When is the best day and time to buy fuel at the lowest price in Germany?

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From personal experience as a driver in Germany for 15+ years (including 2 years of daily commuting by car between two major cities), I can agree to the suggestion that early evening hours are mostly preferable. I would usually choose the time between 18-20h. Between standard weekdays (Mon-Fri) excluding holidays there is usually no predictable pattern which one would be the best day.

On websites like benzinpreis.de you can get live information on the fuel prices of any German gas station, also including some history statistics and even forecasts for changes in the next couple of hours, which I found pretty reliable.

Note that (especially in rural areas) you will often find so called 'Freie Tankstellen' (with "free" as in "independent from the large oil companies") which are often 1-3 ct. cheaper than the large chain gas stations. However, they are often closed during late evening and night hours, which contributes to the phenomenon that the large chains increase their prices in the evenings and over night.

The above comment by helm (that autobahn stations are by far the most expensive) is also correct.

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