Petrol (Unleaded) in Folkestone costs from 169.9p to 172.7p a litre right now, 171.5p on average across 6 stations. Diesel in Folkestone costs from 191.9p to 194.9p a litre right now, 193.7p on average across 7 stations.The cheapest is Tesco - FOLKESTONE, 1.4 km from the centre. Prices last updated 09:59 (Europe/London).
A 55-litre fill-up at the cheapest station in Folkestone instead of the dearest one, and instead of the city average.
Supermarket forecourts in Folkestone: Tesco, Sainsbury's.
Calculated from the same live prices as the station table below — 7 stations in Folkestone, at the update time shown above.
| Station | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
Jet - FOLKESTONE
Jet · CT20 1TE
|
2.9 km | 1.919 | 1.699 | 1.999 | — |
|
2
Tesco - FOLKESTONE
Tesco · CT19 4QJ
|
1.4 km | 1.919 | 1.709 | 1.819 | — |
|
3
BP - FOLKESTONE
BP · CT19 4JE
|
1.1 km | 1.929 | 1.719 | 1.929 | 2.139 |
|
4
Gulf - FOLKESTONE
Gulf · CT18 7BN
|
2.6 km | 1.947 | 1.727 | 1.907 | — |
|
5
Esso - FOLKESTONE
Esso · CT19 4DP
|
0.7 km | 1.949 | 1.719 | 1.899 | 2.099 |
|
6
Esso - FOLKESTONE
Esso · CT18 8XX
|
1.9 km | 1.949 | — | — | 2.149 |
|
7
Sainsbury's - FOLKESTONE
Sainsbury's · CT19 5GA
|
1.0 km | 1.949 | 1.719 | 1.839 | — |
2026-08-15: 186.5p 2026-09-14: 193.6p
Diesel is up 2.8p versus 7 days ago (7 stations with prices on both days).
Tracked continuously: 4 of 7 stations · 2026-08-15 to 2026-09-14
| Brand | From | Average | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco | 191.9p | 191.9p | 1 |
| Jet | 191.9p | 191.9p | 1 |
| BP | 192.9p | 192.9p | 1 |
| Gulf | 194.7p | 194.7p | 1 |
| Esso | 194.9p | 194.9p | 2 |
| Sainsbury's | 194.9p | 194.9p | 1 |
Folkestone itself has 7 petrol stations with live prices tracked on fuel-prices.eu. Including the towns within roughly 10 km, the total rises to 16 stations. Data comes from the UK official fuel price data scheme.
The cheapest diesel in Folkestone today is 191.9p a litre at Tesco - FOLKESTONE. Prices in nearby towns are often lower — use the +2 / +5 / +10 km filter above to compare.
The average diesel price in Folkestone is 193.7p a litre, 1.8p above the national average of 191.9p.
The cheapest petrol in Folkestone today is 169.9p a litre at Jet - FOLKESTONE, 2.9 km from the city centre. It is 1.6p below the Folkestone average of 171.5p across the 6 stations we track in the city.
Yes. Supermarket forecourts in Folkestone (Tesco, Sainsbury's) average 193.4p a litre for diesel across 2 stations, against 193.9p at the other 5 stations — 0.5p cheaper.
Prices are updated daily from the UK official fuel price data scheme (retailer price feeds published under the government fuel-finder initiative).
Prices are collected from the UK official fuel price data scheme — the open price feeds published by major retailers under the government fuel-finder initiative — and refreshed daily. Prices are indicative and may differ at the pump. See also: live map of the UK · all live markets.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Fuel Finder (CMA / GOV.UK).