Current gas/petrol prices in Madrid region

[rca215]

Hi everyone,
Budgeting for my upcoming trip ($1.52/euro :(:(:() and I haven't been able to find any current info on the cost of gasoline in Spain.

Anyone know what the euro price per liter (that's the unit it's sold in, right?) is on average these days?

Thanks!

[Ben]

Around 1.10 euros a liter I think.

[jonk]

Wow.

That's expensive.

:'(

I was hoping to hire a car somedays when I arrive so I can explore some areas at my own pace. But that price is fairly prohibitive.

[omeyas]

Wow.

That's expensive.

:'(

I was hoping to hire a car somedays when I arrive so I can explore some areas at my own pace. But that price is fairly prohibitive.

Just as well you are not going to UK, if you think that is expensive. Diesel here is about €1.45. It's swings and roundabouts though, not sure what you pay for car hire, but it's fairly cheap in Spain. Whatever they charge for petrol, there is no way I would consider being in Spain without a car. You miss some much without one.

[gary]

Wow.

That's expensive.




Best not come to the uk - its about €1.35 - and thats at a supermarket in the North, heaven knows about forecourt prices elsewhere in the country

[rca215]

So that's about $6.50 per gallon. Yikes! But not too bad...I was expecting up to $8.00 per gallon. I pay just about $3.00 here in Massachusetts, so quite a deal.

Thanks for the help.

[Elvis]

I googled fuel prices around the world and the best page was:
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2005/05/gas_prices_from.html

As with all things it's relative, but Americans don't really know how well off they are with cheap gasoline.
I'm getting feedback from friends in the States who're moaning about recent price increases, and all I can say to them is, "Stay where you are, you don't realise how well you're doing!"

[rca215]

I googled fuel prices around the world and the best page was:
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2005/05/gas_prices_from.html

As with all things it's relative, but Americans don't really know how well off they are with cheap gasoline.
I'm getting feedback from friends in the States who're moaning about recent price increases, and all I can say to them is, "Stay where you are, you don't realise how well you're doing!"


I agree, we (Americans) are certainly spoiled by our gas prices. Two things to consider though are the great distances in this country (so we're forced to drive longer) and paltry public transportation (so we're forced to drive in the first place). The latter is pretty much our fault, as it's a perverse love of internal combustion that led our public transportation infrastructure to be so lacking!

I moved out of New York City recently and I hadn't had a car in about 8 years. I miss not needing one. :(

[Elvis]

I agree, we (Americans) are certainly spoiled by our gas prices. Two things to consider though are the great distances in this country (so we're forced to drive longer) and paltry public transportation (so we're forced to drive in the first place). The latter is pretty much our fault, as it's a perverse love of internal combustion that led our public transportation infrastructure to be so lacking!

I moved out of New York City recently and I hadn't had a car in about 8 years. I miss not needing one. :(:p Tell me about it!
I drove from CA to NY to ship my newly bought (but old) Corvette, when I could just as easily have shipped it from CA, but the drive was an education in itself!!

[rca215]

:p Tell me about it!
I drove from CA to NY to ship my newly bought (but old) Corvette, when I could just as easily have shipped it from CA, but the drive was an education in itself!!

That must have been a blast. :thumbs-up:

[ribeirasacra]

Here is the governments web site that covers Spain.
http://193.146.123.247/aplicaciones/carburantes/index.aspx
It is a bit of a weird web address!

[jonk]

Wow, 1.35-1.45 in Euros. That's.... so high.

I have 2.5 weeks travelling around Spain before settling in Madrid - I'll stick to the coast from Barca to Cadiz, plus Andalucia.

Am trying to figure out what to do re: renting cars, whether it's wise, stupid, whether I should only do it a few days etc. Apparently parking in cities is really hard.

[ribeirasacra]

1.35 to 1.45?
The web site link we gave shows that in Madrid the most you pay for sin plomo is just under €1.20.
However if you are hiring a car don’t forget that if you hire a manual shift you can normal rent a smaller car, thus more economical. However automatics here in Spain are usually much bigger and classer cars with the corresponding larger engines. The other thing to note is that hire cars are usually diesels, including automatics. Diesels are more economical than petrol engines. The price of Diesel is just under 90 cents per litre.

[saiguanas]

:p Tell me about it!
I drove from CA to NY to ship my newly bought (but old) Corvette, when I could just as easily have shipped it from CA, but the drive was an education in itself!!

What year is your vette? Had this '72 for about a year now.

http://www.firesnaps.com/Pictures/saiguanas-7756b9aaef3f65ce9a1322a60e5d7316/c790bd6d6702f373e8c152ce8d24c50e/QMedium/6a55e7a983f0a7d86075c762e71456e0.jpg

[rca215]

The other thing to note is that hire cars are usually diesels, including automatics. Diesels are more economical than petrol engines. The price of Diesel is just under 90 cents per litre.

I'm hoping Hertz gives me a diesel when I rent in a week. I'm surprised that diesel is still less expensive than unleaded in Spain, so it's a double-whammy of cheaper gas and better mileage (or kilometerage). In the US diesel is more expensive these days (not sure why), but almost no passenger cars use it anyway.

Is diesel as widely available at gas stations as unleaded?

Is it called "con plomo"?

[eldeano]

Is diesel as widely available at gas stations as unleaded?

In my experience, yes.

Is it called "con plomo"?

Gasóleo

[ValenciaSon]

Is it called "con plomo"? Con plomo means with lead. That's gasoline that is leaded. I'm surprised that's still around. In Spain they call diesel fuel 'gasóleo'.

[rca215]

Gasóleo

In Spain they call diesel fuel 'gasóleo'.

This could have been messy if I'd gotten a non-diesel rental and not asked about this with you guys!

The cognate "gasóleo" would have been hard to turn down at the pump.

Thanks!

[Elvis]

What year is your vette? Had this '72 for about a year now.

http://www.firesnaps.com/Pictures/saiguanas-7756b9aaef3f65ce9a1322a60e5d7316/c790bd6d6702f373e8c152ce8d24c50e/QMedium/6a55e7a983f0a7d86075c762e71456e0.jpgNice one!:thumbs-up:
Mine was an all white, 76, 350, auto, bought in Long Beach, Nov 80.
I sold it on in 86 for the same price I originally paid, but enjoyed it for the time I had it, even though it only did 11 mpg.
Shipping was surprisingly cheap from NY to Southampton and customs duty was very fair.

[mcark]

1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters

[frigilianafreddy]

1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters

So today, in the UK, I just paid the equivalent of $8.40 for a US gallon of diesal. Gotta pay for the National Health Service somehow, I guess.

[Elvis]

So today, in the UK, I just paid the equivalent of $8.40 for a US gallon of diesal. Gotta pay for the National Health Service somehow, I guess.You can't buy US gallons in the UK.
As mcark points out, a US gallon is 3.785 litres.
An Imperial gallon (UK) is 4.546 litres.