Traveling In Texas? These Are The Cheapest Places To Get Gas
Travel season is off to a hot start, with AAA reporting record-breaking travel for spring break.
Armbruster says flight bookings are up 20% compared to last year. International travel is also up, with bookings up 37%.
Armbruster says a majority of Texans who want to stay in the Lone Star State will travel to the coast, including Galveston, Corpus Christi and South Padre for a quick getaway that is drivable.
Texas drivers remain one of the luckiest in the country. With gas prices are climbing in other states, Texas still has the lowest average.
The national average is $3.397 and the Texas average is $2.932 as of March 11th, 2024.
The statewide gas price average in Texas is $2.94 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is one cent less than on this day last week and is three cents less per gallon compared to this day last year.
The top five most expensive cities to get gas in Texas:
El Paso
Midland
Texarkana
Abilene
College Station-Bryan
The top five cheapest cities to get gas in Texas:
San Antonio
Tyler
Lubbock
Houston
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Here is a look at some Texas city prices across the state:
Abilene: $2.984
Amarillo: $2.905
Austin area: $2.902
Beaumont: $2.892
Brownsville: $2.939
College Station: $2.978
Corpus Christi: $2.961
Dallas: $2.966
El Paso: $3.152
Fort Worth: $2.977
Galveston: $2.916
Houston: $2.887
Midland: $3.046
San Angelo: $2.935
San Antonio: $2.837
Top 10 Lowest State Gas Prices Average:
1. Mississippi: $2.94
2. Texas: $2.94
3. Colorado: $3.02
4. Lousinana: $3.03
5. Arkansas: $3.07
6. Oklahoma: $3.07
7. Wymgoing: $3.08
8. Tennessee: $3.09
9. Alabama: $3.09
10. Kentucky: $3.12
Top 10 Highest State Gas Prices Average:
1. California: $4.86
2. Hawaii: $4.71
3. Washington: $4.17
4. Nevada: $4.10
5. Oregon: $3.89
6. Illinois: $3.75
7. Alaska: $3.66
8. Arizona: $3.59
9. Pennsylvania: $3.54
10. District of Columbia: $3.48
The busy spring break travel season continues through March 25.
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