Overview

• Differences in national tax and duty regimes account for the bulk of fuel price gaps across Europe.
• Fuel from pumps in Poland and Czech Republic can be up to 35 cents per liter cheaper for gasoline and about 22 cents cheaper for diesel compared with German prices.
• In Austria motorists pay roughly 22 cents less per liter of gasoline and 6 cents less for diesel than they do in Germany.
• Luxembourg offers the lowest Western European rates with around 24 cents off per liter of petrol and 16 cents off diesel compared with German costs.
• Fuel station location, road type and time of day can shift prices by a few cents and filling up the evening before departure often yields small additional savings, but longer detours typically erase any cost benefit once extra travel time and emissions are considered.