Price increase 2025: How to recharge your batteries through Austria!

Price increase 2025: How to recharge your batteries through Austria!

Österreich - In the middle of the year 2025, the gasoline prices in Austria have increased noticeably. In January 2025, the average price for super gasoline was 1.571 euros and the EUR 1.609 for diesel. These values ​​show an increase of 6.3 cents for petrol and 6.2 cents for diesel compared to December 2024. According to the ÖAMTC, these increases are significantly higher than the three cents per liter justified by the CO2 prize, reported vorarlberg.orf.at .

price increase due to high oil prices

The main reason for the increase in fuel prices is the increased oil prices. Especially in the second half of January, prices at the petrol pumps reached 1.619 euros for great and 1.659 euros for diesel historical highs. At the end of January, however, there was a slight relaxation, so that prices have decreased somewhat since the beginning of February. Current average values ​​show that drivers for diesel have to expect 1.612 euros and for super with 1.586 euros, such as Sn.at Especially in the western federal states such as Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Salzburg, prices are often above the Austrian average.

A valuable tip for drivers: It is cheapest to recharge your batteries before 12:00, as price increases are only planned once a day at this time. Especially at motorway filling stations, the prices are exorbitantly high; In the middle of the year they were at 2.129 euros. Therefore, you should try to avoid such petrol stations to save money.