Austria fuel prices

Check out the current fuel prices in Austria. You can refuel different types of fuel in Austria. Not all fuels are equally available.

Current Fuel Prices in Austria

Fuel in Austria

Gasoline

• Unleaded Euro 95 (Super / Bleifrei) is readily available.
• Unleaded Superplus 98 (Super Plus) is readily available.
• Sporadically, gasoline with octane number 91 (Gasoline 91 / Normalbenzin 91) is still offered. However, it is recommended to use gasoline with a higher octane rating, such as Super 95 or Super Plus 98.
• For older cars that still require leaded gasoline, a substitute can be purchased at gas stations that may be added to the gasoline.

E85

• E85 (Bioethanol) is a biofuel mix of 15% gasoline and 85% bioethanol that is exclusively intended for special flexifuel cars.
• Note: E85 is not suitable for normal petrol cars. If you accidentally fill up with E85, then definitely do not drive further and have the fuel removed to prevent damage.
• E85 is available in Austria at around 40 service stations.

Diesel

Diesel (Diesel) is easily available.

LPG

• LPG (LPG) is available at around 40 gas stations. For an overview of LPG filling locations in Austria, visit mylpg.eu

Natural gas

• Natural gas (Erdgas) is reasonably to well available. There are more than 170 public natural gas filling stations in Austria. For an up-to-date overview of all locations, visit erdgasautos.at/cngt, cngeurope.com or use the PitPoint for IOS or Android app to find natural gas filling stations. See also erdgasooe.ooegw.at for more information.

Electricity

• Austria has more than 3800 charging points (source: eafo.eu). (For comparison: the Netherlands has approximately 34,800 charging points according to eafo.eu.)
• The network of public charging points is not yet comprehensive and traveling with an electric car through Austria requires planning and preparation.
• For an overview of the locations of charging points, visit e-tankstellen-finder.com, chargemap.com and openchargemap.org or search for charging points via, for example, the Chargemap (IOS and Android), Plugsurfing (IOS and Android) or The New Motion (IOS and Android).

Gas stations

Opening hours

• Along the Autobahn, most gas stations are open day and night.
• Some gas stations are also open day and night in large cities.
• Tank sets elsewhere in the country are usually open daily from 8-20 a.m.

Pay

• Cash can be paid at gas stations.
• Bank and credit cards are accepted at almost all service stations.

Fuel machines

• The number of petrol stations with petrol machines and completely unmanned petrol stations is increasing sharply in Austria.
• At gas machines you can pay with a bank card or credit card (with pin code). However, some bank and credit cards may not be accepted.
• Note: When paying with a bank card, a certain standard amount of € 100-150 is first reserved as a deposit (pre-authorization) to check whether the balance is sufficient for a full tank. Usually the amount that has been refueled, debited and the rest of the money released within 20 minutes, but sometimes it can also take a few days to two weeks before the reserved amount can be used again.

Cheap fuel

• In Austria, fuel prices may only be increased once a day at noon (price reductions are always possible) and therefore refueling is the cheapest just before noon.
• Prices are generally the lowest on Sundays and Mondays and the highest on Fridays and Saturdays.
  For gas stations with the lowest prices in a certain state or in the area, go to spritpreisrechner.at or use the app from the ÖAMTC Austrian roadside assistance for IOS or Android.

Spare fuel

It is recommended not to take more than 10 liters of fuel with you in a spare tank.

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