These are the cheapest gas stations in Spain, operating for the first time in the summer.

This weekend marks the start of the first major holiday of the summer, with major hotel companies reporting record numbers, very high occupancy rates and rising prices, albeit at a somewhat more moderate pace than in previous years.

The Directorate General for Road Traffic (DGT) predicts more than 94 million journeys in July and August. of these, more than 6 million will register in the first phase of the special operation, which began at 15:00 this Friday and ends at midnight on Monday, July 1.

The number of trips is 0.4% higher than the 93.6 million actual trips recorded last summer, with 45.7 million of those trips occurring in July and 48.3 million in August.

Spaniards are preparing to enjoy their first summer holidays, with many taking advantage of the opportunity to travel by car. Eyes often focus on Weather forecast And roads, but also at gas stations.

A slight increase in fuel prices at the beginning of summer

Fuel prices started the summer with a slight recovery after seven weeks of declines for petrol and nine for diesel, although the former is still cheaper than two weeks ago and the latter is almost equal to the cost since early June.

After the arrival of summer and with it the first big departure from vacation, Diesel fuel sold at an average of 1.47 euros per litre during the week of 18 to 24 June, This is 1.17% more than the previous record (1,453), according to data from the European Union (EU) Oil Bulletin, published this Thursday and collecting data from 11,400 Spanish petrol stations.

In turn, gasoline reached an average of 1.616 euros per liter, up 0.06% from the previous week, after a continuous decline since May 2.

Thus, at the beginning of the first major operation outside the summer season, filling a 55-liter tank with gasoline costs an average of 88.88 euros, and with diesel fuel – 80.85.

With such a small price increase, petrol and diesel are respectively 1.13% and 2.01% more expensive than at the beginning of summer 2023, when the former cost €1,598 per liter and diesel €1,441.

Where are the cheapest gas stations in Spain?

The Ministry of Ecological Transition publishes the prices of various gas stations in Spain, and in this search engine the gas stations are ordered from the lowest to the highest price in terms of 95 gasoline.