Gas trip cost calculator: what your drive will cost
Estimate the fuel cost of a road trip with this week's average gas prices for your state or region from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Built by the Tribune's code from official data. No AI wrote this page. Prices: week of Nov. 2, 2026. Updated every week when EIA publishes, usually Monday evening.
This week's average prices, by area
| Area | Regular | Midgrade | Premium | Diesel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $4.15 | $4.76 | $5.16 | $6.29 |
| New England | $4.14 | $4.79 | $5.16 | $6.42 |
| Central Atlantic | $4.23 | $4.75 | $5.11 | $6.49 |
| Lower Atlantic | $3.69 | $4.19 | $4.57 | $5.81 |
| Midwest | $4.10 | $4.58 | $5.20 | $6.40 |
| Gulf Coast | $3.64 | $4.17 | $4.51 | $5.91 |
| Rocky Mountain | $4.21 | $4.57 | $4.89 | $6.45 |
| West Coast | $5.30 | $5.77 | $5.94 | $7.27 |
| California | $5.75 | $6.07 | $6.20 | $8.08 |
| Colorado | $4.07 | $4.46 | $4.83 | — |
| Florida | $3.79 | $4.27 | $4.60 | — |
| Massachusetts | $4.10 | $4.75 | $5.14 | — |
| Minnesota | $4.02 | $4.39 | $4.97 | — |
| New York | $4.22 | $4.73 | $5.15 | — |
| Ohio | $4.09 | $4.67 | $5.26 | — |
| Texas | $3.58 | $4.10 | $4.44 | — |
| Washington | $5.09 | $5.42 | $5.62 | — |
EIA's averages for the week of Nov. 2, 2026, dollars per gallon including taxes. A dash means EIA doesn't publish that figure; the calculator then uses the region's average.
How it's calculated
Gallons needed = miles driven (doubled for a round trip) divided by your car's miles per gallon. Fuel cost = gallons times the price per gallon. The comparisons are the same trip at EIA's average for the week before and for the same week a year earlier.
The starting price is the U.S. Energy Information Administration's average retail price for the week of Nov. 2, 2026: for your state where EIA publishes one (California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Texas and Washington), and otherwise for your state's region. Prices vary from station to station and change during the week, and real-world fuel economy depends on speed, load, weather and traffic, so the result is an estimate. You can type in the price you see at the pump.
Prices: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update.