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Updated 6 June 2026
Diesel & Petrol Prices in Germany
#26 of 41 in region
Diesel
€1.86
/Litre
↑ +2.7% vs. region avg.
↑ +34.9% vs. world
Petrol
RON 95 (up to 10% ethanol)
€1.93
↑10% vs. region avg.
LPG
€1.16
↑22% vs. region avg.
Calculator ·
Diesel
presets
Full tank (80 L, diesel)
€149
$172
100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)
€18.60
$21.45
EV Charging Prices
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Home
€0.387/kWh
Eurostat nrg_pc_204
AC Public
€0.550/kWh
Allego
DC Fast
€0.707/kWh
IONITY, Allego, Fastned, ChargeViz Tesla Supercharger
Dynamics · Diesel
€1.00 per 1 EUR · updated weekly
min
1.86 EUR
max
2.16 EUR
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Neighbours where it's more expensive
Diesel
2.32 EUR
Petrol
2.44 EUR
LPG
1.09 EUR
Diesel
2.12 CHF
Petrol
1.92 CHF
LPG
1.16 CHF
Diesel
16.15 DKK
Petrol
16.66 DKK
LPG
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Neighbours where it's cheaper
Diesel
1.83 EUR
Petrol
1.73 EUR
LPG
1.60 EUR
Diesel
1.75 EUR
Petrol
1.71 EUR
LPG
0.75 EUR
Diesel
39.48 CZK
Petrol
42.45 CZK
LPG
22.69 CZK
Fuel Cost Calculator
Fuel type
Price per kWh
We don't collect per-country electricity tariffs — enter your own price. Reference: AC home ~0.15–0.30 €/kWh, public DC fast charger 0.40–0.70 €/kWh.
Consumption
L/100
kWh/100
Litre/Gallon
Distance unit
Route — select countries and distances
A
Popular route
Berlin → Copenhagen
🇩🇪 DE
🇩🇰 DK
Distance
520 km
Fuel cost
~€101
Est. time
~1 day
Fill up in Germany — in Denmark fuel is 16% pricier
Berlin → Prague
430 km · ~€77 · ~1 day
🇩🇪 Germany 290 km · 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 140 km
Berlin → Vienna
730 km · ~€135 · ~2 days
🇩🇪 Germany 480 km · 🇦🇹 Austria 250 km
Berlin → Warsaw
720 km · ~€123 · ~2 days
🇩🇪 Germany 370 km · 🇵🇱 Poland 350 km
Berlin → Podgorica
1,830 km · ~€332 · ~5 days
🇩🇪 Germany 560 km · 🇦🇹 Austria 390 km · 🇭🇺 Hungary 410 km · 🇭🇷 Croatia 330 km · 🇲🇪 Montenegro 140 km
Fuel Prices in Germany — Overview
Current fuel prices in Germany: diesel €1.86 ($2.14) per liter, gasoline €1.93 ($2.22) per liter.
The local gasoline grade is Super E10 · RON 95 (up to 10% ethanol).
Germany ranks #26 out of 41 countries in Europe by diesel price.
Use the route cost calculator to estimate your fuel expenses for a road trip through Germany.
How fuel prices are formed
Free market
Changes daily
~48% Taxes and levies
Regulator
Bundeskartellamt / Markttransparenzstelle fur Kraftstoffe
Prices are set freely by companies, but all stations report in real time to the Markttransparenzstelle. In practice, prices follow Brent/ARA/Platts, EUR/USD, taxes and local competition; they can change many times during the day.
Taxes and levies
Energiesteuer, Mehrwertsteuer 19%, nationaler CO2-Preis, minor mandatory levies. Tax share higher on gasoline.
Subsidies
No direct subsidies. A temporary Tankrabatt was in effect in 2022 but has ended.
Useful for motorhome travelers
LPG/Autogas
Widely available
Bank cards
Accepted everywhere
Price spread
Moderate
Market
Importer
Station networks
Aral
Shell
TotalEnergies
Esso
JET
FAQ — Fuel Prices in Germany
Data is collected automatically from government sources (EU Oil Bulletin, Statistics Norway, etc.) and independent aggregators, with selective manual cross-verification from at least two sources. Official data takes priority.
Updated: 06.06.2026
Prices are for reference only and may differ from actual prices at specific fuel stations.
View data sources
Cargopedia.net · cargopedia.net
Fuelo.net · fuelo.net
EU Weekly Oil Bulletin · energy.ec.europa.eu
Carbu.com Allemagne · carbu.com/allemagne
BenzinpreisAktuell.de · benzinpreis-aktuell.de
Tankerkoenig (tankerkoenig.de) · creativecommons.tankerkoenig.de
License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 6 June 2026.
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