City fuel prices
Cheapest Premium Diesel in Cairns — 16 Stations
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Fill up today — cheapest is 4.0c below the Cairns average
Prices as of 2 hr ago AEST · sourced from Fuel Price Reporting Scheme
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Cheapest premium diesel is 189.9 c/L · 4.0c under the Cairns average · Usually cheapest on Friday.
Cheapest Premium Diesel stations in Cairns
Fair price 193.9| Rank | Station | Price | vs fair | Distance | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest |  7-Eleven Smithfield QLD | 189.9c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 2 |  Ampol Foodary Cairns Sheridan St QLD | 189.9c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 3 | Ampol Foodary Manunda QLD | 189.9c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 4 |  Caltex Bentley Park QLD | 189.9c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 5 | Caltex Portsmith QLD | 189.9c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 6 | Caltex Stratford QLD | 189.9c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 7 | Caltex Woree QLD | 190.5c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 8 |  Liberty Manoora QLD | 190.5c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 9 | Liberty Woree QLD | 190.5c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 10 | Ampol Cairns QLD | 190.9c/L | fairat or below fair price | — | |
| 11 |  EG Ampol Earlville QLD | 195.9c/L | +2.0+2.0 cents above fair price | — | |
| 12 | EG Ampol Manunda QLD | 195.9c/L | +2.0+2.0 cents above fair price | — |
All fuel types
Fuel prices in Cairns by type
Low, average and high for each fuel type from the 16 stations tracked here.
| Fuel | Low | Avg | High | Stations | Cheapest at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unleaded 91 | 159.5c | 164.1c | 169.9c | 15 | Liberty Woree |
| Ethanol 10 | 155.5c | 162.3c | 167.9c | 12 | Liberty Woree |
| Premium 95 | 175.9c | 179.6c | 183.9c | 8 | EG Ampol Earlville |
| Diesel | 187.5c | 188.1c | 189.9c | 5 | Liberty Woree |
| Premium 98 | 182.5c | 189.9c | 195.9c | 12 | Liberty Woree |
| Premium Diesel | 189.9c | 193.9c | 209.9c | 16 | Ampol Foodary Manunda |
7-day outlook
Cairns 7-day Premium Diesel outlook
Cairns tracks the Brisbane premium 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.)
189.3c/L
Brisbane 194.0c/L · -4.7c/L local
Predicted in 7 days
183.5c/L
7-day range
181.5 – 189.6c/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 premium 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
- 193.9 c/L
- Highest listed
- 209.9 c/L
- Stations tracked
- 16
- Price spread
- 20.0 c
- Best buy window
- Usually cheapest on Friday
- Data source
- Fuel Price Reporting Scheme
Cairns snapshot
Live premium diesel prices in Cairns
Today's prices
In Cairns, QLD, the cheapest Unleaded 91 today is 159.5c with a city average of 164.1c across 15 listed stations. Other fuels tracked in this city include Ethanol 10 from 155.5c, Premium 95 from 175.9c and Diesel from 187.5c.
Compare nearby areas
Cheaper suburbs around Cairns include Wrights Creek (from 189.9c), Yorkeys Knob (from 189.9c), Whitfield (from 189.9c) and Woree (from 190.5c). 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 Thursday (+8.7¢) 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 Premium Diesel in Cairns is currently around c189.9 per litre, against a city average of c193.9. Prices refresh every 15-30 minutes, so compare live stations before you fill up.
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