Gas Prices in Canada for US travellers
While gas prices vary considerably across the country, here in Alberta we are presently paying about 66.4 cents per liter at Costco. That's in Canadian currency. If you are thinking of travelling to ...
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frankdamp wrote:
Because of a high State fuel tax, we pay more in Washington State than many US states. Our local Safeway is around $1.80 and Costco about $1.73.
It's only about 55 miles to the Canadian border from the Burlington Costco. We see scores of Canadian-registered cars in the parking lot, people loading many gallon cartons of milk then going to the Costco gas station. Unfortunately for some, Costco does not sell diesel.
Those folks are coming from Vancouver area where gas prices are probably 30 to 40 percent more than most places in Canada. Think its a combinations of special transpo taxes and other stuff. Prices are close to 3 bucks a gallon US there. Most of Canada is down around 2 bucks a gallon US.
