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gas prices

Edguero - 1-13-2015 at 08:40 PM

how much for a gallon?:?:

hombre66 - 1-13-2015 at 10:10 PM

You can google updated gas prices in Baja. I suggest punching in: Gas prices in Baja. my guess is it will still be 15/20 cents a gallon more than stateside. If you are going, learn the peso versus dollar purchase savvy tricks.

David K - 1-13-2015 at 10:38 PM

The good folks at Discover Baja Travel Club just posted the prices today in the January Newsletter: www.discoverbaja.com

PESO EXCHANGE RATE: $14.6 to $1 U.S. dollar
PEMEX PRICES:
Northern Baja: Magna: $3.83/gal, Premium: $4.04/gal, Diesel: $3.93/gal
Southern Baja: Magna: $3.90/gal, Premium: $3.98/gal, Diesel: $3.93/gal

These are about $1.50 a gallon more than the lower priced stations in San Diego (Costco, Arco, etc.) and $1.00 more than the higher priced stations. I paid $2.25/ gal at Costco yesterday for regular.

Recommend joining the club for great Baja deals and data: http://www.discoverbaja.com

First hand report

Howard - 1-13-2015 at 11:05 PM

Loreto on January 10th.

Magna: 13.57 pesos per liter = $3.496 a gallon
Diesel: 14.20 pesos per liter = $3.659 a gallon

The above is based on receiving 14.71 pesos to the $ at the ATM.

I guess Discover Baja should come out from behind their desks and actually go to a gas station before going to press.

[Edited on 1-14-2015 by Howard]

Edguero - 1-14-2015 at 10:19 AM

Thanks all, I did google it and nothing current came up

Costco vs. PEMEX

durrelllrobert - 1-15-2015 at 02:14 PM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
The good folks at Discover Baja Travel Club just posted the prices today in the January Newsletter: www.discoverbaja.com

PESO EXCHANGE RATE: $14.6 to $1 U.S. dollar
PEMEX PRICES:
Northern Baja: Magna: $3.83/gal, Premium: $4.04/gal, Diesel: $3.93/gal
Southern Baja: Magna: $3.90/gal, Premium: $3.98/gal, Diesel: $3.93/gal

These are about $1.50 a gallon more than the lower priced stations in San Diego (Costco, Arco, etc.) and $1.00 more than the higher priced stations. I paid $2.25/ gal at Costco yesterday for regular.

Recommend joining the club for great Baja deals and data: http://www.discoverbaja.com


I got gas at Costco (in Santee) yesterday too and at $2.25/ gal that's $1.58 less than at my local PEMEX station

Gas

J.P. - 1-15-2015 at 02:27 PM

The posted Exchange rate Dollars vs pesos or pesos vs dollars at the bank/exchange house is not usually in line with the Pemex exchange rate at any given station. If that don't totally confuse you nothing will. What I recommend get pesos as soon as you can and then you pay the posted price, Easey Peasey and don't worry in mexico you don't have any other choices.

chavycha - 1-15-2015 at 02:33 PM

Good point on the paying in pesos. You can certainly pay in dollars at just about any Pemex but your mileage will vary. I have asked at several stations in the past month. There were a few in Ensenada offering 14.5 pesos per dollar, while the one in Guerrero only 11. Asuncion's going rate is 12 per dollar.

BooJumMan - 1-16-2015 at 08:22 AM

I think I stopped at a few gas stations recently that said on the sign on the pump that tip was already included into the price. Hadn't seen or noticed it before. I was buying 87 magna, and doing some quick math I was realizing I was paying about $4.50 a gallon, even with a 13 to 1 exchange. :/

Trueheart - 1-16-2015 at 12:57 PM

$2.05 per gallon for Regular on Wednesday (1/14) in Carson City @ Save Mart. Reno Costco (within 25 miles) was at $2.25 that same day. Many Carson City gas stations were below $2.10!

Heading east soon and I'll be interested to see the US pattern.