Fuels

Petrol, price rises only slow down in the city: over 2 euro per litre on the motorway

For Codacons, petrol prices exceed diesel prices on some motorway sections

by Lorenzo Pace

9 May 2026

Il traffico sull'autostrada del Brennero è intenso per la festività di Corpus domini in Austria e Germania, 30 maggio 2024. In direzione sud si registrano rallentamenti e code tra Bressanone e Rovereto Sud, come anche direzione Carpi e l'allacciamento A1. Rallentamenti vengono, inoltre, segnalati in direzione nord tra Affi e Rovereto Nord. ANSA/G.News ANSA

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Highway petrol prices
Gasoline even more expensive than diesel: Codacons reports
The situation in the city

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While the price of petrol in the city is beginning to slow down, the same cannot be said for motorways. On the contrary. The price lists have crossed the psychological threshold of EUR 2 per litre, with reports of peaks at almost EUR 2.3 per litre.

Highway petrol prices

According to the findings of the Ministry of Enterprise, the weekend started with the average price of green on the motorway at EUR 2.001 per litre, lower than that of diesel (EUR 2.084).

If, however, diesel is falling, petrol is rising by the day, even if only slightly. Let us make a comparison with Monday 4 May: on that day, the average price on the motorway network was 1.967 euro per litre for petrol and 2.116 euro for diesel. This means that green increased by 3.4 cents per litre, while diesel decreased by 3.2 cents.

Gasoline even more expensive than diesel: Codacons reports

Not only that, because according to Codacons there are some motorway sections where petrol prices are still rising and, this time, exceed those of diesel. It happens, for example, on the 'A4 Venice-Trieste, where at the self petrol costs more: 2.289 euro/litre, diesel 2.272 euro/litre'.

'Similar situation on the A28 motorway: at the self 2.289 euro green, 2.272 euro diesel,' says Codacons.

The situation in the city

In the city, however, there is an overall slowdown. On average, petrol costs 1.931 euro per litre and diesel 2.015 euro. Even with some fluctuations, these should be the prices until 22 May: as planned, the government will guarantee a cut in excise duties (24.4 cents for diesel and 6.1 for green) thanks to the extra VAT and therefore mobile excise duties.