City fuel prices
Cheapest Diesel in Cairns — 30 Stations
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Fill up today — cheapest is 1.9c below the Cairns average
Prices as of 3 hr ago AEST · sourced from Fuel Price Reporting Scheme
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Good time to fill up in Cairns
Cheapest diesel is 187.9 c/L · 1.9c under the Cairns average · Usually cheapest on Friday.
Cheapest Diesel stations in Cairns
Fair price 189.8| Rank | Station | Price | vs fair | Distance | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest |  Ampol Cairns QLD | 187.9c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 2 |  BP Smithfield Cairns QLD | 187.9c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 3 |  OOM Energy Cairns Central QLD | 187.9c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 4 |  United Cairns North QLD | 189.3c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 5 |  Shell Reddy Express Cairns Sheridan St QLD | 189.4c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 6 | Shell Reddy Express Edmonton QLD | 189.4c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 7 |  Caltex Woree QLD | 189.5c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 8 | Edge Hill Servo QLD | 189.5c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 9 |  Liberty Manoora QLD | 189.5c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 10 | Liberty Woree QLD | 189.5c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 11 | Machans Beach Store and Post Office QLD | 189.5c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 12 |  Mobil Brinsmead QLD | 189.5c/L | fairat or below fair price | — |
All fuel types
Fuel prices in Cairns by type
Low, average and high for each fuel type from the 30 stations tracked here.
| Fuel | Low | Avg | High | Stations | Cheapest at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unleaded 91 | 160.9c | 163.8c | 167.7c | 28 | OOM Energy Cairns Central |
| Ethanol 10 | 157.5c | 161.2c | 163.9c | 14 | Liberty Woree |
| Premium 95 | 171.5c | 178.6c | 189.9c | 22 | Mobil Sheridan Street |
| Premium 98 | 181.5c | 188.8c | 194.9c | 18 | Mobil Sheridan Street |
| Diesel | 187.9c | 189.8c | 191.9c | 30 | OOM Energy Cairns Central |
| Premium Diesel | 190.9c | 192.9c | 195.9c | 5 | Ampol Cairns |
7-day outlook
Cairns 7-day Diesel outlook
Cairns tracks the Brisbane diesel cycle — this takes the Brisbane forecast and shifts it to Cairns's own price level using local history.
Brisbane is in the falling phase of its current cycle.
Cairns today (est.)
185.5c/L
Brisbane 188.8c/L · -3.3c/L local
Predicted in 7 days
179.8c/L
7-day range
177.8 – 185.9c/L
Cheaper by area
Cheapest suburbs around Cairns
Where to drive to save: local areas pulling the Cairns average down — cheapest first, with each suburb's gap to the city average. Worth a short detour when the spread is wide.
Cheaper by brand
Cheapest diesel brands in Cairns
Which retailer to trust on price: brand averages across Cairns, cheapest first. A single station can still beat its brand's average — the leaderboard up top has the live winner.
City at a glance
Cairns fuel prices at a glance
- Cairns average
- 189.8 c/L
- Highest listed
- 191.9 c/L
- Stations tracked
- 30
- Price spread
- 4.0 c
- Best buy window
- Usually cheapest on Friday
- Data source
- Fuel Price Reporting Scheme
Cairns snapshot
Live diesel prices in Cairns
Today's prices
In Cairns, QLD, the cheapest Unleaded 91 today is 160.9c with a city average of 163.8c across 28 listed stations. Other fuels tracked in this city include Ethanol 10 from 157.5c, Premium 95 from 171.5c and Premium 98 from 181.5c.
Compare nearby areas
Cheaper suburbs around Cairns include Yorkeys Knob (from 187.9c), Whitfield (from 187.9c), Woree (from 189.5c) and Wrights Creek (from 189.4c). Worth a short detour when the city-wide spread is more than 5c/L.
Cycle and timing
Cairns typically follows a multi-week price cycle. Prices typically peak on Sunday (+11.7¢) and bottom on Friday. Consider filling early in the week. Check the live city cycle data before a full tank when the local spread is wide.
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More ways to read Cairns fuel prices
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Frequently asked
Cairns fuel questions
The cheapest Diesel in Cairns is currently around c187.9 per litre, against a city average of c189.8. Prices refresh every 15-30 minutes, so compare live stations before you fill up.
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