Munich/Brussels (dpa/lby) - After the end of the tax rebate on fuel and in view of the particularly high prices in the Free State, it is worth driving across the border again for motorists in Bavaria. The price differences are sometimes enormous, as can be seen from data from the EU Commission and the Federal Cartel Office on average prices in countries or individual regions.
The difference is greatest for petrol. For Super E5, the EU Commission reported 1.643 euros per liter for the Czech Republic and 1.744 euros for Austria last Monday (more current data is not yet available). For Germany, on the other hand, it was 2.068 euros. But that's not all: According to the Federal Cartel Office, in parts of Bavaria (especially in the south and east) more than 2.15 euros per liter were due, in some cases even more than 2.19 euros. In purely mathematical terms, this would result in savings of more than 70 cents per liter.
With diesel, the differences are somewhat smaller. Here the EU reports 1.90 euros per liter for Austria and 1.847 for the Czech Republic. Germany is significantly more expensive at 2,159. According to the Cartel Office, Bavaria is also the most expensive in a national comparison here: In several regions, more than 2.25 euros per liter are due, sometimes even more than 2.27.
However, the extent to which these differences are directly apparent when driving across the border depends on various factors. In Germany in particular, prices fluctuate greatly over the course of the day, and they often equalize from both sides near the border. And whether the trip is worth it depends, of course, on how long it is.
