Status: 08/16/2022 3:50 p.m
Fuel prices are currently very different between the federal states. According to an analysis by the ADAC, refueling is the most expensive in Bavaria – a liter of diesel costs 17 cents more there than in Hamburg.
According to an ADAC evaluation, the price differences between the 16 federal states are increasing when filling up. Despite the overall high prices, fuel in Berlin and Hamburg is currently significantly cheaper than in Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg. Overall, there is a “massive north-south divide” in terms of diesel prices, the ADAC reported. The association evaluated the prices at around 14,000 gas stations and assigned them to the various federal states.
Currently, diesel drivers in the south have to dig deeper into their pockets when refueling than drivers from northern federal states, according to the ADAC. Diesel is currently cheapest in Hamburg. There, the liter costs an average of 1.819 euros. Fuel in Bavaria is 17.2 cents more expensive. Drivers pay an average of 1.991 euros per liter here.
Diesel fuel is also more expensive in Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and Saarland than in federal states such as Hamburg, Berlin, Lower Saxony, Brandenburg or Schleswig-Holstein. “Tank customers in the south are severely affected by the low water on the Rhine, which also makes it difficult to transport fuel,” explained the ADAC.
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The study also revealed large price differences for the Super E10 fuel. In Bavaria, a liter currently costs 1.779 euros, while tank customers in Berlin paid 15.8 cents less at an average price of 1.621 euros per liter. The Super E10 prices between Bremen and Hamburg also differed comparatively strongly. In Hamburg, Super E10 currently costs 1.655 euros per liter, while in Bremen it is 10.8 cents more per liter.
The association recommends taking advantage of every opportunity to refuel more cheaply. According to an ADAC evaluation from July, drivers should also pay attention to the price differences depending on the time of day. Accordingly, fuel prices were lowest in the evenings, while they were more expensive in the mornings, with a price difference of twelve cents.