Petrol (Unleaded) in St Albans costs from 162.9p to 178.9p a litre right now, 171.2p on average across 16 stations. Diesel in St Albans costs from 180.9p to 196.9p a litre right now, 191.9p on average across 16 stations.The cheapest is Esso - ST ALBANS, 7.1 km from the centre. Prices last updated 09:46 (Europe/London).
A 55-litre fill-up at the cheapest station in St Albans instead of the dearest one, and instead of the city average.
Supermarket forecourts in St Albans: Sainsbury's, Morrisons.
Calculated from the same live prices as the station table below — 17 stations in St Albans, at the update time shown above.
| Station | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
Esso - ST ALBANS
Esso · WD25 7LW
|
7.1 km | 1.809 | 1.629 | 1.819 | 1.999 |
|
2
Gulf - ST. ALBANS
Gulf · AL2 2JX
|
3.5 km | 1.869 | 1.719 | — | — |
|
3
EG On The Move - ST. ALBANS
EG On The Move · AL3 8HS
|
10.6 km | 1.879 | 1.649 | 1.789 | 1.949 |
|
4
Sainsbury's - ST ALBANS
Sainsbury's · AL1 4UZ
|
3.1 km | 1.909 | 1.679 | 1.799 | — |
|
5
BP - ST ALBANS
BP · AL3 4DP
|
1.3 km | 1.919 | 1.749 | 1.959 | 2.129 |
|
6
Esso - ST ALBANS
Esso · AL1 1LP
|
0.7 km | 1.919 | 1.739 | 1.929 | 2.109 |
|
7
Morrisons - ST ALBANS
Morrisons · AL1 4LW
|
2.0 km | 1.919 | 1.689 | 1.859 | — |
|
8
Esso - ST ALBANS
Esso · AL3 5AS
|
2.7 km | 1.929 | 1.699 | 1.899 | 2.099 |
|
9
Harvest Energy - ST ALBANS
Harvest Energy · AL2 3RS
|
4.3 km | 1.929 | 1.719 | — | — |
|
10
Sainsbury's - ST. ALBANS
Sainsbury's · AL2 1AB
|
5.2 km | 1.929 | 1.699 | 1.819 | — |
|
11
Sainsbury's - ST. ALBANS
Sainsbury's · AL1 2QU
|
0.2 km | 1.929 | 1.699 | 1.819 | — |
|
12
Texaco - ST. ALBANS
Texaco · AL3 6BZ
|
3.2 km | 1.929 | 1.699 | 1.859 | 2.089 |
|
13
BP - ST ALBANS
BP · AL2 2NN
|
1.6 km | 1.949 | 1.739 | 1.949 | 2.159 |
|
14
Shell - ST. ALBANS
Shell · AL2 3EH
|
3.1 km | 1.949 | 1.749 | 1.999 | 2.199 |
|
15
Shell - ST ALBANS
Shell · AL3 7AD
|
6.3 km | 1.969 | 1.789 | 2.049 | 2.199 |
|
16
Shell - ST. ALBANS
Shell · AL4 0HP
|
5.1 km | 1.969 | 1.749 | — | 2.199 |
|
17
Shell - ST ALBANS
Shell · AL4 0NG
|
4.4 km | — | — | — | — |
2026-08-15: 184.4p 2026-09-14: 192.8p
Diesel is up 4.2p versus 7 days ago (17 stations with prices on both days).
Tracked continuously: 13 of 17 stations · 2026-08-15 to 2026-09-14
| Brand | From | Average | Stations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esso | 180.9p | 188.6p | 3 |
| Gulf | 186.9p | 186.9p | 1 |
| EG On The Move | 187.9p | 187.9p | 1 |
| Sainsbury's | 190.9p | 192.3p | 3 |
| Morrisons | 191.9p | 191.9p | 1 |
| BP | 191.9p | 193.4p | 2 |
| Harvest Energy | 192.9p | 192.9p | 1 |
| Texaco | 192.9p | 192.9p | 1 |
| Shell | 194.9p | 196.2p | 3 |
St Albans itself has 17 petrol stations with live prices tracked on fuel-prices.eu. Including the towns within roughly 10 km, the total rises to 89 stations. Data comes from the UK official fuel price data scheme.
The cheapest diesel in St Albans today is 180.9p a litre at Esso - ST ALBANS. Prices in nearby towns are often lower — use the +2 / +5 / +10 km filter above to compare.
The average diesel price in St Albans is 191.9p a litre, 0.0p below the national average of 191.9p.
The cheapest petrol in St Albans today is 162.9p a litre at Esso - ST ALBANS, 7.1 km from the city centre. It is 8.3p below the St Albans average of 171.2p across the 16 stations we track in the city.
Not today. Supermarket forecourts in St Albans (Sainsbury's, Morrisons) average 192.2p a litre for diesel across 4 stations, against 191.8p at the other 12 stations — 0.4p more expensive.
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).