Fuel taxes differ between countries, so prices can jump at a border. Fuel Studio checks every supported country the search circle touches: near the German–Austrian or the French–Spanish border you see stations on both sides in one list. Before crossing just to fill up, check the detour rule above and the rules for carrying spare fuel in the countries you drive through.